Browsing Earth Science Cluster by Author "Pandey, Rajiv"
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Assessment of leaf morphological, physiological, chemical and stoichiometry functional traits for understanding the functioning of Himalayan temperate forest ecosystem
Rawat, Monika; Arunachalam, Kusum; Arunachalam, Ayyandar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)Leaf functional traits support plant survival and growth in different stress and disturbed conditions and respond according to leaf habit. The present study examined 13 leaf traits (3 morphological, 3 chemical, 5 physiological, ... -
Biomass loss in village ecosystems in Western Himalaya due to wild monkey interactions: A case study
Sushma, Rawat; Nagar, Bhuvnesh; Adhikari, Bhupendra Singh; Pandey, Rajiv; Alatalo, Juha M. ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Conservation faces the challenge of reconciling human activities with the simultaneous presence of wildlife in cultivated landscapes. In a study carried out in two villages of Pauri Garhwal, Western Himalaya, an attempt ... -
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in Yangi Qala District, Takhar, Afghanistan
Omerkhil, Najibullah; Chand, Tara; Valente, Donatella; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Smallholder farmers in Afghanistan are already facing various risks in agricultural production due to past continuous insurgencies. Climate change is likely to amplify the risk and make them even more ... -
Community perspectives on conservation of water sources in Tarkeshwar sacred groves, Himalaya, India
Jana, Purna; Pandey, Rajiv; Semeraro, Teodoro; Alatalo, Juha M.; Areteno, Roberta; Todaria, Nagendra P.; Tripathi, Ravi... more authors ... less authors ( IWA PUBLISHING , 2021 , Article)Sacred groves have significance in socio-culture and biodiversity conservation. This study evaluated local people's perceptions regarding conservation of sacred groves for water services, through willingness-to-pay (WTP), ... -
Effects of ambient climate and three warming treatments on fruit production in an alpine, subarctic meadow community
Alatalo, Juha M.; Jägerbrand, Annika K.; Dai, Junhu; Mollazehi, Mohammad D.; Abdel-Salam, Abdel-Salam G.; Pandey, Rajiv; Molau, Ulf... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2021 , Article)Premise Climate change is having major impacts on alpine and arctic regions, and inter‐annual variations in temperature are likely to increase. How increased climate variability will impact plant reproduction is ... -
Fuelwood and fodder consumption patterns among agroforestry-practicing smallholder farmers of the lower Himalayas, India
Nagar, Bhuvnesh; Rawat, Sushma; Pandey, Rajiv; Kumar, Munesh; Alatalo, Juha M. ( Springer , 2021 , Article)Trees are important as a source of fuelwood and fodder for rural populations in the Himalayas. This paper analysed the fuelwood and fodder consumption patterns of rural households in 16 villages in Alaknanda Valley, ... -
Functionality of the temperate forests in the Western Himalaya with changing climate
Rawat, Monika; Pandey, Rajiv; Bhatt, Indra Dutt; Alatalo, Juha ( Springer , 2023 , Article)Climate change may potentially affect the biodiversity and functionality of forests globally. An understanding of the relationship between biodiversity and forest ecosystem functioning can be attained by evaluating variations ... -
Impact of ambient temperature, precipitation and seven years of experimental warming and nutrient
Alatalo, Juha; Dai, Junhu; Pandey, Rajiv; Erfanian, Mohammad Bagher; Ahmed, Talaat; Bai, Yang; Molau, Ulf; Jägerbrand, Annika K.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Global change is causing changes in temperature, precipitation, and nutrient availability. Alpine and polar regions are predicted to be among the most vulnerable for these changes. We applied a seven-year factorial experiment ... -
Impact of ambient temperature, precipitation and seven years of experimental warming and nutrient addition on fruit production in an alpine heath and meadow community
Juha M., Alatalo; Dai, Junhu; Pandey, Rajiv; Erfanian, Mohammad Bagher; Ahmed, Talaat; Bai, Yang; Molau, Ulf; Jägerbrand, Annika K.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Alpine and polar regions are predicted to be among the most vulnerable to changes in temperature, precipitation, and nutrient availability. We carried out a seven-year factorial experiment with warming and nutrient addition ... -
Predicting litter decomposition rate for temperate forest tree species by the relative contribution of green leaf and litter traits in the Indian Himalayas region
Rawata, Monika; Arunachalam, Kusum; Arunachalam, Ayyandar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)We examined eight green leaf traits (leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter, leaf water content, leaf carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and chlorophyll) and eight litter traits (cellulose, lignin, litter carbon, ... -
Relative contribution of plant traits and soil properties to the functioning of a temperate forest ecosystem in the Indian Himalayas
Rawat, Monika; Arunachalam, Kusum; Arunachalam, Ayyandar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Kumar, Ujjwal; Simon, Barbara; Hufnagel, Levente; Micheli, Erika; Pandey, Rajiv... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Plant-soil interactions are a major determinant of changes in forest ecosystem processes and functioning. We conducted a trait-based study to quantify the contribution of plant traits and soil properties ...