S. Kothari

Vegetation Recovery and Biodiversity Enhancement Following Ecological Restoration of a Degraded Rocky Hill in the Indian Thar Desert

Aims: To assess early vegetation recovery and biodiversity enhancement following ecological restoration of a degraded rocky hill at Lunawas Bhakhar, Jodhpur, western Rajasthan. Study Design: A comparative site-level assessment was conducted between a plantation/restoration field (PF) and an adjoining outside plantatio...

Plant- and microbe-based remediation of textile effluent-contaminated environments: mapping global research trends and emerging scientific directions

Global trends and thematic evolution of sap flow research in forests and woody plants

Sap flow techniques are widely used in forest research to quantify tree water use and forest–atmosphere interactions across diverse climatic and ecological settings. Despite their increasing application, a quantitative understanding of how sap flow-based research has evolved in terms of publication trends, thematic dev...

Vegetation Recovery and Biodiversity Enhancement Following Restoration of a Reactivated Sand Dune in the Indian Thar Desert

Restoration of reactivated sand dunes in hot-arid environments is challenging because plant establishment is constrained by highly variable rainfall, intense evaporative demand, aeolian disturbance and recurrent biotic pressure. This study assessed short-term vegetation change in a protected and restored reactivated du...

Integrated Approaches for Soil Health Restoration in Indian Agroecosystems: Role of Conservation Agriculture, Nutrient Management and Agroforestry

In Indian agroecosystems, soil degradation has become one of the major environmental concerns. The prime reason of soil degradation is intensive agricultural practices which affect long-term productivity and sustainability. The conventional practices which include repeated tillage, residue removal, and imbalanced ferti...