Growth and metabolic characteristics of oleaginous microalgal isolates from Nilgiri biosphere Reserve of India by Kalaiselvi Thangavel, Preethi Radha Krishnan, Srimeena Nagaiah, Senthil Kuppusamy, Senthil Chinnasamy, Jude Sudhagar Rajadorai, Gopal Nellaiappan Olaganathan, Balachandar Dananjeyan

“…The present study aimed at identification, isolation, and characterization of oleaginous microalgae from shola forests of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), the biodiversity hot spot of India, where the microalgal diversity has not yet been systematically investigated. …”
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Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza pykarensis Gamble (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats of India by V.B. Sreekumar, V.S. Hareesh, K.A. Sreejith

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Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza pykarensis Gamble (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats of India by V.B. Sreekumar, V.S. Hareesh, K.A. Sreejith

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Description of two new species of the genus <i>Fimbristylis</i> Vahl. (Cyperaceae) from Velliangiri Hills, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India by M. Murugesan, V. Balasubramaniam, N. Nagarajan

“…Fimbristylis matthewii and F. velliangiriensis from Velliangiri Hills in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve located in the Western Ghats area of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India. …”
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APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN THE NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND ITS ECOSYSTEM OF WESTERN GHATS, INDIA by S. Abdul Rahaman, R. Venkatesh

“…In this paper Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBSR) area has been selected and it represents a biodiversity-rich ecosystem in the Western Ghats and includes two of the ten biogeographical provinces of India. …”
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CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Frugivory and seed dispersal by the Asian Elephant <i>Elephas maximus</i> in the tropical forests of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India by N. Baskaran, A.A. Desai

“…We studied frugivory and seed dispersal by Asian Elephants in the tropical deciduous and thorn forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India. We determined fruit consumption based on the presence of seeds and fruit remnants in elephant dung piles. …”
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Regional Variation in Non-Timber Forest Product Harvest Strategies, Trade, and Ecological Impacts: the Case of Black Dammar (Canarium strictum Roxb.) Use and Conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India by Anita Varghese, Tamara Ticktin

“…We focus on indigenous communities in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) and ask: How is C. strictum tapped and is there variation across communities? …”
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A new report on mixed species association between Nilgiri Langurs Semnopithecus johnii and Tufted Grey Langurs S. priam (Primates: Cercopithecidae) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India by Chetan Nag

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Small carnivores of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern Western Ghats, India by E. R. Sreekumar, P. O. Nameer

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Mortality records (1979–2011) shed light on threats to Asian Elephants Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) in Nilgiris, southern India by Priya Davidar, Clément Rosset, Pratheesh Chacko Mammen, Jean Philippe Puyravaud, Rajeev Srivastava, Belinda Wright

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Mortality records (1979–2011) shed light on threats to Asian Elephants Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae) in Nilgiris, southern India by Priya Davidar, Clément Rosset, Pratheesh Chacko Mammen, Jean Philippe Puyravaud, Rajeev Srivastava, Belinda Wright

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Flowering plants of Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National Park, Karnataka, India by Ramasamy Manikandan, Pakishirajan Lakshminarasimhan

“…It is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and covers foot-hills of the Brahmagiri hill ranges in the Western Ghats, which is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and epicenter of Indian endemics harbouring species-rich-habitats and supporting a high biodiversity. …”
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Benefits of Biotic Pollination for Non-Timber Forest Products and Cultivated Plants by Rehel Shiny, Varghese Anita, Bradbear Nicola, Davidar Priya, Roberts Stuart, Roy Pratim, Potts Simon

“…We used the biologically and culturally diverse Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in India to characterise the types of NTFP and crop products of 213 plant species and asses their degree of dependency on animal pollination. …”
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Shola tree regeneration is lower under Lantana camara L. thickets in the upper Nilgiris plateau, India by Muneer Ul Islam Najar, Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Priya Davidar

“…Lantana camara is a dominant invasive shrub in many protected areas of India including the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).  We conducted a study to assess the regeneration potential of endemic native (shola) trees under different levels of Lantana infestation in the upper plateau of NBR.  …”
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Phenological observation and population dynamics of six uncommon medicinal plants in the grasslands of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India by Subramaniam Paulsamy

“…Phenological observation and a population density study for six uncommon medicinal plant species were made in four grasslands in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, viz. Thiashola, Korakundah, Ebbenadu and Wenlockdown, at monthly intervals from April 2007 to March 2008. …”
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Morphotaxonomy of Genus Targionia L. (Marchantiales) From Nilgiri Hills (India) by Afroz Alam

“…<p>Studies on the order Marchantiales of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR), Western Ghats, India, have revealed the occurrence of three taxa of genus <em>Targionia </em>L., namely <em>Targionia hypophylla </em>L., <em>Targionia lorbeeriana </em>K. …”
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Elephant <i>Elephas maximus</i> Linnaeus (Proboscidea: Elephantidae) migration paths in the Nilgiri Hills, India in the late 1970s by E.R.C. Davidar, P. Davidar, P. Davidar, J.P. Puyravaud

“…Maintaining elephant habitat connectivity in and around the Nilgiris rests upon the understanding that elephant populations of the several protected areas of the now Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve must remain active. The first author surveyed the Nilgiris on foot and on elephant back for several months in 1978. …”
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Plant parasitic nematode communities associated with the crop banana (Musa spp.) at Attappady Tribal hill area, India by Ashfak A. ODALA, Rasmi A. RAMANATHAN, Usman ARERATH

“…Attappady is a region of immense biological importance comes under the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve area of India at Palakkad district. …”
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Assessing the effects of multiple stressors on the recruitment of fruit harvested trees in a tropical dry forest, Western Ghats, India. by Anita Varghese, Tamara Ticktin, Lisa Mandle, Snehlata Nath

“…Specifically, we assessed the structure of 54 populations of Phyllanthus emblica, P. indofischeri and Terminalia chebula spread across the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats to ask: (1) How are populations recruiting? …”
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Fencing Can Alter Gene Flow of Asian Elephant Populations within Protected Areas by Jean-Philippe Puyravaud, Samuel A. Cushman, P. Anuradha Reddy, Durairaj Boominathan, Reeta Sharma, Neelakantan Arumugam, Kanagaraj Muthamizh Selvan, Nagarathinam Mohanraj, Sedupathy Arulmozhi, Abdul Rahim, Tamanna Kalam, Rahul De, Swati Udayraj, Andrea Luis, Muneer Ul Islam Najar, Kothandapani Raman, Bawa Mothilal Krishnakumar, Surendra Prakash Goyal, Priya Davidar

“…The influence of the closure of PAs on gene flow was examined for one region, the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The best resistance raster obtained by transforming the slope occupancy model was better than Euclidean distance for explaining genetic distance, indicating that slope partially controls gene flow. …”
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