A.N. Nerlekar*, A. Giles, N. Hölzel, M. Cava, J. Piqueray, N. Pilon, B. Molano-Flores, M. Ojha, J. Hua Li, G. Mahy, O. Kingsley Osazuwa, E. Ladouceur, T. Dutoit, J. Stadler, D. Boecker, R.S. Oliveira, X. Zhou, R. Jaunatre, K. Řehounková, W. Li, D. Barua, M. Hájek, S. Le Stradic, F. Siebert, E. Ruprecht, E.I. Damschen, E. Buisson, K. Prach, F. Isbell, J.L. Orrock, G. Durigan, L.L. Sullivan, & L.A. Brudvig. (2026). Grassland destruction causes shifts in plant traits that persist during recovery, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 123 (36) e2533967123.

Cazzaniga, S.G., Lauber, T., van den Hoogen, J.,...Nerlekar, A.N.,... et al. (2026). Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance. Nature Ecology Evolution: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03144-9 

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.