Nerlekar, A. N.* and Kambale, S. S. (2026). Canscora agni (Gentianaceae), a new species from the fire-prone Indian savannas. Nordic Journal of Botany, e05213

Mhetre, S., Benara, P., Gaikwad, Y., Deore, A., Munje, A., Nerlekar, A. N.* (2026). Afforestation of tropical savannas has mixed consequences for bird communities. Conservation Science and Practice: csp2.70267

MacDougall, A. S., Vanzant, B., Sulik, J., Bagchi, S., Naidu, D., Muraina, T. O., ... Nerlekar, A. N., ... & Siewert, M. B. (2026). The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink. Nature ecology & evolution, 10(2), 246-257. 

Lusk, D., Wolf, S., Svidzinska, D., Dormann, C. F., Kattge, J., Bruelheide, H., ...Nerlekar, A. N., ... & Kattenborn, T. (2026). Crowdsourced biodiversity monitoring fills gaps in global plant trait mapping. Nature Communications. 

Nerlekar, A. N.* & Patil, D. (2025). Utilizing traditional literature to triangulate the ecological history of a tropical savanna. People and Nature, pan3.70201.

Ojha, M., Shigwan, B. K., Nerlekar, A. N., Datar, M. N., Chavan, B. P., & Barua, D. (2025). Differential impacts of invasion on plant communities of two types of savannas in India. Ecological Applications, 35(3), e70035. 

Nerlekar, A. N.*, Spalink, D., & Veldman, J. W. (2025). Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas. American Journal of Botany, e70013

Nerlekar, A. N.*, Sullivan, L. L., & Brudvig, L. A. (2024). Grassland restorations must better foster forbs to facilitate high biodiversity. Restoration Ecology, 32(7), e14214. 

Nerlekar, A. N.*, Munje, A., Mhaisalkar, P., Hiremath, A. J., & Veldman, J. W. (2023). Tillage agriculture and afforestation threaten tropical savanna plant communities across a broad rainfall gradient in India. Journal of Ecology, 112(1), 98-109. 

Nerlekar, A. N.*, Chorghe, A. R., Dalavi, J. V., Kusom, R. K., Karuppusamy, S., Kamath, V., ... & Kambale, S. S. (2022). Exponential rise in the discovery of endemic plants underscores the need to conserve the Indian savannas. Biotropica, 54(2), 405-417. 

Nerlekar, A. N.*, Mehta, N., Pokar, R., Bhagwat, M., Misher, C., Joshi, P., & Hiremath, A. J. (2021). Removal or utilization? Testing alternative approaches to the management of an invasive woody legume in an arid Indian grassland. Restoration Ecology, 30(1), e13477. 

Nerlekar, A. N.*, & Veldman, J. W. (2020). High plant diversity and slow assembly of old-growth grasslands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(31), 18550-18556.