Dr. Ankila Hiremath

Dr. Ankila Hiremath's picture
Dr. Ankila Hiremath
Senior Adjunct Fellow
hiremath@atree.org

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment C-86, BK Dutt Colony (2nd floor) New Delhi 110 003, INDIA Telefax: +91 11 2460 3134            E-mail: hiremath@atree.org

Academic Record

  • Ph.D. in botany (ecology). 1999. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
  • M.Sc. in environmental science. 1992. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
  • B.A. in environmental studies. 1989. The British Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Research Interests

Ankila Hiremath is a plant ecologist with an interest in the dynamics and resilience of social-ecological systems, and in ecosystem restoration and novel ecosystems. She works in tropical dry forests and savannas on invasive species and their ecological and socio-economic impacts. She is also interested in fire, and in the management of non-timber forest products.

    Editorial Affiliations

    Associate-editor: Current Conservation (www.currentconservation.org), 2007 – 2020

    Associate Editor: Tropical Ecology (www.tropecol.com), 2008 – 2015

    Guest editor: Conservation & Society (www.conservationandsociety.org), 2004

    Editorial Board: Tree Physiology (treephys.oxfordjournals.org), 2000-2001


    Graduated (Students)

    • Bharath Sundaram
    • Madhura Niphadkar

    Essays

    People Page

    Journal Articles

    Sundaram B., A.J. Hiremath, and J. Krishnaswamy 2015 Factors influencing the local scale colonisation and change in density of a widespread invasive plant species, Lantana camara, in South India. NeoBiota 25: 27-46 (doi: 10.3897/neobiota.25.8354)
    Sundaram B., S. Krishnan, A.J. Hiremath, G. Joseph. 2012 Ecology and impacts of the invasive species, Lantana camara, in a social-ecological system in South India: Perspectives from local knowledge Human Ecology 40: 931-942 (doi: 10.1007/s10745-012-9532-1)

    Book Chapters

    Hiremath A.J., B Sundaram , 2013 , Invasive species in Indian protected areas: Conserving biodiversity in cultural landscapes , Contributed chapter. Pp. 241-288. In: L. Foxcroft, D.M. Richardson, P. Pysek, and P. Genovesi (eds.). Alien Plant Invasions in Protected Areas. A Global Assessment. Springer.
    Uma Shaanker R., A.J. Hiremath, G. Joseph, N.D. Rai. , 2009 , Non-Timber Forest Products Conservation, Management and Policy in the Tropics , ATREE, Bangalore.