PRANESH PAUL

About

Pranesh is an ecologist with expertise in Invasion Biology, Environmental Remediation, and Biodiversity Conservation. He integrates field research, experiments, and modelling to uncover how species and ecosystems respond to multiple stressors. Skilled in R, GIS, and ecological statistics, with field experience across various Indian ecosystems, he is committed to advancing evidence-based conservation and invasive species management through research, collaboration, and science-driven solutions.

Employment

• Assam Don Bosco University Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present
• Indian Statistical Institute Visiting Scientist
  2025 - 2025
• University of Calcutta Postdoctoral Researcher
  2024 - 2026

Education

• University of Calcutta PhD
  2019 - 2024
• University of Burdwan MSc
  2015 - 2017

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (44)

• Prevalence and host association of mosquito ectoparasites in cattle sheds of West Bengal, India
  International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s42690-026-01960-x
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• Temperature-dependent distribution and life history traits of the pestiferous slug Deroceras laeve in the Sikkim-Darjeeling Himalayas
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-63021-0
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• Consumptive and non-consumptive effects of a predatory land planaria on the pestiferous slug, Deroceras laeve : implications for pest management
  Molluscan Research 2026 DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2026.2679354
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• Subspecies-specific climatic niches and invasion dynamics of Hydrilla verticillata in the United States under current and future climates
  Aquatic Botany 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2026.104008
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• The non-native snail, Anentome helena, as a threat to native chironomid larvae: risk assessment of a potential freshwater ecosystem invader
  Hydrobiologia 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10750-025-06061-3
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• Life table estimates FOR the micro land snail Kaliella barrakporensis (Reeve, 1852) (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Chronidae) occurring in Kolkata, India
  Folia Malacologica 2026 DOI: 10.12657/folmal.034.003
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• Scavenging behaviour of the land snail Allopeas gracile (Gastropoda: Achatinidae) on Pterocyclos rupestris (Gastropoda: Cyclophoridae)
  Molluscan Research 2026 DOI: 10.1080/13235818.2025.2598892
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• Can Shell Dust Amend Cadmium-Contaminated Water? Inference from the Bioavailability and Bioaccumulation in the Freshwater Snail Physella Acuta
  Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11270-026-09872-9
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• Density and temperature effects on the larval development of Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, 1901 (Diptera: Culicidae): validating using ecological models
  Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 2025 DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2025.2513368
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• Urban Bird Assemblages: Characterization Based on Diversity and Ecological Network
  Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume II 2025 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-70867-1_20
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