Dr.S.Sundar

M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.

Senior Scientist 

Contact: sundarstreco@gmail.com

Research Interests

My research focuses on various aspects of aquatic invertebrates including species patterns, both taxonomic and functional diversity. I am also concentrating on conservation, environmental and ecological assessment by combining basic and applied information on issues related to ecology and environment.

Education

  • B.Sc. Zoology
  • M.Sc. Ecology
  • M.Phil. Zoology
  • Ph.D. Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Professional Experience

  • 2013 – 2016                             : Principal Investigator, DST-SERB, Fast Track Young Scientist Project, Dept. of Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, India.
  • June 2016 – August 2017        : Research Scientist, Protect Our Environment Trust, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • September 2017 – Current      : Senior Scientist, S.S.Research Foundation, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.

Awards/Honours

Young Scientist 2013 – Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, India.

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

 Annual Member of “The Indian Science Congress, Association”, Kolkata, India

Professional Services

  • Survey and Assessment of Forest Resources, Funded by Working Plan Division, Coimbatore, Forest Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu.

Technical Reports

  • Sundar, S. 2016. Potential impact of climate change on aquatic bugs (Heteroptera) of the river basins of the Western Ghats and their conservation status based on distribution patterns and ecological preferences. A Report submitted to the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Publications

  1. De Oliveira Roque, F., Rashni, B., Ribeiro, D. B., Nogueira, D. G., Sakiti-Waqa, H., Gisloti, L., Rodrigues, M. E., Da Silva Pedro, M., Akite, P., Velayutham, S. S., & Stork, N. E. (2024). Insect Conservation in Tropical Forests. In Routledge eBooks (pp. 236–250). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003285793-22

  2. Sundar, S., Silva, D.P., de Oliveira Roque, F. et al. 2021. Predicting climate effects on aquatic true bugs in a tropical biodiversity hotspot. J Insect Conserv., https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-021-00298-8
  3. Albuquerque LG, Roque FO, Valente-Neto F, Koroiva R, Buss DF, Baptista DF, Hepp LU,  Kuhlmann ML, Sundar S, Covich AP, Pinto JOP 2021. Large-scale prediction of tropical stream water quality using Rough Sets Theory. Ecological Informatics, 61, 101226, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101226
  4. Sundar S, Heino J, Roque FO, et al. 2020. Conservation of freshwater macroinvertebrate biodiversity in tropical regions. Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 1–13. PDF
  5. Muralidharan, M., M. Gunasekaran, S. Sundar, G. Srinivas and M. Amutha 2018. Impacts of climatic warming on freshwater ecosystems and aquatic life – Conservation perspective. 55-79. In: A.G.Murugasen, G.Annadurai, S.Senthil Nathan, R.Soranam & M.Muralidharan (eds.), Global Change-Challenges and Remedies. A publication of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Publication, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
  6. Sundar and M. Muralidharan 2017. Impacts of climate change on aquatic insects and habitats: A global perspective with particular reference to India, J.Sci.Trans.Environ.Technov., 10(4): 157-165.
  7. S. Sundar., Robert W. Sites and M. Arunachalam. 2014. Descriptions of Immature Stages of Three Species of Laccocorinae (Hemiptera:Heteroptera: Naucoridae) from India. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 107(6): pp. 1056-1065. PDF
  8. C. Selva kumar, S. Sundar, and K.G.Sivaramakrishnan. 2012. Two new mayfly species (Baetidae) from India, Oriental Insects, 46:2; 116 – 129. PDF
  9. C. Selva Kumar, S. Sundar and M. Arunachalam 2012. Diversity and Distribution of Mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in Tamirabarani River of Southern Western Ghats, India. International Journal of Applied Bioresearch, 5:1-7. PDF
  10. Robert W. Sites., M. Arunachalam and S. Sundar 2011. A new species of Aphelocheirus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aphelocheiridae) from southern India. Zootaxa 2916: 35–40. PDF
  11. Sivaramakrishnan, K.G., Subramanian, K.A., Arunachalam, M., Selva kumar, C. and Sundar, S. 2011. Emerging trends in molecular systematics and molecular phylogeny of mayflies (Ephemeroptera). Journal of Threatened Taxa 3(8): 1975–1980. PDF
  12. M. Muralidharan, C. Selvakumar, S. Sundar and M. Raja. 2010. Macroinvertebrates as Potential Indicators of Environmental Quality, International Journal of Biological Technology, 1 (Special Issue): 23-28. PDF
  13. Sivaramakrishnan, K. G., Arunachalam, M., Sundar, S. and Selva kumar, C. 2011. A brief conspectus and Research priorities on Plecoptera (Stoneflies) of India 105-118. In: B.K. Tyagi & Vijay Veer (eds.), Entomology (Ecology and Biodiversity) Scientific Publishers, India. 522pp.
  14. Muralidharan, M. Raja, M. Gunasekaran­­, M. Sundar, S. Ramakrishnan B. and Srinivas, G. 2016. Ichthyofauna of Dharmapuri Forest Division, Tamil Nadu: Status, Threats and Management, J. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov.10 (2): 61-67. PDF
  15. M. Gunasekeran, B. Ramakrishnan, M.Muralidharan, S.Sundar, G. Srinivas, P. Manikandan, and M. Vimala Rani 2015. Diversity of butterflies and their conservation in Dharmapuri Forest Division, Tamil Nadu, India, J.Sci.Trans.Environ.Technov. 9(2), 76-81. PDF
  16. S.Sundar, G.Alagumuthu, G.Annadurai and S. Nandagopal 2011. Monitoring and Assessment of Fluoride contamination in Industrial Environment (South India) and Removal of Fluoride, Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2(4):585-596. PDF
  17. G.Alagumuthu., A.J.A. Ranjit Singh and S.Sundar. 2008. Kinetics and thermodynamics of fluoride ion sorption on fire clay from aqueous solution, J.Indian Chem. Soc., 85:111-113. PDF