Senior Assistant Professor
Department of
Botany
University of
Kashmir, Srinagar-190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, India
E-mail: mashah75@yahoo.com
Phone Nos.
(Office): 0194- 2423345, 2420333 Ext. 2145 (M)+9596191292
EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS (M.Sc;
NET-CSIR Fellow; M Phil; Ph D)
B.Sc. 1997
University of
Kashmir,Srinagar (Botany,
Chemistry, Zoology)
M.Sc. 2000 University of Kashmir, Srinagar (Botany)
M.Phil. 2003 University of Kashmir &
SKUAST-K, (Wetland Ecology)
Ph.D 2009 University
of Kashmir & University Laval, Canada.
(Molecular Ecology
& Plant Invasions)
Positions
held
Position held |
Name ofOrganisation |
Period |
Nature of work
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Senior Asst.
Professor
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Department of
Botany, University of Kashmir
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16-07-2008
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Till date
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Teaching and Research
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Faculty
Affiliate
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Division of
Biological Sciences, University of Montana, USA
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23-8-2011
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25-8-2012
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Research on invasion biogeography
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Post-Doctoral Fellow
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Center for Research, Development &
Management, University Laval, Canada.
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25-05-2010 |
15-10-2010 |
Research on
GIS modeling of invasive species
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Assistant
Professor
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Department of
Botany, University of Kashmir
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16-07-2003
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16-07-2008
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Teaching and Research
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Research
Interne
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Center of
Forestry & Environmental Genomics, University Laval, Quebec, Canada
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10-10-2008
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31-03-2009
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Research in molecular ecology
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JRF
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Council of
Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
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1-11-2002
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15-7-2003
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Research on
mycorrhizas and plant invasion
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JRF
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S.K University
of Agricultural Science & Technology, Shalimar
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1-11-2000
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30-10-2002
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Research on wetland ecology
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Lecturer
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Govt. Degree
College, Sopore, Kashmir
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1-05-2000
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1-11-2000
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Teaching
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MAJOR
RESEARCH FOCI:
Invasion Biology, Mycorrhizal
symbioses, Aquatic Systems
AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS
§ Gold Medal awarded by the Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences, Haridwar for
best paper in a special session during the National Conference on Status and Conservation of Biodiversity in
India with Special Reference to Himalaya, held at the University of
Kashmir, Srinagar on October 4-5, 2013.
§ “Paryavaran Mitra Award”
conferred on 31st August 2013 at the Auditorium, Sher-i-Kashmir institute of
Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, in recognition of the dedicated and
outstanding work for preventing ecological destruction and environmental
degradation.
§ The DBT CREST AWARD
(Cutting-edge Research Enhancement and Scientific Training- Award)-2012, formerly known as Biotechnology
Overseas Associateship (BTOA) Award, for working with Prof. R.M. Callaway,
University of Montana, USA.
§ Post-Doctoral
Research Fellowship by the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE)
through the Canadian Commonwealth Exchange Programme (Asia-Pacific) - 2009.
§ Young
Scientist Grant awarded by the Federation of
European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) in the 3rd Congress of European Microbiologists, Gothenburg , Sweden, June 28-July 2,
2009.
§ Young
Scientist Congress Grant by the Organizing Committee of 6th
International Conference on Mycorrhizas (ICOM6) from 9-4th August,
2009 in Belo Horizonte Brazil (declined).
§ Doctoral
Internship Award by the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE)
through the University of Laval, Quebec,
Canada. 2008.
§ Travel
Grant Award by International Foundation of Sciences (IFS), Stockholm, Sweden, for the international conference, Rhizosphere 2, at Montpellier, France, 26-31 August, 2007.
§ Joint
UGC-CSIR fellowship (+NET) 2001.
§ Science
Talent Promotion Scholarship at P.G level (1998) by the
Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of J&K, India.
§ Junior
Research Fellowship by S.K University of Agricultural Sciences &
Technology, Shalimar, Srinagar, J&K.
COURSES TEACHING (at M. Sc. level)
Microbiology Core
course (I Sem.)
Population and Community Ecology Core
course (II Sem.)
Ecosystem Ecology Core
course (III Sem.)
Molecular Ecology-I & II Optional
course (III & IV Sem)
Invasion Biology Optional course
(IV Sem)
Aquatic Ecosystem Management Elective
Course (I Sem.)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
BOOK
§
Manzoor A. Shah (2014) Mycorrhizal
Symbioses: Changing Dimensions in the Changing World. Springer.
Research Papers
1.
Manzoor
A. Shah,
R. M. Callaway, T. Shah, G. R. Houseman, R. W. Pal, Sa Xiao, W. Luo, C. Roche,
Z. A. Reshi, and S. Chen. Conyza
canadensis suppresses plant diversity in its non-native ranges but not at
home: a transcontinental approach. New Phytologist 10.1111/nph.12733; Online
ISSN: 1469-8137; Impact Factor: 6.73. Wiley Publishers
2.
Manzoor
A. Shah and R. Uma
Shaanker (2014) Invasive species: reality or myth? Biodiversity and
Conservation. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0673-y. Impact Factor: 2.26, Springer
3.
Rasool,
N., Reshi, Z.A. and Manzoor A. Shah.
(2014). Effect
of butachlor on soil enzyme activity. European
Journal of Soil Science (DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2014.02.002) (ISSN)1365-2389;
Impact Factor: 2.0, Elsevier
4.
Gowhar .A. Wani, Manzoor A Shah; Zafar A Reshi; Alain Atangana; Damase P Khasa.
2014. CpDNA polymorphic microsatellite markers for Lemna minor: phylogeographic implications. Applications in Plant Sciences (APPS) doi:10.3732/apps.1300099
(American Botanical Society)
5.
S. A. Pandith, A. Hussain, W W
Bhat, N. Dhar, A. K. Qazi, S. Rana, S. Razdana, T A. Wani Manzoor A. Shah et al. (2014). Evaluation of anthraquinones from
Himalayan rhubarb (Rheum emodi Wall.
ex Meissn.) as antiproliferative agents. South African Journal of Botany 95
(2014) 1–8. doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2014.07.012
6.
Manzoor
A. Shah,
M.A. Ali, F. Al-Hemaid and Z.A. Reshi (2014) Delimiting invasive Myriophyllum aquaticum in Kashmir
Himalaya using molecular phylogenetic
approach. Genetics and Molecular Research
(Accepted), Impact Factor: 1.1
7.
Manzoor
A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi (2014).Characterization of alien aquatic flora of Kashmir
Himalaya: implications for invasion management. Tropical Ecology, 55(2):
143-157. Impact
Factor: 0.7
8.
Claude Lavoie, Manzoor A. Shah, Alexandre Bergeron & Paul Villeneuve
(2013) Explaining invasiveness from the extent of native range: new insights from plant atlases and herbarium specimens. Diversity and Distributions 19, 98–105. Impact Factor: 6.2
9.
Andrabi, S.S., Reshi, Z., Manzoor A. Shah, et al. (2013) Phytoremediation potential of
Phragmites australis in Hokersar wetland – a Ramsar site of Kashmir Himalaya. International Journal of
Phytoremediation, DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.821449.
10.
Shah, A.B., Reshi, Z., Manzoor A. Shah, (2013) Clonal trait
diversity in relation to invasiveness of alien macrophytes in two Himalayan
Ramsar sites. Journal of Vegetation Science, Doi:10.1111/jvs.12143, Impact Factor: 3.37
11. Manzoor A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & Irfan Rashid (2012) Synergistic effect of herbivory and mycorrhizal
interactions on plant invasiveness. African
Journal of Microbiology Research 6(19), 4107-4112. Impact Factor:
0.5
12.
Shafi S., Kamili
A.N., Manzoor A. Shah., Bandh S.A.
(2013)
Coliform bacterial estimation: A tool for assessing water quality of
Manasbal Lake of Kashmir, Himalaya. African
Journal of Microbiology Research 7(31),
3996-400, ISSN: 1996-0808; Impact Factor : 0.5
13. Manzoor A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & C. Lavoie (2011). Predicting plant invasiveness from native
range size: clues from Kashmir Himalaya.
Journal of Plant Ecology, 1-7, DOI: 10.1093/jpe/RTR021 (Oxford University
Press).
14. Manzoor A. Shah (2011)
Plants in the poetry of Sheikh-ul-AlamRAH. Alamdar, In press.
15. Manzoor A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & N. Rasool (2010). Plant invasion induces shift in Glomalean
spore diversity. Tropical Ecology 51(2S): 317-323.
16. Manzoor A. Shah &
Zafar Reshi (2010). Phosphorus
application in relation to mycorrhizal association of Anthemis cotula L., an invasive species in the Kashmir Himalaya,
India. Mycorrhiza News 22(2), 8-12.
17. Khan
M A & Manzoor A. Shah (2010)
Studies on biomass changes and nutrient lock-up efficiency in a Kashmir
Himalayan wetland ecosystem, India. Journal
of Ecology and the Natural Environment, 2 (8): 147-153.
18. Parray,
S.Y., Aleem, A., Nigam, G & Manzoor
A. Shah (2009). Land-use pattern in the catchment and its impact on the
ecology of a suburban wetland (Chatlam), Kashmir Himalaya, India. Indian Journal of Applied and Pure Biology, 24
(2) 521-527.
19. Manzoor A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & Damase Khasa (2009). Arbuscular mycorrhizas: drivers or
passengers of alien plant invasion, Botanical
Review, 75:397–417. (Springer, New York).
20. Manzoor A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & Damase Khasa (2009) Mycorrhizal status of some alien invasive
plants of the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Mycorrhiza,
20, 67-72. (Springer, Netherlands).
21. Zafar
Reshi, Manzoor A. Shah, Irfan Rashid
& Anzar A. Khuroo (2008) Alien plant invasions: Threat to wetland health
and public wealth. ENVIS Newsletter Sarovar Saurabh 4: 2-5.
22.
Manzoor
A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & Irfan Rashid (2008) Mycorrhizal source and neighbour identity
differently influence Anthemis cotula
L. invasion in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Applied
Soil Ecology, 40:
330-337(Elsevier).
23.
Manzoor
A. Shah,
Zafar Reshi & Irfan Rashid (2008) Mycorrhizosphere mediated Chamomile
invasion in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Plant
and Soil, 312: 219-225. (Springer, Netherlands).
24. Manzoor A. Shah
& Zafar Reshi. (2008) Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biotechnology: Approaches,
Challenges and Prospects. In: Biofertilizers.
(Ed.) P.C. Trivedi. pp 258-273. Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India.
25. Manzoor A. Shah
& Zafar Reshi (2007) Invasion by alien Anthemis
cotula L. in a biodiversity hotspot. Release from native foes or relief
from alien friends. Current Science 92:
21-22.
26. Manzoor A Shah (2007).
The crisis in Indian science is
more than meets the eye. Current
Science, 92, (7), 10.
27. Manzoor A. Shah &
Zafar Reshi (2005) Arbuscular
mycorrhizal symbiosis: Need for an eco-centric approach. Applied Botany
Abstracts 25: 231-240.
28. Manzoor A. Shah
& Zafar Reshi (2005) Incidence of arbuscular mycorrhizae
in Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jackson of Kashmir Himalaya. Mycorrhiza
News, 17: 11-14.
29. Khan
M A, Manzoor A. Shah, Mir S S &
Suzana Bashir (2004) The environmental status of a Kashmir Himalayan wetland
game reserve: Aquatic plant communities and eco-restoration measures. Lakes & Reservoires: Research and
Management (Blackwell, Australia) 9:2,
125-132.
30. Khan
M A & Manzoor A. Shah (2004)
Hydrology and sediment loading of Hokersar wetland sanctuary in the Kashmir
Himalaya, India. The Indian Forester,
130: 899-910.
31. Khan
M A & Manzoor A. Shah (2003)
Phosphorus load concentration in a Kashmir Himalayan game reserve-Hokersar
wetland. Indian Jr. of Soil Conservation.31:3, 243-247
BOOK CHAPTERS
32.
Zafar
A. Reshi, Nazima Rasool, Pervaiz A. Dar, Waheeda Rehman, and Manzoor A. Shah. (2013) Impact of invasive alien plant species on
aboveground and belowground diversity in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. In: Invasive Plant Ecology Editor(s): Shibu Jose, Harminder Pal
Singh, Daizy Rani Batish, Ravinder Kumar Kohli, CRC Press - 302
Pages.
33.
Z. Reshi., Manzoor A. Shah.,
Rashid, I., Rasool, N. (2012) Anthemis cotula, a flagship invasive species of Kashmir Himalaya. Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian
Subcontinent (eds J.R. Bhatt et al.), CAB International.
34. Khan
M A & Manzoor A. Shah (2008)
Studies on nitrogen sequestration in Hokersar wetland of Kashmir Himalaya. In: Water Resources Management and Sustainable
Agriculture (eds) Khan M A. APH Publ. Corp, New Delhi, India, pp281-288.
35. Khan
M A & Manzoor A. Shah (2004)
Land-use patterns in the catchment and its impact on the ecology of a sub-urban
wetland (Hokersar), Kashmir Himalaya. In:
Agriculture and Environment (eds)
Khan M A& Zargar M Y.APH Publ. Corp, New Delhi, India, pp281-288.
BOOK REVIEW
§ Manzoor A. Shah (2007)
Detritus and Decomposition in Ecosystems. By Reshi Z and S. Tyub, New India
Publishers. Current Science, 92(2),
246
EDITORIAL
EXPERIENCE
§ Editorial
board member - European Journal of
Science and Theology
§ Associate
Editor – Journal of Current Sciences
§ Editor
in chief - International Research Journal of Plant Sciences
§ Editor
– Golden Jubilee Issue (Botanical Society Bulletin-2011-2012, University of
Kashmir, Srinagar.
§ Associate
Editor, Botanical Society Bulletin-2009-2010, University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
§ Assistant
Editor, ‘Department of Botany: A Profile’.
University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
INVITED SPEAKING
1. ‘INSPIRE: blooming the buds of science’ in the DST-sponsored INSPIRE
Organizers National Meet at KIIT University, Bhubneswar from May 29-30, 2014.
2. ‘Fun of discovering a scientist in you’ in the State Council of
Science & Technology sponsored programme at Govt. N.M. Higher Secondary,
Bandipore on 03-04-2-14.
3. ‘Go back to move forward: revisiting Sheikhul-Alam’s ecological wisdom’
in the seminar on Sheikhul-Alam: the icon of Kashmir, jointly organized by the
UGC Academic Staff College and Sheikhul-Alam Chair. University of Kashmir on
11-12 March, 2014.
4. Attended as invited
guest the special programme on Doordarshan Kendre Srinagar in the highly
popular show ‘Good Morning J&K’
to talk on Dal lake problems and management.
5. Global challenges and local solutions: 64th Orientation
Course, UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 20-02-2014.
6. Create, track and mind your footprint: 63rd Orientation
Course, UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar on 27-12-2013.
7. Plant Invasions: Lessons from coordinated distribute experiments, as a resource person in the
workshop on "Understanding Invasives"
in the Students Conference on Conservation Science on September 25, 2013 in the Centre for Ecological Sciences
(CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
8. Insights into plant Invasions from biogeographic studies, in the
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore on September 26, 2013.
9. Biodiversity Status and Bioresource Potential of Jammu & Kashmir
State, as a
resource person in: Brainstorming
session on
“prioritizing research areas on nano-bio-information technology for development
of north-western Himalayan states” from July 12-13, 2013 at Pantnagar
University, Pantnagar.
10. Do
good science and have fun too:
62nd Orientation Course, UGC Academic Staff College, University of
Kashmir, Srinagar on 28-6-2013.
11. Life
in extreme environments:
61st Orientation Course, UGC Academic Staff College, University of
Kashmir, Srinagar on 20-3-2013.
12. ‘Understanding plant invasion biogeography
through molecular routes’ a plenary lecture in PLANT 2013: National
conference on innovations in plant research in 21st century held on
30-31st, January, 2013, in JMJ, College, Tenali, A.P. Chaired also a
session in this conference.
13. Novel
applications of extremophiles:
61st Orientation Course, UGC Academic Staff College, University of
Kashmir, Srinagar on 20-3-2013.
14. “Monitoring
wetlands in an era of global climate change”- in a special meeting for developing
Science Plan for Indian National
Network on Long Term Ecological Observatories (LTEO), held at the Centre for
Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from
28-29 May, 2012.
15. “Cold Arid
Desert of Ladakh: a worth exploring novel niche” in 3rd partners' meeting of Cold Arid Network,
held in Central Arid Zone Resrarch Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur, on 13th June,
2012.
16. “Fungal
mutualists: culprits or victims of alien plant invasion” an invited lecture
delivered in the International
Conference on Mycology & Plant Pathology: Biotechnological Approaches, organized by the Centre of Advanced
Studies in Botany, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), from February 27-29, 2012.
17. “Horizon
Scan India” - meeting jointly organized by the
Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), Mysore, the National Centre for
Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, and the University of Leeds, UK, for
prioritization of research areas in India's biodiversity, ecosystems and
natural resources, at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS),
Bangalore, from January 11-12, 2012.
18. “Sustainability: reality or myth?” In:
Orientation course organized by UGC Academic Staff College, University of
Kashmir, on 14-12-2011.
19. “Mycorrhizal symbioses and alien plant
invasion” at the Center of Forests and Environmental Genomics, University
Laval, Quebec, Canada) September 8,
2010.
20. “Ecological
impacts of invasive species”. In a DBT-sponsored workshop “Animal Physiology” Faculty of Veterinary
Sciences, Alustang, Shuhama, J&K on 30-03-2011.
21. “Sufism versus environmentalism: Need for an alliance”. In seminar “Sufism
and its relevance today” IMPA, Srinagar, India, on 18-5-2006.
22. “War against nature: causes and consequences”
In: World Environment Day, Department
of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India, on
5-06-2004.
PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED/COORDINATED
·
Organized as coordinator three day
Science Academy workshop on “Himalayan
Biodiversity and Bioresources: mapping, utilization and conservation” jointly sponsored by three Science Academies of
India from May 8-10, 2014.
·
Organized as coordinator one day
inception workshop for the UNDP-sponsored scooping study titled “Strategy and action plan for strengthening
the ecological integrity of the Dal Lake” undertaken by ATREE, Bangalore in
collaboration with University of Kashmir on 08-03-2014.
·
Coordinated a special
meeting on 14-02-2014 under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor KU, Prof. Talat
Ahmad, with Prof. Damase Khasa, University Laval, Quebec, Canada to discuss the
MOU between KU and University Laval, and follow-up visit of Prof. Talat to
Laval to take the discussions further.
·
Five
day Innovation in Science Pursuit for
Inspired Research (INSPIRE) programme, sponsored by the Department of
Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of
India at University of Kashmir from September 7-11, 2013.
·
A special meeting on 19-10-2013
under the chairmanship of Vice-Chancellor KU, Prof. Talat Ahmad, with the
Director of The Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the
Environment (ATREE) and a cross section of natural and social scientists
from various institutions to form an interdisciplinary
team of natural and social scientists to review the proximal and ultimate
causes of deterioration of Dal lake in
order to evolve a deliverable strategy and action plan for restoration and
effective management of Dal lake.
·
Organizing secretary of one day
brainstorming session on “Management and sustainable
development of dal lake through scientific intervention and stakeholders
participation” organized by University
of Kashmir in collaboration with the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority
(LAWDA) and Indian Phycological Society on 30-11-2013.
MEMBERSHIPS
(ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES)
·
Member of Species Survival Commission (SSC), the largest of the six
commissions of IUCN - the International Union for Conservation of Nature for
the quadrennial 2013-2016, and a member of Invasive Species Specialist Group
(ISSG).
·
Mountain
Invasion Research Network (MIREN), Switzerland.
·
International Society for
Ecological Economics (ISEE).
·
International Association for Ecology
(INTECOL).
·
International Union of
Environmental Ethics (IUEE).
·
International Directory of
Mycorrhizologists (IDM).
RESEARCH SUPERVISION/GUIDANCE
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S.
No.
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Student
Name
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Title
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Program
|
Status
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1
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Gowhar
A Wani
|
Comparative trait analysis of some invasive
and non-invasive alien macrophytes in the Kashmir Himalayan aquatic habitats
|
Ph. D
|
Awarded
|
|
2
|
Sanna
Shafi
|
Bacterial
flora of Manasbal lake, a freshwater ecosystem of Kashmir Himalaya
|
M. Phil
|
Awarded
|
|
3
|
Tabssum
Habib
|
Biogeographical differences in competitive
effects of native and non-native neighbours of Conyza canadensis.
|
M. Phil
|
Awarded
|
|
4
|
Ayaz Bashir Shah
|
Clonal trait
diversity in aquatic angiosperms of Kashmir Valley
|
M. Phil
|
Awarded
|
|
5
|
Mudasir Ahmad Dar
|
Ploidy status of alien and endemic flora of
Kashmir Himalaya
|
M. Phil
|
Awarded
|
|
6
|
Aashaq Hussain Sheik
|
Micorrhizal Symbiosis in relation to plant
invasion along altitudinal gradient in Kashmir Himalaya
|
M. Phil
|
Awarded
|
|
7
|
Afreen
Jan Loolu
|
Carbon Sequestration by Macrophytes in
Hokersar Wetland(Kashmir) in relation to Carbon Credit Assessment
|
M. Phil
|
Submitted
|
|
8
|
Bashir
Ahmad Khan
|
Dispersal strategies of alien invasive
plants of Kashmir Himalaya.
|
Ph. D
|
Underway
|
|
9
|
Naiera Bhat
|
Phylogenetic relatedness and invasiveness of Conyza canadensis across different spatial scales
|
M. Phil
|
Underway
|
|
10
|
Nadeem Salam
|
Ecological Niche
Modelling for predicting the distribution of some rare and endemic plant
species in Kashmir Himalaya
|
M. Phil
|
Underway
|
|
11
|
Shahzad A Pandith
|
Molecular Cloning,
Characterisation and Expression Profiling of Some Strategic Genes of
Polyketide Pathway from Rheum emodi
Wall. Ex. Meissn
|
Ph. D
|
Underway
|
|
12
|
Shazia Mushtaq
|
Predicting range
expansion of some invasive alien plant species in response to climate change
using ecological niche modelling
|
Ph. D
|
Underway
|
SPECIAL TRAININGS
§ 23
day DBT-CAMS training workshop on “Molecular
taxonomy of symbiotic fungi” Dec, 1-24, 2003 in School of Life sciences, JNU, New Delhi, India.
§ 21
day DBT sponsored training workshop on “Advanced
techniques in mycorrhizal research.” 12th Feberuary to 3rd
March, 2007 at the Centre of Mycorrhizal Research, The Energy and Resources Institue (TERI), New Delhi, India.
REVIEWING
EXPERIENCE
·
PLOS ONE; Applied Soil Ecology;
Bioremediation Journal; Tropical Ecology; Brazilian Journal of Botany; Current
Science, Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
EXTRENALLY
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
|
Title of the project
|
Funding agency
|
Status
|
|
Estimating Economic Values and Analyzing
Institutional & Legal Frameworks for claiming REDD+ and Ecotourism
benefits for Protected Area – Ramsar Wetlands: Exploration through Loktak and
Hokersar Wetlands.
|
MoEF
(In
collaboration with IIFM, Bhopal)
|
Completed
|
|
Characterization of alien aquatic flora
in Kashmir Himalaya for prediction and management of plant invasions
|
UGC
(Major Project)
|
Underway
|
|
Preventing
extinction and improving conservation status of threatened plants through
application of biotechnological tools
|
DBT (All India Network project)
|
Underway
|
|
Strategy and Action Plan for Strengthening the Ecological Integrity of
the Dal Lake
|
UNDP (in collaboration with ATREE)
|
Underway
|
|
Characterization of microflora of rhizosphere
associated with saffron with a target to develop consortia of beneficial
microbes
|
Coordinated DBT Project
|
Underway
|
|
Towards a better mechanistic
understanding of colonization: Biogeographic analysis and population genetics of two highly
invasive Asteraceae species
|
Indo-German
(DST-DAAD) collaborative project
|
Sanctioned
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