Research Associate
Vigneshwaran Anbukarasu
Research Consulting
Tamil Nadu, India
7 Years
Joined Mar 2026
Agharkar Research Institute
Botany
0 Consultations
About me
PhD freshwater ecologist & diatom taxonomist. Documented 524 species (63.7% endemism) across 139 Western Ghats stream sites, described 7 new species, developed WGEDI bioassessment index. 8 peer-reviewed publications. Expert in taxonomy, biomonitoring, SEM/LM microscopy, R statistics, and water quality assessment.
Interests: Freshwater diatom taxonomy & biogeography | Biomonitoring & biotic index development | Molecular approaches (eDNA, metabarcoding) | Tropical biodiversity hotspots | Water quality assessment | Substrate-diatom interactions | AI-assisted species identification | Comparative ecology across climatic gradients
Skills
BiomonitoringdiatomecologytaxonomyriverR programmingMultivariate statisticsDiversity indicesAI-assisted analysisWater quality analysisLight Microscopy (LM),Differential Interference Contrast (DIC),Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)Biotic index
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