Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India.
+91-9412056031, +91-0135-2646128
adhikaribs [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in
About
I have been involved in field research on phyto-diversity, community analysis and dynamics of plant communities and distribution of medicinal and aromatic plants in the western Himalaya for over 20 years. My research interests are in developing predictive models of phenology patterns and species range shifts in response to climate change phenomena. I teach courses on habitat ecology, ecosystem ecology and community ecology, and also contribute to developing the field skills of students in vegetation science. I am a life member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata and Ecological Research Circle (ERC), Kumaun University, Nainital.
Research Interest
Vegetation ecology
Forest dynamics
Rangeland ecology of the trans-Himalayan region
Habitat ecology
Climate change
Medicinal and aromatic plants
Publications
Adhikari B.S, H.C. Rikhari, Y.S. Rawat & S.P. Singh (1991). High altitude forests: composition, diversity and profile structure in a part of Kumaun Himalaya. Tropical Ecology32 (1): 86-97
Singh S.P. B.S. Adhikari & D.B. Zobel (1994). Biomass, productivity, leaf longevity and forest structure along an altitudinal gradient in the Central Himalaya. Ecological Monographs64 (4): 401-421
Adhikari B.S, M.M. Babu, P.L. Saklani & G.S. Rawat (2003). Medicinal Trees of Uttaranchal State: Distribution, Use Pattern and Prospects for Conservation. Indian Forester129(2): 243-267. | PDF | (585 KB) | https://wii.webline.net.in/uploads/media/pdf/shrub_paper.pdf
Rawat G.S. & B.S. Adhikari (2005). Human and livestock pressure on plant diversity in the rangelands of Changthang plateau, Ladakh, India. In: II GMBA symposium "Linking mountain diversity with fire, grazing and erosion", in La Paz, Bolivia. 201-212. | PDF | (407 KB) | https://wii.webline.net.in/uploads/media/pdf/millennia_of_grazing_history_bolivia.pdf
Rawat G.S. & B.S. Adhikari (2005).Floristics and Distribution of Plant Communities Across Moisture and Topographic Gradients in Tso Kar Basin, Changthang Plateau, Eastern Ladakh. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research37 (2): 539–544. | PDF | (219 KB) | https://wii.webline.net.in/uploads/media/pdf/ladakh_tsokar_basin.pdf
Adhikari B. S., M.M. Babu, P.L. Saklani & G.S. Rawat(2007).Distribution, use pattern and prospects for conservation of medicinal shrubs in Uttaranchal State, India. Journal of Mountain Science 4 (2):155-180.| PDF | (3.94 MB) | https://wii.webline.net.in/uploads/media/pdf/trees_indian_forester.pdf
Dr. Bhupendra Singh Adhikari
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India.
+91-9412056031, +91-0135-2646128
adhikaribs [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in