Dr. Ankila Hiremath

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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 2011 Lantana camara invasion in a heterogeneous landscape: patterns of spread and correlation with changes in native vegetation. Biological Invasions 14: 1127-1141 (doi: 10.1007/s10530-011-0144-2)
    Teegalapalli K., A.J. Hiremath, and D. Jathana 2010 Patterns of seed rain and seedling regeneration in abandoned agricultural clearings in a seasonally dry tropical forest in India Journal of Tropical Ecology 26: 25-33.

    Book Chapters

    Ewel J.J., and A.J. Hiremath , 2005 , Plant-plant interactions pp. 3-34 in: D. Burslem, M. Pinard, and S. Hartley (eds.) , Biotic Interactions in the Tropics. Cambridge University Press.
    Ewel J.J., A.J. Hiremath , 1998 , Nutrient use efficiency and the management of degraded lands. pp. 199-215. In: B. Gopal, P.S. Pathak and K.G. Saxena (eds.) , Ecology Today: An Anthology of Contemporary Ecological Research. International Scientific Publications, New Delhi, India.