Journal Publications
Zhang, H., Li, Y., Xu, Y., &
John, R. (2024). The recovery of soil N-cycling and P-cycling following reforestation in a degraded tropical limestone mine.
Journal of Cleaner Production,
448, 141580.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141580 (Impact Factor: 11.1).
Zhang, H., Liu, X., &
John, R.
# (2023). Editorial: Key determinants of biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and restoration in climate change sensitive ecosystems.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
11.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1297617 (Impact Factor: 2.81)
Banerjee, S., Das, A., Rahman, M., Bhowal, S., Das, D., &
John, R#. (2023). Grass fires and road structure influence plant invasions in a critical wildlife habitat in north-eastern India.
Environmental Conservation,
50(2), 99–107.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892923000024 (Impact Factor: 4.08)
Banerjee, S., Das, D., Zhang, H., &
John, R#. (2023). Grassland-woodland transitions over decadal timescales in the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands of the Indian subcontinent.
Forest Ecology and Management,
530, 120764.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120764 (Impact Factor: 4.38)
Banerjee, S., Niyogi, R., Sarkar, M. S., &
John, R#. (2022). Assessing the vulnerability of protected areas in the eastern Himalayas based on their biological, anthropogenic, and environmental aspects.
Trees, Forests and People,
8, 100228.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100228 (Impact Factor: 2.93)
Das, D., Banerjee, S., Lehmkuhl, J., Krishnaswamy, J., &
John, R#. (2022). The influence of abiotic and spatial variables on woody and herbaceous species abundances in a woodland–grassland system in the Eastern Terai of India.
Journal of Plant Ecology,
15(1), 155–167.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtab080 (Impact Factor: 2.39)
Niyogi, R., Shekhar Sarkar, M., Shekhar Niyogi, V., Hazra, P., &
John, R. # (2022). Habitat connectivity for conserving cervids in a multifunctional landscape.
Journal for Nature Conservation,
68, 126212.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126212 (Impact Factor: 2.43)
Banerjee, S., Das, D., &
John, R#. (2021). Grassland vegetation and roads have dominant influence on decadal-scale spatial-temporal patterns of fires in a species-rich protected Terai habitat in northeastern India.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,
304–305, 108411.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108411 (Impact Factor: 6.45)
Niyogi, R., Sarkar, M. S., Hazra, P., Rahman, M., Banerjee, S., &
John, R. # (2021). Habitat Connectivity for the Conservation of Small Ungulates in A Human-Dominated Landscape.
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information,
10(3), 180.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10030180 (Impact Factor: 3.1)
Sarkar, M. S., Niyogi, R., Masih, R. L., Hazra, P., Maiorano, L., &
John, R. # (2021). Long-distance dispersal and home range establishment by a female sub-adult tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Panna landscape, central India.
European Journal of Wildlife Research,
67(3), 54.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01494-2 (Impact Factor: 2.25)
Xue, Y.,
John, R*., Liu, X., Wang, X., Su, S., Tan, Z., Yang, Q., He, Q., Jiang, K., & Zhang, H. (2021). Rocket launching activities are associated with reduced insect species richness and abundance in two types of tropical plantations around the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, southern China.
Ecological Indicators,
127, 107751.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107751 (* Joint first author) (Impact Factor: 6.26)
Rath, S., Banerjee, S., &
John, R. # (2020). Greater tree community structure complexity in sacred forest compared to reserve forest land tenure systems in eastern India.
Environmental Conservation,
47(1), 52–59.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892919000390 (Impact Factor: 3.01)
Cheng, Y., Zhang, H., Zang, R., Wang, X., Long, W., Wang, X., Xiong, M., &
John, R. (2020). The effects of soil phosphorus on aboveground biomass are mediated by functional diversity in a tropical cloud forest.
Plant and Soil,
449(1), 51–63.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04421-7 (Impact Factor: 5.2)
Das, D., Banerjee, S., &
John, R#. (2019). Predicting the distribution and abundance of invasive plant species in a sub-tropical woodland-grassland ecosystem in northeastern India.
Plant Ecology,
220(10), 935–950.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-019-00964-7 (Impact Factor: 1.5)
Zhang, H.,
John, R*, Liu, K., Qi, W., & Long, W. (2019). Using functional trait diversity patterns to disentangle the processes influencing the recovery of subalpine grasslands following abandonment of agricultural use.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
7.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00128 (* Joint first author) (Impact Factor: 2.55)
Kanade, R., &
John, R#. (2018). Topographical influence on recent deforestation and degradation in the Sikkim Himalaya in India; Implications for conservation of East Himalayan broadleaf forest.
Applied Geography,
92, 85–93.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.02.004 (Impact Factor: 3.07)
Rath, S., &
John, R. # (2018). What factors influence the abundance and distribution of sacred forests in Odisha, a densely forested state in eastern India?
International Journal of Environmental Studies,
75(4), 553–564.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2017.1406731Sarkar, M. S., Pandey, A., Singh, G., Lingwal, S.,
John, Robert., Hussain, A., Rawat, G. S., & Rawal, R. S. (2018). Multiscale statistical approach to assess habitat suitability and connectivity of common leopard (Panthera pardus) in Kailash Sacred Landscape, India.
Spatial Statistics,
28, 304–318.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2018.07.006 (Impact Factor: 2.2)
Zhang, H., Chen, H. Y. H., Lian, J.,
John, R., Ronghua, L., Liu, H., Ye, W., Berninger, F., & Ye, Q. (2018). Using functional trait diversity patterns to disentangle the scale-dependent ecological processes in a subtropical forest.
Functional Ecology,
32(5), 1379–1389.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13079 (Impact Factor: 5.2)
Zhang, H.,
John, R*., Zhu, S., Liu, H., Xu, Q., Qi, W., Liu, K., Chen, H. Y. H., & Ye, Q. (2018). Shifts in functional trait–species abundance relationships over secondary subalpine meadow succession in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau.
Oecologia,
188(2), 547–557.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4230-3 (* Joint first author) (Impact Factor: 2.92)
Das, A. A.,
John, R., & Anand, M. (2017). Does structural connectivity influence tree species distributions and abundance in a naturally discontinuous tropical forest formation?
Journal of Vegetation Science,
28(1), 7–18.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12474 (Impact Factor: 3.15)
Zhang, H., Zhu, S.,
John, R., Li, R., Liu, H., & Ye, Q. (2017). Habitat filtering and exclusion of weak competitors jointly explain fern species assemblage along a light and water gradient.
Scientific Reports,
7(1), 298.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00429-9 (Impact Factor: 5.53)
Baldeck, C. A., Kembel, S. W., Harms, K. E., Yavitt, J. B.,
John, R., Turner, B. L., Madawala, S., Gunatilleke, N., Gunatilleke, S., Bunyavejchewin, S., Kiratiprayoon, S., Yaacob, A., Supardi, M. N. N., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Davies, S. J., Chuyong, G. B., Kenfack, D., Thomas, D. W., & Dalling, J. W. (2016). Phylogenetic turnover along local environmental gradients in tropical forest communities.
Oecologia, 182(2), 547–557.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-016-3686-2 (Impact Factor: 3.13)
Li, R., Zhu, S., Chen, H. Y. H.,
John, R., Zhou, G., Zhang, D., Zhang, Q., & Ye, Q. (2015). Are functional traits a good predictor of global change impacts on tree species abundance dynamics in a subtropical forest?
Ecology Letters,
18(11), 1181–1189.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12497 (Impact Factor: 10.7)
Zhang, H., Qi, W.,
John, R., Wang, W., Song, F., & Zhou, S. (2015). Using functional trait diversity to evaluate the contribution of multiple ecological processes to community assembly during succession.
Ecography,
38(12), 1176–1186.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01123 (Impact Factor: 4.8)
Krishnaswamy, J.,
John, R. #, & Joseph, S. (2014). Consistent response of vegetation dynamics to recent climate change in tropical mountain regions.
Global Change Biology,
20(1), 203–215.
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12362 (Impact Factor: 8.33)
Baldeck, C. A., Harms, K. E., Yavitt, J. B.,
John, R., Turner, B. L., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Bunyavejchewin, S., Kiratiprayoon, S., Yaacob, A., Supardi, M. N. N., Davies, S. J., Hubbell, S. P., Chuyong, G. B., Kenfack, D., Thomas, D. W., & Dalling, J. W. (2013). Habitat filtering across tree life stages in tropical forest communities.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,
280(1766), Article 1766.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.0548 (Impact Factor: 5.3)
Baldeck, C. A., Harms, K. E., Yavitt, J. B.,
John, R., Turner, B. L., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Davies, S. J., Chuyong, G. B., Kenfack, D., Thomas, D. W., Madawala, S., Gunatilleke, N., Gunatilleke, S., Bunyavejchewin, S., Kiratiprayoon, S., Yaacob, A., Supardi, M. N. N., & Dalling, J. W. (2013). Soil resources and topography shape local tree community structure in tropical forests.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,
280(1753), 20122532.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2532 (Impact Factor: 5.3)
Baldeck, C. A., Kembel, S. W., Harms, K. E., Yavitt, J. B.,
John, R., Turner, B. L., Chuyong, G. B., Kenfack, D., Thomas, D. W., Madawala, S., Gunatilleke, N., Gunatilleke, S., Bunyavejchewin, S., Kiratiprayoon, S., Yaacob, A., Nur Supardi, Mohd. N., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Davies, S. J., … Dalling, J. W. (2013). A taxonomic comparison of local habitat niches of tropical trees.
Oecologia,
173(4), 1491–1498.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2709-5 (Impact Factor: 3.25)
Dalling, J. W., Schnitzer, S. A., Baldeck, C., Harms, K. E.,
John, R., Mangan, S. A., Lobo, E., Yavitt, J. B., & Hubbell, S. P. (2012). Resource-based habitat associations in a neotropical liana community.
Journal of Ecology,
100(5), 1174–1182.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01989.x (Impact Factor: 5.7)
Zhang, H.,
John, R., Peng, Z., Yuan, J., Chu, C., Du, G., & Zhou, S. (2012). The Relationship between Species Richness and Evenness in Plant Communities along a Successional Gradient: A Study from Sub-Alpine Meadows of the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China.
PLOS ONE,
7(11), e49024.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049024 (Impact Factor: 3.7)
Anitha, K., Joseph, S.,
John Chandran, R.., Ramasamy, E. V., & Prasad, S. N. (2010). Tree species diversity and community composition in a human-dominated tropical forest of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India.
Ecological Complexity,
7(2), Article 2.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2010.02.005 (Impact Factor: 1.9)
John, R., Dalling, J. W., Harms, K. E., Yavitt, J. B., Stallard, R. F., Mirabello, M., Hubbell, S. P., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Vallejo, M., & Foster, R. B. (2007). Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical tree species.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
104(3), 864–869.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0604666104 (Impact Factor: 9.7)
Wills, C., Harms, K. E., Condit, R., King, D., Thompson, J., He, F., Muller-Landau, H. C., Ashton, P., Losos, E., Comita, L., Hubbell, S., LaFrankie, J., Bunyavejchewin, S., Dattaraja, H. S., Davies, S., Esufali, S., Foster, R., Gunatilleke, N., Gunatilleke, S., … Zimmerman, J. (2006). Nonrandom Processes Maintain Diversity in Tropical Forests.
Science,
311(5760), 527–531.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1117715John, R., Dattaraja, H. S., Suresh, H. S., & Sukumar, R. (2002). Density-dependence in common tree species in a tropical dry forest in Mudumalai, southern India.
Journal of Vegetation Science,
13(1), 45–56.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02022.x (Impact Factor: 3.7)
John, R., Tyagi, R., & Gupta, M. N. (1994). An insoluble aggregate of commercially available bovine serum albumin shows antiproteolytic activity. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International, 33(2), 263–272.
