| NAME OF THE EXPERT |
CURRENT POSITION |
CONTACT DETAILS (Email id) |
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST |
| Dr. Madhav Gadgil |
Chairman, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, MoEF |
madhav.gadgil@gmail.com |
Biodiversity, Forest ecology |
| Mr. Ananth Hegde Ashisar |
Chairman, Western Ghats Task Force, No. 307, 3rd floor, Vidhana Soudha, Banagalore |
1ashisar@gmail.com |
Biodiversity conservation, Sacred groves |
| Dr. T V Ramachandra |
Co-Ordinator, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore.
Member, Western Ghats Task Force, Government of Karnataka |
cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Biodiversity, Ecology, Energy, Hydrology, Wetlands, Remote Sensing, Waste Management, GIS, valuation of ecosystems, EIA, Carrying Capacity |
| Dr. M D Subhash Chandran |
Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc
Member, Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Government of Karnataka |
mds@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Biodiversity, Ecology, Sacred Groves, Hydrology, Environment |
| Dr. R Sukumar |
Chairman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
rsuku@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Forest Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Climate Change |
| Dr.N V Joshi |
DR.Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
nvjoshi@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Computer simulations in community ecology, Statistical analysis of spatial patterns |
| Dr. R. Gadagkar |
Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
ragh@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Insect biodiversity, ecology and developmental biology |
| Dr.N H Ravindranath |
Professor, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, IISc, Bangalore |
ravi@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Climate change and forests, Sustainable biomass production and bioenergy, sustainable forest management |
| Dr.D M Bhat |
Senior Scientific Officer, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
dmbhat@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Forest Structure and Ecology, Biomass production and carbon sequestration, Forest management |
| Dr. R J Ranjit Daniels |
Care Earth Trust, Chennai |
ranjit.daniels@gmail.com |
Faunal biodiversity including mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fishes. |
| Dr. Harish Bhat |
Hon. Wildlife Warden, Bangalore |
harishrbhat@gmail.com |
Flora and fauna |
| Dr. Rajasri Ray |
Post Doctoral Fellow, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
rajasri@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Sacred Groves biodiversity, ecology and management |
| Dr. K V Gururaja |
Urban Planner, CiSTUP, IISc, Bangalore |
gururaja@cistup.iisc.ernet.in |
Amphibian diversity and ecology |
| Dr. H N Kumara |
Scientist, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore |
honnavallik@gmail.com |
Mammal diversity and ecology |
| Dr.Mewa Singh |
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mysore, Mysore |
msingh@psychology.uni-mysore.ac.in |
Primates diversity and ecology |
| Dr. K. Ullas Karanth |
Founder Director and Trustee, Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore |
karanth@blr.vsnl.net.in |
Wildlife Diversity and Ecology, Human-Wildlife Conflicts |
| Dr.M B Shivanna |
Professor, Department of Applied Botany, Kuvempu University, Shimoga |
mbshivanna@yahoo.co.uk |
Plant biotechnology and medicinal plants |
| Dr. Y L Krishnamurthy |
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Botany, Kuvempu University, Shimoga |
ylk@yahoo.com
ylk@kuvempu.ac.in |
Plant biodiversity and resource conservation, Plant pathology |
| Mr. K S Vinayaka |
Department of Applied Botany, Kuvempu University, Shimoga |
ks.vinayaka@gmail.com |
Lichens diversity and applications |
| Dr. K R Chandrashekar |
Professor, Department of Applied Botany, Mangalore University, Mangalore |
konambi@yahoo.com |
Plant physiology and ecology, Ethnobotany |
| Dr. Krishna Kumar G. |
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Botany, Mangalore University, Mangalore |
kkgmane@rediff.com |
Plant taxonomy, Biodiversity and Environmental Biology |
| Dr. K N Ganeshaiah |
Professor, Department of Entomology,
University of Agriculture Sciences,
Bangalore |
knganeshaiah@gmail.com |
Plant breeding and genetics |
| Dr. G R Rao |
Research Scholar, Centre for Ecological Studies (Field station – Kumta), IISc |
grrao1@gmail.com |
Taxonomy of Angiosperms, Forest Ecology |
| Mr. Sumesh Dudani |
Research Scholar, Energy and Wetlands Research Group,
Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
sumesh@ces.iisc.ernet.in
sumeshdudani@gmail.com |
Terrestrial floral diversity and forest ecology, Ecosystem goods and services |
| Dr. Sanjeeva Nayaka |
Chief Scientist, Lichenology laboratory, NBRI, Lucknow |
nayaka.sanjeeva@gmail.com |
Lichen diversity and ecology |
| Dr. Anuradha Bhat |
Teaching Fellow, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Scotland |
anuradha.bhat@gmail.com |
Freshwater fish diversity and ecology |
| Dr. G R Hegde |
Professor, Department of Botany, Karnatak University, Dharwad |
grhbhadran@rediffmail.com |
Biodiversity, Medicinal plants and ethnobotany |
| Dr. S D Kholkute |
Officer-in-Charge, Research Officer, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Belgaum |
sanjivak@icmr.org.in |
Antifertility screening of plants and plant products, Reproductive toxicology |
| Dr. Harsha V Hegde |
Research Officer, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Belgaum |
harshavh@rediffmail.com |
Ethnobotany and medicinal plants |
| Dr. B R Ramesh |
Research Director, Department of Ecology, French Institute of Pondicherry |
ramesh.br@ifpindia.org |
Biogeography, Forest Ecology, Landscape ecology, Biodiversity conservation and management |
| Dr. C G Kushalappa |
Professor and Head, Dept. of Forest Biology & Tree Improvement
College of Forestry, Ponnampet, Kodagu. |
kushalcg@gmail.com |
Forest Biology |
| Dr. K Gopalkrishna Bhat |
Professor (Retired), Poornaprajna College, Udupi |
kakunje_bhat@yahoo.co.in |
Angiosperm and Pteridophyte taxonomy |
| Dr. Divakar K. Mesta |
Lecturer, Chaugule College of Science and Arts, Madgaon, Goa |
divakarmesta@rediffmail.com |
Angiosperm taxonomy |
| Dr. Priya Davidar |
Professor, Department of Ecology and Environment Sciences, Pondicherry University |
pdavidar.ees@pondiuni.edu.in |
Pollination biology and ecosystem services |
| Dr. U G Naik |
Associate Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Karnatak University, Karwar |
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Coastal plankton diversity |
| Dr.U G Bhat |
Professor and Chairman, Department of Marine Biology, Karnatak University, Karwar |
ugbhat_01@yahoo.com |
Benthos and satellite oceanography |
| Dr.V N Nayak |
Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Karnatak University, Karwar |
venkat_nike@rediffmail.com |
Marine biodiversity |
| Dr. Kusuma B. Neelakantan |
Professor (Retired), Department of Marine Biology, Karnatak University, Karwar |
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Fishery Biology |
| Dr. Prakash Mesta |
Research Fellow, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field station – Kumta), IISc |
prakashhonavar@gmail.com |
Coastal ecology and GIS |
| Dr. M H Swaminath |
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Karnataka Forest Department |
pccfwl@gmail.com |
Biodiversity and forest ecology |
| Dr. Arvind N A |
Fellow and Coordinator – Academy for Conservation Science and Sustainability Studies, ATREE, Bangalore |
aravind@atree.org |
Disturbance ecology and community ecology of birds, butterflies, amphibians and Non-marine Molluscs |
| Dr. Sharachchandra Lele |
Senior Fellow, ATREE, Bangalore |
slele@atree.org |
Forest ecology and economics, water resource management, sustainable development |
| Dr. N A Madhyastha |
Co-ordinator, Malocology centre, Poorna Prajna College, Udupi |
n_a_madhyastha@yahoo.com |
Molluscan diversity and ecology |
| Dr. Karthick Bala |
Energy and Wetlands Research Group,
Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bangalore |
karthick@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Diatoms taxonomy and ecology |
| Dr. K A Subramanian |
Scientist, Western regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Pune |
subbuka.zsi@gmail.com |
Entomology |
| Mr. C. Balachandran |
Research Scholar, Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
bala@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Insects diversity and ecology |
| Mr. Boominathan |
Research Scholar, Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
boomi@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Molluscs diversity and ecology |
| Mr. Vishnu Mukri |
Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
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Angiosperm taxonomy |
| Aswath D Naik |
Research Scholar, Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
ashwathnet@gmail.com |
Ecological economics |
| Bharath H. Aithal |
Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
bharath@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Landscape dynamics, GIS, Remote Sensing, Landslides modeling |
| Bharath settur |
Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
settur@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Landscape dynamics, GIS, Remote Sensing, |
| Uttam Kumar |
Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
uttam@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Landscape modeling, GIS, Remote Sensing |
| Gautham Krishnadas |
Energy and Wetlands Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences (Field Station – Kumta), IISc |
gautham@ces.iisc.ernet.in |
Renewable energy, Energy planning |
