Western Ghats Spatial Decision Support System [WGSDSS]

Ecologically Sensitive Regions in the Western Ghats
T V Ramachandra, Bharath Setturu, Vinay S, MD Subash Chandran, Bharath H. Aithal, Abhishek Baghel
Energy and Wetlands Research Group (EWRG), Environment Information System (ENVIS),
Center for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Tel: 080-22933099 / 22933503 / 23608661 | Email: tvr@iisc.ac.in, envis.ces@iisc.ac.in
Ecology Hydrology Estuary

Publications

Energy Fish Amphibians

Western Ghats Ecology

1. Ecologically Sensitive Regions in the Western Ghats, a Biodiversity Hotspot
2. Innovative ecological approaches to ensure clean and adequate water for all
3. Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Forest Ecosystems in the Western Ghats, a Global Biodiversity Hotspot
4. ಜೀವಿ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯದ ಅಗ್ರತಾಣ : ಭೂಶಿರದ ಜಲಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲ ಎನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಘಟ್ಟಗಳು
5. Mitigation of Carbon Footprint
6. Insights into riverscape dynamics with the hydrological, ecological and social dimensions for water sustenance
7. Making bureaucracy accountable will help in restoring forest ecosystems:
8. Ecology & Economy Integrated Clustering Approaches for Sustainable Development in India
9. Geoinformatics based Valuation of Forest Landscape Dynamics in Central Western Ghats, India
10. Pollinator diversity and foraging dynamics on monsoon crop of cucurbits in a traditional landscape of south Indian west coast
11. Stimulus of developmental projects to landscape dynamics in Uttara Kannada, Central Western Ghats
12. Web Based Spatial Decision Support System for Sustenance of western Ghats Biodiversity, Ecology and Hydrology
13. Assessment of Forest Transitions and Regions of Conservation Importance in Udupi district, Karnataka
14. Prioritisation of Conservation Areas in the central Western Ghats, India through Biological Indicators - Amphibians
15. Conservation and Sustainable Management of Local Hotspots of Biodiversity
16. Global Warming Mitigation Through Carbon Sequestrations in the Central Western Ghats
17. Fern diversity in the sacred forests of Yana, Uttara Kannada, central western ghats
18. Modelling the forest transition in Central Western Ghats, India
19. Geospatial analysis of forest fragmentation in Uttara Kannada District, India
20. Visualisation of impacts due to the proposed developmental projects in the ecologically fragile regions- Kodagu district, Karnataka
21. Insights from Big Spatial Data through Machine Learning Techniques for Prudent Management of Natural Resources
22. Sustainable Management of Bannerghatta National Park, India, with the Insights in Land Cover Dynamics
23. Ecologically sensitive regions in Belgaum district, Karnataka, Central Western Ghats
24. Valuation of Terrestial Ecosystem Services
25. ಉತ್ಥಾನ ಜೂನ್‌ ೨೦೨೨ : ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಸೀವೆಗಳು : ಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ
26. Next generation will have to pay a heavy price
27. Floristic Diversity in Uttara Kannada District
28. Assessment of Forest Dynamics in Chikkamangalur District:GIS
29. Phytochemistry and Therapeutic potential of Turmeric (Curcuma Longa)
30. Optimization of Ensemble Modeling approach for studying Cimatic Niche and Conservation status assessment for Endemic Taxa
31. Stimulus of developmental projects to landscape dynamics in Uttara Kannada, Central Western Ghats
32. Ecosystem Restoration Can Ensure Water, Food, Health, Livelihood Benefits—Lessons from the Western Ghats
33. Conservation Prioritization of Ecologically Susceptible Zones at Disaggregated Levels
34. Functional importance of sacred forest patches in the altered landscape of Palakkad region, Kerala, India
35. Landslides in western ghats and coastal areas: analysis of landuse dynamics
36. Prioritization of Ecologically Sensitive Regions at Disaggregated Levels In Dakshina Kannada District
37. A new species of Reissantia (Celastraceae) from coastal Karnataka, India
38. Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation
39. Appraisal of Forest Ecosystems Goods and Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation
40. Ecological Sustainability of Riverine Ecosystems in Central Western Ghats
41. State of India’s RiversforIndia RiversWeek,2016
42. National Capital Accounting and Valuation of Lentic Aquatic Ecosystem in Karnataka, India
43. Western Ghats: In Search of the primeval
44. Modeling Forest Landscape Dynamics
45. Insights of Forest Dynamics for the Regional Ecological Fragility Assessment
46. Salient Ecological Sensitive Regions of Central Western Ghats, India
47. Conservation Prioritization of Ecologically Sensitive Regions with the Insights of Forest Dynamics at Disaggregated Levels
48. Visualisation of landscape alterations with the proposed linear projects and their impacts on the ecology
49. ಹಸಿರುಹೆಜ್ಜೆ - ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ: ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ವರದಿ
50. ಹಸಿರುಹೆಜ್ಜೆ - ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ: ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ವರದಿ
51. Modelling landscape dynamics with LST in protected areas of Western Ghats, Karnataka
52. Influence Of Land-Use Changes In River Basins On Diversity And Distribution Of Amphibians
53. Landscape ecological modeling to identify ecologically significant regions in Tumkur district, Karnataka
54. ಅಂತರ್‌ ರಾಜ್ಯ ನೀರು ಹಂಚಿಕೆ : ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಮಹದಾಯಿ ನದಿ ನೀರು ಹಂಚಿಕೆ ವಿವಾದ
55. The diatom genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg in India: Checklist and description of three new species
56. Cyathea nilgirensis Holttum (Cyatheaceae: Pteridophyta): a threatened tree fern from central Western Ghats, India
57. Accounting of Ecosystem Services of Wetlands in Karnataka State, India
58. ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ತೊರೆದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಆಧುನಿಕತೆ - ವಾಸಯೋಗ್ಯವೇ?
59. Mitigation of Covid- 19 with Immunity Through the Diverse Indian Food Systems
60. ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಲೋಕ ಜನ-ಫೆಬ್ರ 2016 : ಆದರ್ಶ ಗ್ರಾಮ : ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲ

Hydrology

1. Eco-Hydrological Footprint of a River Basin in Western Ghats
2. Hydrological importance of sacred forest fragments in Central Western Ghats of India
3. Ecohydrology of Lotic Systems in Uttara Kannada, Central Western Ghats, India
4. Appraisal of Environmental Health and Ecohydrology of Free-Flowing Aghanashini River, Karnataka, India

Estuary

1. Fish distribution dynamics in the Aghanashini estuary of Uttara Kannada, west coast of India
2. Sustainable Bioeconomy prospects of diatom biorefineries in the Indian west coast
3. Inventorying, Mapping and Monitoring of Mangroves towards Sustainable Management of West Coast, India
4. Impact of Hydroelectric Projects on Bivalve Clams in the Sharavathi Estuary of Indian West Coast
5. Valuation of Aghanashini Estuarine Ecosystem Goods and Services
6. Impact of hydroelectric projects on finfish diversity in the Sharavathi River estuary of Uttara Kannada District, central west coast of India
7. Energy and Economic Nexus of Seaweeds
8. Bioethanol from macroalgae: Prospects and challenges
9. Impact of hydroelectric projects on finfish diversity in the Sharavathi River estuary of Uttara Kannada District, central west coast of India
10. Impact of Hydroelectric Projects on Commercial Bivalves in a South Indian West Coast Estuary
11. Quantification of annual sediment deposits for sustainable sand management in Aghanashini river estuary
12. Impact of Hydroelectric Projects on Commercial Bivalves in a South Indian West Coast Estuary
13. Inventory of fishes of Gangavali estuary in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka state
14. Mangrove Mapping of Karwar Forest Division
15. Impact of Hydroelectric Projects on Bivalve Clams in the Sharavathi Estuary of Indian West Coast
16. Sustainability of Livelihood Resources in Central West Coast, Uttara Kannada District

Energy

1. Energy Footprint of India: Scope for Improvement in End-Use Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
2. Energy options for Uttara Kannada : Wind Energy
3. Sustainable energy alternatives
4. Mapping of fuelwood trees using geoinformatics
5. Scope for Distributed Renewable Energy Systems in South India
6. Appraisal of Centralised And Decentralised Energy Systems
7. Decentralised energy potential of bangalore solid waste
8. Diversity and regeneration status of medicinal plants in medicinal plants conservaqtion area in uttara kannada district
9. Scope of Solar Energy in Uttara Kannada
10. Energy Trajectory in India: Challenges and Opportunities for innovation
11. GHG footprint of major cities in India
12. Scope for Decentralised Energy systems in India
13. CO2 Emissions in Domestic Energy Sector, Bangalore
14. Distributed solar energy systems
15. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪರಿಸರ ವಾಹಿನಿ ಸಂಪುಟ-೪ ಸಂಚಿಕೆ-೨ ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ-೨೦೧೪
16. The Gundia river basin : A biodiversity hotspot that needs urgent attention
17. ಮರ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೇ ತಂದ ಆತಂಕ : ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪರಿಸರ ವಾಹಿನಿ ಸಂಪುಟ-೪ ಸಂಚಿಕೆ-೫ ಮೇ-೨೦೧೪
18. Energy Latitude in Western Ghats through Decentralized Renewable Energy Resources
19. Efficient Energy Consumption & Economic Growth
20. ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳನ್ನು ತೊರೆದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಆಧುನಿಕತೆ - ವಾಸಯೋಗ್ಯವೇ?

Fish

1. Impact of hydroelectric projects on finfish diversity in the Sharavathi River estuary of Uttara Kannada District
2. Fish Distribution Dynamics in the Aghanashini Estuary of Uttara Kannada, West Coast of India
3. Impact of Hydroelectric Dams on Fisheries in the Sharavathi Estuary of Uttara Kannada District, South-West India
4. Fish diversity in relation to landscape and vegetation in central Western Ghats, India
5. Two new Fish Species of the Genus Schistura Mccleland (Cypriniformes : Balitoridae) from Weatern Ghats
6. Fish Diversity in Linganamakki Reservoir Sharavathi River
7. Nestedness Pattern in Freshwater Fishes of Western Ghats: An Indication of Stream Islands Along Riverscapes
8. Schistura nilgiriensis (Menon) in Sharavathi River Basin, Western Ghats, Karnataka

Amphibians

1. A New Frog Species from the Central Western Ghats of India,and Its Phylogenetic Position
2. A new species of Philautus Gistel (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India
3. Micrixalus fuscus (Anura: Ranidae) in Sharavathi River basin, Karnataka.
4. Integrated Approaches to Minimise Ambiguities in Anuran Description
5. Developmental mode in white-nosed shrub frog Philautus cf . leucorhinus
6. Frog species skips tadpole stage
7. Extinct frog stages comeback
8. Pedostibes tuberculosus (Malabar Tree Toad) Advertisement Call and Distribution
9. Influence of Land-Use Changes in River Basins on Diversity and Distribution of Amphibians