Abhishek Kumar

1/ Where are greatest number of plant species in #Mountains? 🌿🏔️ Our recent study in @Forests_MDPI explored elevational patterns of plant #SpeciesRichness in Western #Himalayas. A quick thread 👇 doi.org/10.3390/f16101… #biodiversity #ecology #scicomm

If you write a review paper with a grad student or postdoc in your lab, for God's sake, please let them be first authors.

Guidelines and best practices for the scientific use of global iNaturalist data. doi.org/10.32942/X2TH4R

"The SORTEE guidelines for data and code quality control in ecology and evolutionary biology" are now published in the Peer Community Journal 🔗 doi.org/10.24072/pcjou…

After publishing species occurrence data in GBIF, we have now also made available online 117,739 vegetation plots from the Czech Vegetation Database in CSV and Turboveg formats, complemented with a data processing tutorial. czechveg.github.io

Seed dispersal ecology is cluttered with overlapping terms. Our paper proposes a World Café for consensus + a Diaspore-Vector-Review (DVR) framework to streamline terminology. Clearer classifications = stronger science + better restoration outcomes. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7…

Data- and code-archiving in the British Ecological Society journals: present status and recommendations for future improvements doi.org/10.32942/X26W9V

Our new review is finally out! 🌿 Have a read to see what shapes the #range limits of #alpine #plants besides freezing #temperatures ❄️. Led by Sophie Weides onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

New paper out! How do flying insects cope with a 1500 m elevational climb in the western Himalayas? Species diversity declines with elevation Strong species turnover. But key traits (body size, wing loading, maneuverability) remain remarkably stable onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

📖 Published - A short guide for effective field data collection These guidelines can be useful as a starter for researchers to support open, reproducible, efficient and effective field data collection 👇️🌳🐞 buff.ly/UnORC01

🤔 Most species are barely studied... yet we build conservation on "big data". This new paper reveals the flounder effect: research bias that distorts ecology, evolution, and conservation. @NaturePortfolio @Nature_NPJ #Biodiversity #Nature #Ecology #Bias nature.com/articles/s4418…

If you have ideas for AI in ecology or want to brainstorm possibilities on themes of mutual interest, write in!

Would be happy to host postdocs for anrfonline.in/ANRF/npdf interested in phylogenetics, biogeography, speciation & diversification or community assembly @ccmb_csir

✨ Welcoming 2026 ✨ Grateful for the lessons, challenges, and growth of the past year. Looking forward to new ideas, collaborations, and opportunities ahead. Wishing everyone a year of progress, clarity, and success. #HappyNewYear #NewBeginnings

"A protocol for biodiversity-informed wildlife disease surveillance" doi.org/10.32942/X21D36

A group of colleagues from @iiscbangalore is offering a course on Fundamentals of Ecology via @nptelindia! This is suitable for students pursuing their Bachelors or Masters degree, and are interested in ecology. See more here: nptel.ac.in/courses/127108…

Download our large database of funding opportunities for early-career faculty and researchers Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op… 433 funding opportunities.

🚨Are you a PhD researcher interested in MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships? Joining our research group 💡applying to the @unipr BootCamp! 👉lnkd.in/dBQ3-BZi Deadline 31st of January!

Read my latest research on #SeedEcology of #ToddyPalm, published with @SpringerNature in #PlantEcolgy link.springer.com/article/10.100… It is nicely led by @SimbarasheDMud, my former student from @nalanda_univ We began this as a hobby project, & it turned into a rewarding experience.

Applications open for Research Fellows & Scholars-in-Residence at Archives at NCBS Dive into archival collections, build original research, and share it with the world Deadline: Jan 1, 2026 Start: Mar 1, 2026 (flexible) archives.ncbs.res.in/scholars #ArchivesAtNCBS #HistoryOfScience

Everything you wanted to know about our conference in our new blogpost: Highlights from the #SORTEE2025 Conference ✨sortee.org/blog/2025/11/1…