N. Parthasarathy
Professor
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Pondicherry University
India
Biography
N. Parthasarathy obtained his graduation and post-graduation degree from University of Madras, and Ph.D. from University of Madras as well. He currently holds as an Professor in Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences and Dean, School of Life Sciences at Pondicherry University. He has Thirty-four years of research experience in ecological and taxonomic studies in forest ecosystems. Involved in carrying out extensive field research in the forests of Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and tropical dry evergreen (sacred grove) forests on the Coromandel Coast and Carnatic areas of India. Also worked on Seagrass ecosystem.
Research Interest
Biodiversity and Conservation, Forest Ecology, Diversity and ecology of lianas, Forest dynamics, Medicinal plant resources and Conservation.
Publications
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Anil K, Parthasarathy N (2015) Ecosystem services rendered by plant species in tropical dry evergreen forest on the Coromandel Coast of India: Fruit traits and fruit resource use by faunal community. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology 2: 198 - 209.
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Vivek P, N Parthasarathy (2015) Liana community and functional trait analysis in tropical dry evergreen forest of India. Journal of Plant Ecology. 8: 501-512.
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Vivek P, N Parthasarathy (2016) Host preferences of four dominant lianas with contrasting climbing strategies in tropical dry evergreen forest of India. J Global Ecology and Environ Sci 4: 86-91.
