Publications

ARTICLES IN JOURNALS

1. Banerjee, A., Rakshit, N. and Ray, S. (2026) Sustainable natural resource management: integrating fisheries, ecosystem health, and sustainability goals. Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management, 5, 1854527.

2. Banerjee, A., Rakshit, N., Chakrabarty, M., Sinha, S., Ghosh, S., Ray, S. (2022) Zooplankton community of Bakreswar reservoir: Assessment and visualization of distribution pattern using self-organizing maps. Ecological Informatics, 72, 101837.

3. Bhavan, S.G., Ingole, B., Rakshit, N., Giriyan, A., D’souza F., Dourado, S., Mayekar, T., Rivonkar, P., VishnuRadhan, R., Bhanudasrao, C.E. (2022) Exploring the ecosystem health of a tropical Indian estuary using mass balanced model. Aquatic Sciences, 84, 1-19.

4. Bhavan, S.G., Rakshit, N., Lal, D.M., Ingole, B., Rivonkar, P., Naik, G., Mayekar, T. and Bhanudasrao, C.E. (2021) Ecosystem modelling to understand the trophic dynamics and ecosystem health of a small tropical Indian estuary. Ecological Informatics, 66, 101429.

5. Sinha, S., Banerjee, A., Rakshit, N., Akkur, R.V., Bhadury, P., Ray, S. (2021) Importance of benthic-pelagic coupling in food-web interactions of Kakinada Bay, India. Ecological Informatics, 61, 101208.

6. Rakshit, N., Basir, F. Al., Banerjee, A., Ray, S. (2019) Dynamics of plant mosaic disease propagation and the usefulness of roguing as an alternative biological control. Ecological Complexity, 38, 15-23 

7. Banerjee, A., Chakrabarty, M., Rakshit, N., Bhowmick, A.R., & Ray, S. (2019) Environmental factors as indicators of dissolved oxygen concentration and zooplankton abundance: Deep learning versus traditional regression approach. Ecological Indicators, 100, 99-117.

8. Mukherjee, J., Karan, S., Chakrabarty, M., Banerjee, A., Rakshit, N., & Ray, S. (2019) An approach towards quantification of ecosystem trophic status and health through ecological network analysis applied in Hooghly-Matla estuarine system, India. Ecological Indicators, 100, 55-68.

9. Rakshit, N., Banerjee, A., Mukherjee, J., Chakrabarty, M., Borrett, S. R., & Ray, S. (2017) Comparative study of food webs from two different time periods of Hooghly Matla estuarine system, India through network analysis. Ecological Modelling, 356, 25-37.

10. Banerjee, A., Chakrabarty, M., Rakshit, N., Mukherjee, J., & Ray, S. (2017) Indicators and assessment of ecosystem health of Bakreswar reservoir, India: An approach through network analysis. Ecological Indicators, 80, 163-173.

11. Chakrabarty, M., Banerjee, A., Mukherjee, J., Rakshit, N., & Ray, S. (2017) Spatial pattern analysis of zooplankton community of Bakreswar reservoir, India. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-9.

12. Banerjee, A., Banerjee, M., Mukherjee, J., Rakshit, N., & Ray, S. (2016) Trophic relationships and ecosystem functioning of Bakreswar Reservoir, India. Ecological Informatics, 36, 50-60.

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Rakshit, N., Banerjee, A. and Ray, S. (2026) Estuaries. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 420–427. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00158-0)

2. Rakshit, N., Banerjee, A. and Ray, S. (2026) Coral Reefs. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 375–389. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00157-9)

3. Rakshit, N., Banerjee, A. and Ray, S. (2026) Ecosystems: Agriculture Systems. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 336–342. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00156-7)

4. Rakshit, N., Banerjee, A. and Ray, S. (2026) Rivers and Streams: Physical Setting and Adapted Biota. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 504–518. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00153-1)

5. Rakshit, N., Banerjee, A. and Ray, S. (2026) Lagoons. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 466–474. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00159-2)

6. Banerjee, A. Rakshit, N. and Ray, S. (2026) Swamps. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 555–561. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00119-1)

7. Wantzen, K., Junk, W., Banerjee, A. Rakshit, N. and Ray, S. (2026) Riparian Wetlands. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 492–503. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00107-5)

8. Banerjee, A. Rakshit, N. and Ray, S. (2026) Mangrove Wetlands. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 475–486. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00175-0)

9. Banerjee, A. Rakshit, N. and Ray, S. (2026) Freshwater Lakes. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 450–456. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00106-3)

10. Callaghan, T., Banerjee, A. Rakshit, N. and Ray, S. (2026) Polar Terrestrial Ecology. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 3rd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 487–491. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00102-6)

11. Banerjee, A., Rakshit, N., and Ray, S. (2019) Structural Dynamic models. In: Brian D. Fath (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, 2nd Edition, vol. 2, pp. 206–212. US: Elsevier. (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11202-3)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Rakshit N., Banerjee A., Sinha S., Ray S. (2020) Recent Trends of Ecosystem Health and Biodiversity Status of Pelagic-Benthic Coupled System in Indian Estuaries with Special Emphasis on Hooghly Estuary, India. In: Roy P., Cao X., Li XZ., Das P., Deo S. (eds) Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Modeling. ICMAAM 2018. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 302. Springer, Singapore. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0422-8_21)

2. Sinha S., Banerjee A., Rakshit N., Ray S. (2020) Modelling Studies Focusing on Microphytobenthos and Its Role in Benthic-Pelagic Coupling. In: Roy P., Cao X., Li XZ., Das P., Deo S. (eds) Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Modeling. ICMAAM 2018. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 302. Springer, Singapore. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0422-8_19)

ABSTRACT

1. Rakshit, N., Ray, S. “Assessment of ecosystem health through network analysis of pelagic-benthic coupled system in Hooghly estuary, India” in proceedings of 5th India Biodiversity Meet 2018, ISI Kolkata (ISBN 978-93- 5300-935-9).