Evolving road networks and urban landscape transformation in the Himalayan foothills, India.

The amalgamation of Himalayan and Indo-Burmese biodiversity has made the state of Manipur, India, a unique ecosystem. In addition, the region is a strategic place for the country to establish an economic corridor to Southeast Asia. In recent times, the region has witnessed tremendous infrastructural/road development.

Delineating the calling pattern of from native and non-native plant species.

The study attempted to understand the effect of the host plants on the call parameters of native tree cricket, (Order: Orthoptera, Sub-order: Ensifera, Family: Gryllidae) while calling from native () and non-native host plant species ( and ). The study was conducted at four locations across India. Calls of were recorded on these host plants in the field and spectral and temporal parameters of calls were analysed.

Isovalent anion-induced electrochemical activity of doped CoVO for oxygen evolution reaction application.

The activity of an OER electrocatalyst is a strong function of the reaction kinetics at the active sites, which can be influenced by catalytic engineering (, heterostructure, doping, and the addition of cocatalysts). Herein, we report the improved reaction kinetics of cobalt oxide for the OER the addition of high valence vanadium and thereafter doping with sulphur (S-CoVO). The addition of vanadium increases the oxygen vacancy while the doping of sulphur increases the electronic conductivity of the electrocatalyst.

A missing cog in the wheel: an Allee effects perspective in biological invasion paradigm.

Environmental stochasticity and invasive species demographical factors are considered to be fundamental aspects of species invasion. Population size, density, and intraspecific competition are the important determinants of species range expansion. Allee effects, interesting density-dependent phenomena, act as 'mechanism of population regulation' during species expansion.

Does intrinsic light heterogeneity in Ricinus communis L. monospecific thickets drive species' population dynamics?

Ricinus communis L. colonizes heterogeneous urban landscapes as monospecific thickets. The ecological understanding on colonization success of R.

Generic process for highly stable metallic nanoparticle-semiconductor heterostructures via click chemistry for electro/photocatalytic applications.

Metallic nanoparticles (MNP) are utilized as electrocatalysts, cocatalysts, and photon absorbers in heterostructures that harvest solar energy. In such systems, the interface formed should be stable over a wide range of pH values and electrolytes. Many current nonthermal processing strategies rely on physical interactions to bind the MNP to the semiconductor.

Eco-physiological performance of two invasive weed congeners (Ageratum conyzoides L. and Ageratum houstonianum Mill.) in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.

Morphological (easily measureable) and physiological (hard to measure) traits of two closely related invasive alien congeners-Ageratum conyzoides L. and Ageratum houstonianum Mill. were studied with a perspective that which species will be potentially be more successful as an invader in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.

Land use patterns and urbanization in the holy city of Varanasi, India: a scenario.

Rapid urbanization and increasing land use changes due to population and economic growth in selected landscapes is being witnessed of late in India and other developing countries. The cities are expanding in all directions resulting in large-scale urban sprawl and changes in urban land use. The spatial pattern of such changes is clearly noticed on the urban fringes or city peripheral rural areas than in the city center.