Gopal S Rawat
Biographic Data
| ID | 363209 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gopal S Rawat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gopal S |
| FAMILY NAME | Rawat |
| SIGNATURE | RAWAT G S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wildlife Institute of India |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5743-5035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On the occurrence of Sorbus tianschanica Rupr. (Rosaceae), a climate relict from Ladakh, Indian Trans Himalaya
A new distribution record of Sorbus tianschanica Rupr., a tree or shrub native to the temperate northern hemisphere, is reported for Ladakh. Thirty-one individuals of S. tianschanica were seen growing on exposed cliffs and also on shadowed cliff bases in a remote valley in the western Ladakh region of Kargil. A detailed taxonomic description, diagnostic features and notes on the habitat of the species along with its distribution and climatic rang…
Harmony in nature: Understanding the cultural and ecological aspects of plant use in Ladakh
Background Traditional knowledge (TK) in Ladakh encapsulates a repository of experimental wisdom cultivated over millennia. Despite this cultural wealth, dwindling interest among the younger generations in the region's age-old practices underscores the urgency to document TK. The current study investigates the diverse usage of plants in Surru, Wakha and Lower Indus valleys of Western Ladakh exploring the influence of socioeconomic and ecological …
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth: A new emergent invasive alien species in the Western Himalaya
In the current communication, we assessed the current spread and invasion pattern of a new invasive alien plant Wigandia urens along National Highway 58 in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The population status of this species was assessed using systematic vegetation sampling. Ecological niche modelling was performed using maxent to predict the future spread. The study revealed that W. urens is rapidly invading along the road on rocky eroded slop…
Forest vegetation response to anthropogenic pressures: A case study from Askot Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya
Perception of medical health care practitioners and health care consumers towards traditional health care systems in western Ladakh, India
Background: This study focussed on the perception of Medical Health Care Professionals (MHCPs) and Local Health Care Consumers (LHCCs) on traditional health-care systems (THCS) and collaboration of both traditional and modern health-care system in western Ladakh, India. Methods: The study area was based on the distribution of three different socio-cultural groups in three valleys (Lower Indus, Suru and Wakha Chu) in western Ladakh. A detailed fie…
Compensatory afforestation policy in India: An analysis using an ecorestoration lens
India is on track to meet the Bonn Challenge pledge by showcasing its ambitious compensatory afforestation programme. But a question remains regarding the extent to which this programme has achieved the restoration of degraded forests. Using the lens of ecological restoration, mitigation hierarchy and compensatory conservation, the performance of compensatory afforestation policy in India is analyzed. It was found that this policy has significant…
Dwindling status of a community managed forest in the Dhauladhar mountain range of western Himalaya
Community managed forest is one of the striking features of Himalayan forest ecosystems that not only help in their conservation but also in nurturing the well-being of adjoining communities. However, during the past few decades, human impacts have affected the sustainability of such ecosystems. Recognizing this, the present study was conducted to assess the ecological status of a community managed ‘Bohal spring-shed’ forest in the foothills of D…
A hierarchy of landscape-habitat-plant physiognomic classes in the Indian Trans-Himalaya
Globally, a number of leading countries have adopted biogeographic based protected area planning to conserve their natural resources. India, a mega-diverse country also has conceded with a massive exercise to prepare a biogeography based conservation planning. Undoubtedly, initiating such conservation planning at national or regional level requires a holistic understanding about the landscapes and its habitat features for their long-term manageme…
Life and Select Scientific Contributions of Dr. Ranbeer S. Rawal
Prevailing traditional health care services in Western Ladakh, Indian Trans-Himalaya
Background: There has been a spurt in revival of Traditional Health Care Services (THCS) in different parts of the world due to increasing awareness about their importance and the initiatives taken by the local governments. Ladakh, located in the Indian Trans-Himalaya represents an ethno-cultural landscape with well-established history of use of traditional medicines in healing of different ailments. However, several THCS so far remained informal…
Building sustainability in the Eastern Himalaya: Linking evidence to action
Making ecosystem services approach operational: Experiences from Dhauladhar Range, Western Himalaya
Seasonal Precipitation Signal in Earlywood and Latewood Ring Width Chronologies of Pinus Roxburghii
The growth response of earlywood and latewood to precipitation in chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) was studied by examining a series of core samples from the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Earlywood and latewood were observed to contribute about equal proportions towards the total ring width. Comparison of tree-ring data with the CRU TS3.22 (land) precipitation dataset indicates that earlywood is positively correlated with spring and early summer precipita…
Changing aspects of Traditional Healthcare System in Western Ladakh, India
Commercial Extraction of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. in the Western Himalaya: Patterns of Collection, Processing, and Conservation Threats
Indiscriminate extraction of Picrorhiza kurrooa is a serious threat to the population of this Himalayan medicinal plant. Over 90% of the market demand for this species is met from the wild. We conducted a study on the patterns and processes of kutki extraction in a part of the Dhauladhar range, Western Himalaya, in the state of Himachal Pradesh (India). Semistructured interviews and participant observations with the medicinal plant collectors (n …
The Alpine Vegetation of the Khangchendzonga Landscape, Sikkim Himalaya
The alpine vegetation of the Sikkim Himalaya has received limited attention despite being a part of the Eastern Himalaya global biodiversity hotspot. The current study undertaken in the third highest landscape in the world—the Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP)—provides information on the different alpine vegetation communities and aspects of their ecology. The transverse spurs from the unique north–south Khangchendzonga range result in a landsc…
Ecology, Economics, and Equity of the Pastoral Systems in the Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim Himalaya, India
The Khangchendzonga National Park is a part of the eastern Himalaya global biodiversity hotspot and is located in the Sikkim state of India. Increasing livestock populations coupled with the government policy to ban grazing and its selective implementation resulted in conflict. Hence we undertook this multidisciplinary study involving consultations with traditional resource users, field surveys, and remote sensing. We found that in the greater Hi…
Harmony in nature: Understanding the cultural and ecological aspects of plant use in Ladakh
Background Traditional knowledge (TK) in Ladakh encapsulates a repository of experimental wisdom cultivated over millennia. Despite this cultural wealth, dwindling interest among the younger generations in the region's age-old practices underscores the urgency to document TK. The current study investigates the diverse usage of plants in Surru, Wakha and Lower Indus valleys of Western Ladakh exploring the influence of socioeconomic and ecological …
Making ecosystem services approach operational: Experiences from Dhauladhar Range, Western Himalaya
Ecology, Economics, and Equity of the Pastoral Systems in the Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim Himalaya, India
The Khangchendzonga National Park is a part of the eastern Himalaya global biodiversity hotspot and is located in the Sikkim state of India. Increasing livestock populations coupled with the government policy to ban grazing and its selective implementation resulted in conflict. Hence we undertook this multidisciplinary study involving consultations with traditional resource users, field surveys, and remote sensing. We found that in the greater Hi…
The Alpine Vegetation of the Khangchendzonga Landscape, Sikkim Himalaya
The alpine vegetation of the Sikkim Himalaya has received limited attention despite being a part of the Eastern Himalaya global biodiversity hotspot. The current study undertaken in the third highest landscape in the world—the Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP)—provides information on the different alpine vegetation communities and aspects of their ecology. The transverse spurs from the unique north–south Khangchendzonga range result in a landsc…
Commercial Extraction of Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. in the Western Himalaya: Patterns of Collection, Processing, and Conservation Threats
Indiscriminate extraction of Picrorhiza kurrooa is a serious threat to the population of this Himalayan medicinal plant. Over 90% of the market demand for this species is met from the wild. We conducted a study on the patterns and processes of kutki extraction in a part of the Dhauladhar range, Western Himalaya, in the state of Himachal Pradesh (India). Semistructured interviews and participant observations with the medicinal plant collectors (n …
Changing aspects of Traditional Healthcare System in Western Ladakh, India
Seasonal Precipitation Signal in Earlywood and Latewood Ring Width Chronologies of Pinus Roxburghii
The growth response of earlywood and latewood to precipitation in chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) was studied by examining a series of core samples from the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Earlywood and latewood were observed to contribute about equal proportions towards the total ring width. Comparison of tree-ring data with the CRU TS3.22 (land) precipitation dataset indicates that earlywood is positively correlated with spring and early summer precipita…
Building sustainability in the Eastern Himalaya: Linking evidence to action
Making ecosystem services approach operational: Experiences from Dhauladhar Range, Western Himalaya
Compensatory afforestation policy in India: An analysis using an ecorestoration lens
India is on track to meet the Bonn Challenge pledge by showcasing its ambitious compensatory afforestation programme. But a question remains regarding the extent to which this programme has achieved the restoration of degraded forests. Using the lens of ecological restoration, mitigation hierarchy and compensatory conservation, the performance of compensatory afforestation policy in India is analyzed. It was found that this policy has significant…
Dwindling status of a community managed forest in the Dhauladhar mountain range of western Himalaya
Community managed forest is one of the striking features of Himalayan forest ecosystems that not only help in their conservation but also in nurturing the well-being of adjoining communities. However, during the past few decades, human impacts have affected the sustainability of such ecosystems. Recognizing this, the present study was conducted to assess the ecological status of a community managed ‘Bohal spring-shed’ forest in the foothills of D…
A hierarchy of landscape-habitat-plant physiognomic classes in the Indian Trans-Himalaya
Globally, a number of leading countries have adopted biogeographic based protected area planning to conserve their natural resources. India, a mega-diverse country also has conceded with a massive exercise to prepare a biogeography based conservation planning. Undoubtedly, initiating such conservation planning at national or regional level requires a holistic understanding about the landscapes and its habitat features for their long-term manageme…
Life and Select Scientific Contributions of Dr. Ranbeer S. Rawal
Prevailing traditional health care services in Western Ladakh, Indian Trans-Himalaya
Background: There has been a spurt in revival of Traditional Health Care Services (THCS) in different parts of the world due to increasing awareness about their importance and the initiatives taken by the local governments. Ladakh, located in the Indian Trans-Himalaya represents an ethno-cultural landscape with well-established history of use of traditional medicines in healing of different ailments. However, several THCS so far remained informal…
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth: A new emergent invasive alien species in the Western Himalaya
In the current communication, we assessed the current spread and invasion pattern of a new invasive alien plant Wigandia urens along National Highway 58 in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The population status of this species was assessed using systematic vegetation sampling. Ecological niche modelling was performed using maxent to predict the future spread. The study revealed that W. urens is rapidly invading along the road on rocky eroded slop…
Forest vegetation response to anthropogenic pressures: A case study from Askot Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya
Perception of medical health care practitioners and health care consumers towards traditional health care systems in western Ladakh, India
Background: This study focussed on the perception of Medical Health Care Professionals (MHCPs) and Local Health Care Consumers (LHCCs) on traditional health-care systems (THCS) and collaboration of both traditional and modern health-care system in western Ladakh, India. Methods: The study area was based on the distribution of three different socio-cultural groups in three valleys (Lower Indus, Suru and Wakha Chu) in western Ladakh. A detailed fie…
On the occurrence of Sorbus tianschanica Rupr. (Rosaceae), a climate relict from Ladakh, Indian Trans Himalaya
A new distribution record of Sorbus tianschanica Rupr., a tree or shrub native to the temperate northern hemisphere, is reported for Ladakh. Thirty-one individuals of S. tianschanica were seen growing on exposed cliffs and also on shadowed cliff bases in a remote valley in the western Ladakh region of Kargil. A detailed taxonomic description, diagnostic features and notes on the habitat of the species along with its distribution and climatic rang…
Harmony in nature: Understanding the cultural and ecological aspects of plant use in Ladakh
Background Traditional knowledge (TK) in Ladakh encapsulates a repository of experimental wisdom cultivated over millennia. Despite this cultural wealth, dwindling interest among the younger generations in the region's age-old practices underscores the urgency to document TK. The current study investigates the diverse usage of plants in Surru, Wakha and Lower Indus valleys of Western Ladakh exploring the influence of socioeconomic and ecological …
Geography (15 works) · Ecology (12 works) · Biology (10 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · Biodiversity (5 works) · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Agroforestry (4 works) · Economics (4 works)