Dr. Ramachandran completed his doctoral dissertation in Forest Ecology under the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. He studied vegetation dynamics of timber-extracted evergreen forests and cardamom and coffee plantations at Nelliampathy in the southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. He has nearly eight years of research experience and five publications in journals of repute.
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2016 |
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran and Remesh, M., “First record of Elytraria acaulis (L.F.) Lindau (acanthaceae) from the Kerala state and its distribution extension in India”, Check List, vol. 12, 2016.[Abstract] Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau (family Acanthaceae) is a perennial herb that is distributed in tropical Africa and Peninsular India. In India, this plant has been recorded from Northern Circar, Deccan, and Carnatic regions, on the eastern side of Peninsular India. We present here a new record from the Walayar Reserve Forest in Palakkad District, Kerala, which is the first known occurrence of this species from the western side of the peninsula. This species is added to the flora of Kerala state. © 2016 Check List and Authors. More »» |
2007 |
K. Swarupanandan and Dr. V. S. Ramachandran, “Notes on the rare leguminous tree, Humboldtia bourdillonii Prain”, Evergreen, pp. 11-12, 2007. |
2006 |
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran and Swarupanandan, K., “Additional Notes on the Distribution of Palaquium ravii Sasidh. & Vink (Sapotaceae) and Local Vicariance and Endemism in Palaquium”, Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany , vol. 30, pp. 225-230, 2006.[Abstract] Palaquium ravii Sasidb. & Vink, formerly known from the districts of Trichur and Idukki has been collected from the Nelliampathy forests of Palakkad district. The species assumes to have a wider distribution than thought before, spanning from South of Palakkad (Palghat) clap up to Aryankavu pass. The genus Palaquium is a typical example for local vicariance and local endemism; while P. ellipticum (Dalz.) Baillon is distributed throughout the W. Ghats, P. bourdillonii Brandis is restricted to the Agasthyamalai ranges (Ashambu Hills) and P. ravii Sasidh. & Vink is restricted to the Anamalai-Palni-Cardamom hill complex. More »» |
2006 |
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran and Murugan, K., “Sacred Groves and Serpentine Worship in Palakkad District, Kerala: A Socio-Cultural Perspective”, Samagra, vol. 2, pp. 11-17, 2006. |
2005 |
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran, “An Indigenous Water Engineering System from the Rice Bowl of Kerala”, Samagra, vol. 1, pp. 15-16, 2005. |
2004 |
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran, Swarupanandan, K., and Renuka, C., “A Traditional Irrigation System using Palmyra Palm (Borassus flabellifer) in Kerala, India”, Palms, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 175-181, 2004. |
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2000 |
Dr. V. S. Ramachandran, Seethalakshmy, P. S., Kavitha, P. G., and Murugan, K., “Sacred Groves of Pazhayannur Village - An Anthropogenic and Biological Study”, in 10th Swadeshi Science Congress, Swadeshi Science Movement, Cochin, Kerala, 2000. |