Sivakumar Kuppusamy

Dr. K. Sivakumar is presently working as a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University. He has experience of teaching, training and research in wildlife sciences stretching over three decades. Prior to joining the Pondicherry University in January, 2022, he has worked as a Chief Scientist and Head, Department of Endangered Species Management in the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. He did his M.Sc. and MPhil., in Zoology from Pondicherry University and received Pondicherry University Gold Medals in both M.Sc. and M.Phil degrees. In 1995, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), selected him as the meritorious student of India. He has a Ph.D in Zoology from Bharathiar University. His first wildlife research was on the Breeding Behaviour of the Nicobar megapode that he has been continuing till now. At WII, he has involved in the research, teaching and training of postgraduate students, in-service forest officers and Ph.D. Sc

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Wildlife Science

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Latitudinal variation in seagrass communities with special emphasis on post-tsunami status in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, India
S Gole, N Prabakaran, S Prajapati, S Dudhat, H Das, S Kuppusamy, ...
Plos one 19 (3), e0300654 2024



Fish on the platter! Dietary habits of fishing cats (Prionailurusviverrinus) in the Godavari Delta, India
G Malla, P Ray, Y Srinivas, S Malla, TB Reddy, M Hayward, K Sivakumar
Mammal Research, 1-10 2024



Revisiting the systematic position of the enigmatic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis)
N Goyal, A Warudkar, V Kolipakam, B Pant, S Kuppusamy, P Singh, ...
Ibis 2023



Spatial diversity and habitat characteristics of seagrass meadows with management recommendations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
S Gole, S Prajapati, N Prabakaran, H Das, S Kuppusamy, JA Johnson
Frontiers in Marine Science 2023



New insights on the phylogeny and genetic status of a highly vagile seabird from East Antarctica
AS Pacha, A Pande, S Arya, S Saini, K Sivakumar, S Mondol
Polar Science 38, 100972 2023



Spatial prioritization of dugong habitats in India can contribute towards achieving the 30 x 30 global biodiversity target
S Seal, S Bayyana, A Pande, C Ghanekar, PS Hatkar, S Pathan, S Patel, ...
2023



Clarification on the Onymotope of a Planorbid Snail Gyraulus saltensis Germain, 1922 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)
S Sajan, K Sivakumar, B Tripathy
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS) 120 (2) 2023



Review of stranding records of megaherbivore the Dugong (Dugong dugon, mller, 1776) in the Gulf of Kutch, India-an implication to the conservation of marine mammals in Gujarat
P Hatkar, S Patel, S Pathan, S Kuppusamy, K Vachhrajani, N Prabakaran, ...
Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences, 62-77 2023



Tracing climate change with riverine ecotones and macroinvertebrates: is there need for extended monitoring at low elevations in western Himalaya?
VK Dubey, A Sharma, H Borah, JA Johnson, K Sivakumar
Aquatic Sciences 85 (2), 63 2023



Habitat suitability modeling of a conservation‐significant fish species of the Kosi River, Uttarakhand, India
E Khwairakpam, B Dhawan, K Sivakumar, JA Johnson
River Research and Applications 39 (2), 189-199 2023



Flowering and fruiting of Tape Seagrass Enhalus acoroides (Lf) Royle from the Andaman Islands: observations from inflorescence buds to dehiscent fruits
S Gole, S Kuppusamy, H Das, JA Johnson
Journal of Threatened Taxa 15 (1), 22494-22500 2023



Fish on the platter! Investigating the dietary habits of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the Godavari Delta, India
G Malla, P Ray, S Yellapu, S Malla, M Hayward, B Reddy, S Kuppusamy
bioRxiv, 2023.07. 29.551074 2023



Herd Size Dynamics and Observations on the Natural History of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India.
S Gole, S Prajapati, N Prabakaran, JA Johnson, K Sivakumar
Aquatic Mammals 49 (1) 2023



Himalaya in a Rapidly Changing World: Climate Change Impacts and Conservation Implications on the Montane Freshwater Fauna
A Sharma, VK Dubey, JA Johnson, K Sivakumar, YK Rawal
Environmental Studies and Climate Change, 321-345 2022



Geospatial Tools for Monitoring Vertebrate Populations in Antarctica With a Note on the Ecological Component of the Indian Antarctic Program
A Pande, A Anand, S Saini and, K Sivakumar
Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles, 144-154 2022



Understanding dietary differences in Indian dugongs through opportunistic gut sampling of stranded individuals
S Prajapati, C Ghanekar, S Pathan, R Shekar, KM Magesh, S Gole, ...
Current Science, 1259-1264 2022



Conservation Perspectives of Dugongs and Sea Turtles in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
S Kuppusamy
Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, 357-373 2022



Present Status and Distribution of Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis in Nicobar Islands
C Sivaperuman, G Gokulakrishnan, K Sivakumar
Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, 319-333 2022



An overview of the fish diversity and their threats in the Gowthami-Godavari Estuary in Andhra Pradesh, India
P Ray, G Malla, JA Johnson, K Sivakumar
Journal of Threatened Taxa 14 (8), 21588-21604 2022



Diversity of seagrasses and site-specific strategy for their restoration in Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park—Gujarat, India
D Adhavan, R Chandran, K Sivakumar
Journal of Coastal Conservation 26 (3), 20 2022

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

God's fishes: religion, culture and freshwater fish conservation in India
N Gupta, A Kanagavel, P Dandekar, N Dahanukar, K Sivakumar, ...
Oryx 50 (2), 244-249 2016
Citations: 46



Is there always space at the top? Ensemble modeling reveals climate-driven high-altitude squeeze for the vulnerable snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii in Himalaya
A Sharma, VK Dubey, JA Johnson, YK Rawal, K Sivakumar
Ecological Indicators 120, 106900 2021
Citations: 44



Assessing recreational fisheries in an emerging economy: Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of catch-and-release anglers in India
N Gupta, R Raghavan, K Sivakumar, V Mathur, AC Pinder
Fisheries Research 165, 79-84 2015
Citations: 34



Three decades of wildlife radio telemetry in India: a review
B Habib, S Shrotriya, K Sivakumar, PR Sinha, VB Mathur
Animal Biotelemetry 2, 1-10 2014
Citations: 30



Preliminary results of an ongoing study of the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis Blyth
R Sankaran, K Sivakumar
Zoologische Verhandelingen 327, 75-90 1999
Citations: 21



Detection and mapping of seagrass meadows at Ritchie’s archipelago using Sentinel 2A satellite imagery
S Bayyana, S Pawar, S Gole, S Dudhat, A Pande, D Mitra, JA Johnson, ...
Current Science 118 (8), 1275-1282 2020
Citations: 18



Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life-histories indicate brown trout invasion effects in the Himalayan hinterlands
A Sharma, VK Dubey, JA Johnson, YK Rawal, K Sivakumar
Biological Invasions 23, 1497-1515 2021
Citations: 17



Monitoring and predicting regional land use and land cover changes in an estuarine landscape of India
P Bagaria, S Nandy, D Mitra, K Sivakumar
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193, 1-27 2021
Citations: 17



Status and Conservation of Dugong dugon in India: Strategies for Species Recovery
K Sivakumar
Ecology and conservation of tropical marine faunal communities, 419-432 2013
Citations: 17



Impact of the tsunami (December, 2004) on the long tailed macaque of Nicobar Islands, India
K Sivakumar
Hystrix 21 (1) 2010
Citations: 17



Spatio-temporal analysis identifies marine mammal stranding hotspots along the Indian coastline
S Dudhat, A Pande, A Nair, I Mondal, M Srinivasan, K Sivakumar
Scientific reports 12 (1), 4128 2022
Citations: 13



Mitochondrial phylogeography reveals high haplotype diversity and unique genetic lineage in Indian dugongs (Dugong dugon)
Y Srinivas, A Pande, S Gole, PVRP Jothi, KM Magesh, S Pathan, ...
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31 (4), 818-829 2021
Citations: 13



Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion
A Sharma, VK Dubey, JA Johnson, YK Rawal, K Sivakumar
Journal of Applied Ecology 58 (11), 2415-2426 2021
Citations: 11



A new species of the genus Macrochlamys Gray, 1847 (Stylommatophora: Ariophantidae) from Western Himalaya, India
S Sajan, B Tripathy, K Chandra, K Sivakumar
Journal of natural history 53 (13-14), 797-813 2019
Citations: 11



Important coastal and marine biodiversity areas on East coast of India
K Saravanan, BC Chowdhury, K Sivakumar
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India: Challenges and Way Forward 2013
Citations: 11



A case study on olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) solitary nests in Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha, India
S Behera, B Tripathy, K Sivakumar, BC Choudhury
Testudo 7 (5), 49-60 2013
Citations: 11



Updating India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan
M Onial, B Jasmine, Y Singh, A Pande, C Ramesh, K Sivakumar, ...
Current Science 115 (3), 422-427 2018
Citations: 10



Movements of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Bay of Bengal, India, Determined via Satellite Telemetry
S Behera, B Tripathy, BC Choudhury, K Sivakumar
Chelonian Conservation and Biology 17 (1), 44-53 2018
Citations: 10



Monitoring wildlife and their habitats in the Southern Ocean and around Indian research stations in Antarctica
A Pande
2017
Citations: 10



Status, distribution and conservation perspectives of Lesser Florican in the north-western India: a survey report
GS Bhardwaj, K Sivakumar, YV Jhala
Wildlife Institute of India 2011
Citations: 10