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Dr. Jayant Biswas
President, National Cave Research & Protection Organization, India
Raipur INDIA
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Dr. Jayant Biswas (Biodiversity, Ecology)
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Area of Interest : BIOSPELEOLOGY, SPELEOCLIMATOLOGY
My contributions to the subject (related to cavestudy only): Understanding of the organization of cavernicoles, in space and time, is one of the fascinating areas in biology that falls in the domain of Biospeleology. Study of physiological, metabolic and behavioural adjustments in tropical cave organisms including the loach (fish), Nemacheilus evezardi that inhabits the Kotumsar Cave, located on the Kanger Valley National Park, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India, is interesting. Work on Caves of Meghalaya:
I have initiated studies to enumerate biodiversity in number of caves located in the state of Meghalaya. I have been conducting exploration of the caves of this region and campaigning for the conservation of cave habitats of Meghalaya.
Studies on Indian summer monsoon (ISM) rainfall variations for the core monsoon region of India has been initiated in different parts of India. Hope to get some interesting and wonderful results in coming future.
Only Relevant Papers
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List of Publications 1 2 Biswas Jayant 2010 Kotumsar Cave Biodiversity: a review of cavernicoles and their troglobiotic traits. Biodiversity and Conservation 19(1), 275-289 | Biswas Jayant 2009 The biodiversity of Krem Mawkhyrdop of Meghalaya, India, on the verge of extinction. CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 96, NO. 7, 10 APRIL 2009
| Biswas J. Ramteke A. 2008 Timed-feeding synchronizes circadian rhythm in vertical swimming activity in cave loach, Nemacheilus evezardi: Biol. Rhythm Res. Vol. 39, No. 5, October 2008, 405–412
| D.B. Harries, F.J. Ware, C.W. Fischer, J. Biswas
and B.D. Khapran-Daly
2008 A Review of the Biospeleology of Meghalaya, India. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 70, no. 3, p. 163–176.
| Pradhan R.K. & Biswas J. 1994 Towards regressive evolution: the periodic colour change behaviour of a troglophilic fish Nemacheilus evezardi (Day). Int. J. Speleol., 23, 3-4 , 191-201.
| Pradhan R.K. & Biswas J. 1994 The influence of photoperiods on the air-gulping behaviour of a cave fish Nemacheilus evezardi (Day). Proc. Nat. Sci. (India) 64B(IV) 373-380.
| Biswas J. 1993 Constructive evolution: phylogenetic age related visual sensibility in the hypogean fish of Kotumsar Cave. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., (India) 63(B), 182-187.
| Biswas J. (1992) 1992 Influence of epigean environmental stress on a subterranean cave ecosystem: Kotumsar. Biome (India) 5, 39-43.
| Biswas J. 1992 Kotumsar Cave ecosystem: an interaction between geophysical, chemical and biological characteristics. NSS Bulletin (USA) 139, 7-10.
| Biswas J. Kanoje R.S. 1991 Seasonal and photoperiodic control of the activity and daily exodus of a colony of a cave dwelling bat. J. Ravishankar University (India) 3-4, 7-13
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| Current Activity | A need of full fledged organization devoted to cave study and protection works was realized since last so many year. I've taken a little initiative to form the same and the aim is to develop a full-fledged Research Centre on cave Study & Protection in future. |
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My Creation about Caves
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Cavernicoles
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