G. Ravikanth

About

Over the past 25 years, Dr Ravikanth has devoted his research to utilizing molecular tools to address issues related to tropical forest conservation and species recovery. He has spearheaded several research projects that have explored forest genetic resources and their significance for society. Dr. Ravikanth's empirical work has primarily focused on Conservation Genetics and Molecular Ecology, examining local spatial genetic patterns across various economically important species. His research interests are broadly categorized into the following areas:

1. Conservation Genetics
2. Ecology
3. Agroecology
4. Invasion Ecology

Employment

• Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Senior Fellow
  2004 - Present

Education

• University of Agricultural Sciences Ph. D
  1999 - 2003

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (151)

• Investigating the efficacy of skin swabbing as a minimally invasive method of genetic sampling from Indian amphibians
  Biology Methods and Protocols 2026 DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpag040
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• Phylogenomics and age estimation for Sri Lankan Piper (Piperaceae) species using genotyping-by-sequencing
  Plant Systematics and Evolution 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s00606-025-01962-1
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• Direct Integration of Population Genetics and Dynamic Species Distribution Modelling Improves Predictions of Post-Glacial History of Piper nigrum
  Diversity and Distributions 2025
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• Direct Integration of Population Genetics and Dynamic Species Distribution Modelling Improves Predictions of Post‐Glacial History of Piper nigrum
  Diversity and Distributions 2025 DOI: 10.1111/ddi.70070
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• Phytochemical Analysis, Cytotoxic Evaluation, and In Silico Screening of Metabolites From Dysoxylum malabaricum Bedd
  Chemistry & Biodiversity 2025 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202403419
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• How do trees outside forests contribute to human wellbeing? A systematic review from South Asia
  Environmental Research Letters 2025 DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adb7f4
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• The Shifting Paradigms of Biodiversity Conservation in South Asia
  Biotropica 2025 DOI: 10.1111/btp.70013
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• An improved process for the isolation of anticancer agent camptothecin from Mappia nimmoniana bark using an ionic solvent that dissolves cellulose
  Natural Product Research 2025 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2025.2498073
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• India’s 50-year-old Chipko movement is a model for environmental activism
  Nature 2024 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-01187-1
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• Conservation management of Saraca asoca (Roxb.) W. J. de Wilde (Fabaceae) using ecological niche modeling
  Tropical Ecology 2024 DOI: 10.1007/S42965-024-00329-W
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