Professor
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Pondicherry University
India
N. Parthasarathy obtained his graduation and post-graduation degree from University of Madras, and Ph.D. from University of Madras as well. He currently holds as an Professor in Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences and Dean, School of Life Sciences at Pondicherry University. He has Thirty-four years of research experience in ecological and taxonomic studies in forest ecosystems. Involved in carrying out extensive field research in the forests of Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and tropical dry evergreen (sacred grove) forests on the Coromandel Coast and Carnatic areas of India. Also worked on Seagrass ecosystem.
Biodiversity and Conservation, Forest Ecology, Diversity and ecology of lianas, Forest dynamics, Medicinal plant resources and Conservation.