Long-Term Ecological
Observatories (LTEO): Grasslands
Long-Term Ecological
Observatories (LTEO): Grasslands
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Observatories (LTEO): Grasslands
Long Term Ecological Observatories-Grasslands is part of a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary collaborative effort to monitor a range of themes and taxa across the Indian subcontinent (lteo.iisc.ac.in/). National Centre for Biological Sciences is the nodal institute for the grasslands theme being coordinated by the BEER lab (lteo.iisc.ac.in/research/grasslands/). The grassland theme aims to characterize taxonomic and functional diversity of different grassy ecosystems across the biogeographic zones of India and monitor changes in community diversity and productivity over time in response to changes in climate.
LTEO-Grasslands sites aross India
LTEO-Grasslands sites in wet and dry landscapes
Ongoing Projects
Grasses and Forbes across climatic and edaphic gradients
Grasses and Forbes across climatic and edaphic gradients
We are exploring how richness and diversity of grasses and forges in India change across broad climatic gradients of rainfall, temperature and soil nutrient
Functional diversity of grasses across climatic gradients
Functional diversity of grasses across climatic gradients
We are exploring how functional traits of grasses vary across rainfall, temperature and soil nutrient gradiensts
People Associated
Mahesh Sankaran
Jayashree Ratnam
Mayank Kohli
Mukta Mande
Aksha Chowdhary
Anish Paul
Indrani Bandaru
Publications
Shaheen, I., Malik, R. A., Sankaran, M., & Shah, M. A. (2025). Setting up a baseline for long-term ecological monitoring of Kashmir Himalayan grasslands. Grassland Science, 71(4), 204–218. https://doi.org/10.1111/grs.70012
Mande, M., Joshi, A. A., Paramjyothi, H., Ratnam, J. & Sankaran, M. (2025). Patterns of grass (Poaceae) species distribution and richness across India. Global Ecology and Conservation. 62, e03741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03741
Shaheen, I., Malik, R. A., Sankaran, M., & Shah., M. A. (2025). Differential impacts of grazing on grassland plant diversity, biomass, soil C, and soil N across an elevation gradient. Ecological Applications. 35(5), e70031. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.70031
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