Dr.S.Sundar
M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.
Founder Chairman
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
- September 2017 – Current : Senior Scientist, S.S.Research Foundation, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
- June 2016 – August 2017 : Research Scientist, Protect Our Environment Trust, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- 2013 – 2016 : Principal Investigator, DST-SERB, Fast Track Young Scientist Project, Dept. of Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, 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
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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
- Sundar, S., Silva, D.P., de Oliveira Roque, F. et al. Predicting climate effects on aquatic true bugs in a tropical biodiversity hotspot. J Insect Conserv (2021). PDF
- Albuquerque LG, Roque FO, Valente-Neto F, Koroiva R, Buss DF, Baptista DF, Hepp LU, Kuhlmann ML, Sundar S, Covich AP, Pinto JOP 2021. 2021. Large-scale prediction of tropical stream water quality using Rough Sets Theory. Ecological Informatics, 61, 101226, PDF
- 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
- Muralidharan, M., M. Gunasekaran, S. Sundar, G. Srinivas, K. Manikandan and M. Amutha 2018. Impacts of climatic warming on freshwater ecosystems and aquatic life – Conservation perspective. 55-79. In: A.G.Murugesan, G.Annadurai, S.Senthil Nathan, R.Soranam & M.Muralidharan (eds.), Global Climate Change – Challenges and Remedies. A publication of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India. 84pages.
- 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.
- 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
- C. Selva kumar, S. Sundar, and K.G.Sivaramakrishnan. 2012. Two new mayfly species (Baetidae) from India, Oriental Insects, 46:2; 116 – 129. PDF
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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