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Analogous Environments Across the Tropics Have Similar Levels of Tree Species Αlpha Diversity Open

Shumei Xiao, Jonathan M. Adams, Shufeng Li, Ferry Slik, Daniel M. Griffith , et al. · 2025

Different regions of the tropics vary in overall tree species diversity, with the tropical Americas exhibiting strikingly higher regional tree species richness than Africa and Southeast Asia. We investigated whether these differences also …

Unravelling tree diversity patterns and responses to environmental gradients in a tropical forest landscape of the Western Ghats Open

Kanda Naveen Babu, Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Kurian Ayushi, Narayanan Ayyappan, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy · 2025

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A comprehensive dataset of morphological traits for Indian climbers Open

Abhishek Pujari, Eduard Astaforov, Vivek Pandi, Vishnu Bhat, Gayathri Rajendiran , et al. · 2025

Climbers are among the most conspicuous elements of tropical forest ecosystems, where they exhibit exceptional taxonomic diversity. Despite their ecological significance, climbers are notably underrepresented in global plant functional tra…

Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities Open

Feng Jiang, Xucai Pu, Bernhard Schmid, Peter B. Reich, Jingjing Liang , et al. · 2025

Unraveling the mechanisms underlying the maintenance of species diversity is a central pursuit in ecology. It has been hypothesized that ectomycorrhizal (EcM) in contrast to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can reduce tree species diversity in…

A comparative analysis of machine learning techniques for aboveground biomass estimation: A case study of the Western Ghats, India Open

Kurian Ayushi, Kanda Naveen Babu, Narayanan Ayyappan, Jaishanker R. Nair, Athira Kakkara , et al. · 2024

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Differential impact of liana colonization on the leaf functional traits of co-occurring deciduous and evergreen trees in a tropical dry scrub forest Open

Vivek Pandi, Kanda Naveen Babu, Ashaq Ahmad Dar · 2023

The present study was carried out to analyze the leaf functional traits of co-occurring evergreen and deciduous tree species in a tropical dry scrub forest. This study also intended to check whether the species with contrasting leaf habits…

Tree community structure, carbon stocks and regeneration status of disturbed lowland tropical rain forests of Assam, India Open

Manish Kuntal Buragohain, Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Kanda Naveen Babu, N. Parthasarathy · 2023

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Increasing liana biomass and carbon stocks in tropical dry evergreen forests of southern India Open

Snigdha Nath, Kanda Naveen Babu, Ashaq Ahmad Dar, Narayanaswamy PARTHASARATHY · 2022

Tropical forests act as a great carbon reservoir covering about 30% of the global carbon content, however, structural alteration of these forests caused by forest disturbances adversely affects the carbon cycle. One such structural change …

The climbing flora of India: A comprehensive checklist Open

Vivek Pandi, Kanda Naveen Babu · 2022

The climbing plants in India are listed in detail in this data note. This comprehensive list of climbers was compiled using more than 100 published and unpublished sources that span more than a century. It includes a total of 2,608 species…

Taxonomic estimates of climbing plants in India: how many species are out there? Open

Vivek Pandi, Kanda Naveen Babu, Munisamy Anbarashan, C. Sudhakar Reddy, Jishnu Borgohain , et al. · 2022

We present the first-ever attempt to estimate the taxonomic diversity of climbing plants in India, following the recent APG IV classification. We used more than 100 published and unpublished sources spanning more than a century to compile …

Climber Radiations in Angiosperms: How Many Families Have at Least One Climber Species? Open

Vivek Pandi, Kanda Naveen Babu, Munisamy Anbarashan, Jibin Joseph, Siddhi Panchal , et al. · 2022

Impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the liana diversity and need for conservation of resource valued species - Evidences from Indian tropical dry evergreen forests Open

Snigdha Nath, Kanda Naveen Babu, K. Dilshad, Ashaq Ahmad Dar, N. Parthasarathy · 2022

Re-inventory of lianas were performed in two 1-ha permanent plots at a 19-year interval (2001–2020) in two tropical dry evergreen forest sites (TDEF; Oorani -OR and Puthupet - PP) of Coromandel Coast of India. Overall, 1964 lianas represen…

The woody flora of Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - A checklist Open

Kanda Naveen Babu, Kurian Ayushi, Vincy K. Wilson, Narayanan Ayyappan, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy · 2021

Documenting the biodiversity of protected areas and reserve forests is important to researchers, academicians and forest departments in their efforts to establish policies to protect regional biodiversity. Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary (S…

Differential impact of liana colonization on the leaf functional traits of co-occurring deciduous and evergreen trees Open

Vivek Pandi, Kanda Naveen Babu · 2021

The present study was carried out to analyse the leaf functional traits of co-occurring evergreen and deciduous tree species in a tropical dry scrub forest. This study also intended to check whether the species with contrasting leaf habits…

Changes in tree diversity and carbon stock over a decade in two Indian tropical dry evergreen forests Open

Kanda Naveen Babu, Biswajit Harpal, Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy · 2019

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Assessment of liana diversity and carbon stock in differently disturbed tropical dry evergreen forests of southern India Open

Kanda Naveen Babu, N. Parthasarathy · 2019

Lianas are important components of tropical forests that play a crucial role in forest dynamics.We investigated biodiversity and carbon stock of lianas in two tropical dry evergreen forest (TDEF) sites, the relatively undisturbed Sendhirak…

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