Assistant Professor

Dr Subashree Kothandaraman

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering

Interests

  • Geospatial Technology
  • Ecological Modelling
  • Machine Learning

Faculty Details

Education

2009

University of Madras
India
BSc

2011

University of Madras
India
MSc

2012

University of Madras
India
MPhil

2019

Pondicherry University
India
PhD

Experience

  • February 2022 to August 2023 – DST-SERB National Postdoctoral Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
  • October 2021 to February 2022 – Dr D S Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow (University Grants Commission), Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University)
  • February 2019 to September 2021 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University)

    • Research Interest

    • Remote sensing and GIS
    • Machine learning
    • Ecological modelling
    • Climate change
    • Invasion ecology
    • Fire ecology

    Awards

  • 2023 – Best oral presentation award, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
  • 2021 – National Postdoctoral Fellowship (N-PDF), Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology
  • 2021 – Dr D S Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, University Grants Commission
  • 2020 – Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination (all India rank - 99) – Govt. of India
  • 2012 – Qualified State Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SET) in Tamil Nadu – Govt. of Tamil Nadu

    • Memberships

  • European Geosciences Union (EGU)
  • Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative (GFBI)
  • Science-i
  • International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) – Global and India Chapter
  • Alliance of World Scientists (AWS)

    • Publications

    Research Articles

  • 1. Liang, J… Kothandaraman, S., et al. 2022. Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6, 1423–1437. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x
  • 2. Dar, J.A., Kothandaraman, S., Khare, P.K., Khan, M.L. 2022. Sacred groves of Central India: diversity status, carbon storage and conservation strategies. Biotropica, 13157. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13157
  • 3. Raha, D., Kothandaraman, S., Khan, M.L., 2022. Variation in soil organic carbon stocks in three tropical dry deciduous forests of Madhya Pradesh, India. Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 12(1): 1-16.
  • 4. Lone, P.A., Kothandaraman, S., Khan, M.L. 2022. Invasive shrub Lantana camara L. alters the flora and soils in tropical dry deciduous forests of Central India. Biotropica, 13112. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13112
  • 5. Kothandaraman, S., Karuppusamy, S., Sundarapandian, SM., 2021. Plant diversity, structure and regeneration potential in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 41(4): 259-284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2020.02.004
  • 6. Kothandaraman, S., Sundarapandian, S., Dayanandan, S., Khan, M.L., 2020. Ecosystem-level carbon storage and its links to diversity, structural and environmental drivers in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India. Scientific Reports 10: 13444. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70313-6
  • 7. Dar J.A., Kothandaraman, S., Raha D., Kumar A., Khare PK., Khan, M.L., 2019. Tree diversity, biomass and carbon storage in sacred groves of Central India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26: 298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06854-9
  • 8. Lone, P.A., Dar J.A., Kothandaraman, S., Raha, D., Pandey, P.K., Ray, T., Khare, P.K., Khan, M.L., 2019. Impact of plant invasion on physical, chemical and biological aspects of ecosystems: A review. Tropical Plant Research 6(3): 528-544. https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2019.v6.i3.067
  • 9. Kothandaraman, S., Dar J.A., Sundarapandian, SM., 2019. Variation in soil organic carbon stocks with vegetation type in tropical forests of Western Ghats, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191: 410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7881-6
  • 10. Dar, J.A, Kothandaraman, S., Bhat, N.A., Rather, M.Y., Sundarapandian, SM., Khare, P.K., Khan M.L., 2018. Climate Change Combat – A Conspectus. International Journal of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources 13(2): 555857. https://doi.org/10.19080/IJESNR.2018.13.555857
  • 11. Dar, J.A., Kothandaraman, S., Rather, M.Y., Sundarapandian, S., Khan, M.L., 2017. Distribution patterns of tree, understorey and detritus biomass in coniferous and broadleaved forests of Western Himalaya, India. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 36: 787-805. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2017.1363055.
  • 12. Kothandaraman, S., Sundarapandian, S., 2017. Biomass and carbon stock assessment in two savannahs of Western Ghats, India. Taiwania 62(3): 272-282. https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2017.62.272
  • 13. Kothandaraman, S., Sundarapandian, S., 2017. Structure of plant community in tropical deciduous forests of Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, India. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity 18(1): 391-400. https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d180150
  • 14. Sundarapandian, SM., Amritha, S., Gowsalya, L., Kayathri, P., Thamizharasi, M., Dar J.A., Srinivas, K., Gandhi, D.S., Kothandaraman, S., 2016. Soil organic carbon stocks in different land uses in Pondicherry University campus, Puducherry, India. Tropical Plant Research 3(1): 10-17.
  • 15. Sundarapandian, SM., Amritha, S., Gowsalya, L., Kayathri, P., Thamizharasi, M., Dar J.A., Srinivas, K., Gandhi, D.S., Kothandaraman, S., 2015. Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in Different Land Uses at Puthupet, Tamil Nadu, India. STM Journals: Research & Reviews: Journal of Ecology 4(3): 6-14. https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjoe.v4i3.596
  • 16. Sundarapandian, SM., Amritha, S., Gowsalya, L., Kayathri, P., Thamizharasi, M., Srinivas, K., Gandhi, D.S., Kothandaraman, S., 2014. Biomass and carbon stock assessments of woody vegetation in Pondicherry University campus, Puducherry. International Journal of Environmental Biology 4(2): 87-99.
  • 17. Sundarapandian, SM., Gandhi, D.S., Kantipudi, S., Kothandaraman, S., 2013. Estimation of biomass and carbon stocks in tropical dry forests in Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu, India. International Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering Research 4(3): 66-76.

    • Book Chapters

  • 1. Kothandaraman, S., Bhat, N.A., Sundarapandian, S., Khan, M.L. Tree plantation: a silver bullet to achieve carbon neutrality? In: Panwar, P., Shukla, G., Bhat, J.A., Chakravarty, S. (Eds.) Land Degradation Neutrality: Achieving SDG 15 by Forest Management, Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 205-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5478-8_12
  • 2. Dar J.A., Kothandaraman, S., Bhat, N.A., Sundarapandian S., Xu, M., Saikia P., Kumar A., Kumar A., Khare P.K., Khan M.L. 2020. Role of Major Forest Biomes in Climate Change Mitigation: An Eco-Biological Perspective. In: Roy, N., Roychoudhury, S., Nautiyal, S., Agarwal, S.K., Baksi, S. (Eds.) Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions in Resource use and Conservation: Strategies for Sustainability. Springer Nature, Switzerland, pp. 483-526. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_24
  • 3. Dar J.A., Kothandaraman, S., Sundarapandian S., Saikia P., Kumar A., Khare P.K., Dayanandan S., Khan M.L. 2019. Invasive Species and Their Impact on Tropical Forests of Central India: A Review. In: Garkoti, S.C., Van Bloem, S.J., Fulé, P.Z., Semwal, R.L. (Eds.) Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Functions and Challenges in the Face of Global Change. Springer Nature, Singapore, pp. 69-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8249-9_5
  • 4. Sundarapandian, SM., Kothandaraman, S., 2017. Status of Invasive Plants in Tamil Nadu, India - Their Impact and Significance. In: Ansari, A.A., Gill, S.S., Abbas, Z.K., Naeem, M. (Eds.) Plant Biodiversity: Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation. CAB International, United Kingdom, pp. 371-387. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780646947.0371
  • 5. Sundarapandian, SM., Muthumperumal, C., Kothandaraman, S., 2015. Biological Invasion of Vines, Their Impacts and Management. In: Parthasarathy, N. (Ed.) Biodiversity of Lianas. Volume 5 of the series Sustainable Development and Biodiversity, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 211-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14592-1_12

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