Curriculum Vitae

1. General Information

Surname: Reshi Given Name: Zafar Ahmad

Date of Birth: 02-03-1961

Correspondence Address: Department of Botany University of , -190 006, & Kashmir,

Contact No. Mobile: 09419043273

Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

2. Educational Qualification: M.Sc (Botany); M.Phil; Ph.D

3. Employment Details:

Position Name of Period Experience Nature of held organisation From To work Professor Department of 26-12- Till date Teaching and Botany, University 2009 About 7 years Research of Kashmir Associate About 8 years Professor Department of 6-08- 26-12- Teaching and Botany, University 2001 2009 Research of Kashmir Senior Department of 6-8-1996 6-08- 5 years Assistant Botany, University 2001 Teaching and Professor of Kashmir Research

Assistant Department of 15-4- 6-8-1996 About 5 years Teaching and Professor Botany, University 1991 Research of Kashmir Curator Department of 1985 1991 About 6 years Survey, Botany, University collection of Kashmir and identification of plants

Teaching Experience: 22 years

Research Experience: 27 years

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6. Administrative responsibilities S. No. Position Organization Duration From To 1. Dean Research University of May, 12, 2017 Continuing Kashmir 2 Registrar -do- October 2012 June 2015 3 Head of Department -do- February 2010 October 2012

4 Honorary Director, -do- February 2010 October 2012 Centre of Plant Taxonomy 5 Co-ordinator, NABET -do- January 2013 Till date Accredited EIA Team 6 Assistant Coordinator, -do- 2007 2010 Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA)

Other assignments

1. Approved as Functional Area Expert by the National Accreditation Board for Education & Training, Quality Control of India, New Delhi. (2012). 2. Nominated by Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi as member of Expert Committee constituted for evaluation of research projects in Botany (2013) 3. Empanelled as member by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India for evaluation of research projects. (2012). 4. Member, Academic Council, , Srinagar ((from February, 2010- 2015). 5. Coordinator, Special Assistance Programme (SAP) of UGC, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (Feb. 2010 to October 2012) 6. Member, Academic Council, Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, Kashmir (2011). 7. Member, Boards of Under-graduate and Post-graduate studies in Botany, Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 8. Member, Advisory Committee, Post-graduate course in Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 9. Member of various committees, such as Purchase, Transport, Grievance Committees of the University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 10. Member, Core Group that was entrusted with formulation of State Water Policy. 11. Associate Editor, ‘Department of Botany: A Profile’. University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 12. Executive Editor, Annual Report-2007-08, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. 13. Organizing Secretary of the National Conference on ‘Biodiversity: Present Status and Future Challenges, 12-14 March, 2009. 14. Member Academic Council of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, (2010). 15. Member of the Committee that formulated the Biotech/Pharma Policy of the J&K (2010).

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7. Research and Consultancy Projects completed/underway: 22

S. Title of the Research Project Funding Position Status No. Agency

Research projects underway 1. Invasive Alien Plants in : Ministry of Research Underway Status, Ecological Impacts and Environment, Partner Management Forests and CC

Total outlay Rs. 6,317,000/- 2. Centre of “Kashmir Himalayan University Grants Chief Underway Biodiversity-Documentation, bio- Commission Coordinator prospection and Conservation” approved by UGC under the CPEPA scheme.

Total outlay Rs. 5.2718 crores 3. Himalayan Fellowship programme Ministry of Coordinator Underway sanctioned under NMHS Environment, /PI Total outlay Rs. 2.392 crores Forests and CC 4. Plant diversity and community Ministry of PI Underway structure along altitudinal gradient in Environment, three sites of Himalaya. Forests and Climate Change. Total outlay Rs. 5838000/- Govt. of India 5. Root-associated ectomycorrhizal fungi G. B. Pant PI Underway of Kashmir Himalayan conifers and National Institute effect of in vitro mycorrhization of of Himalayan conifer seedlings on their growth and Environment and survival under field conditions Sustainable

Development, Total outlay Rs. 1543500/- Almora 6. Biomonitoring of water quality in Indo-Canadian CO-PI Underway relation to human health using (IC-IMPACTS) biosensors and improvements through nano-particle based purification systems

Total outlay Rs. 14800906/-

7. Towards a better mechanistic Indo-German CO-PI Underway understanding of colonization: (DST-DAAD) Biogeographic analysis and PPP-2014 population genetics of two highly invasive Asteraceae species.

Total outlay Rs. 723000/- 8. Preventing extinction and DBT, Govt. of PI Underway improving conservation status of India threatened plants through

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application of biotechnological tools

Total outlay Rs.6168000/- 9. Characterization of alien aquatic UGC, New Delhi CO-PI Underway flora in Kashmir Himalaya for prediction and management of plant invasions

Total outlay Rs. 745000/- 10. Effect of plant invasion on MOEF CO-PI Underway biodiversity and forest regeneration in fragmented mountain ecosystem.

Total outlay Rs. 2506250/- 11. In vitro propagation and DBT CO-PI Underway ecorestoration of two endangered medicinal orchids of Kashmir Himalaya, Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) Kuntze and Listera ovata (Linn.) R.Brown

Total outlay Rs. 2995000/-

Research projects completed 1. Characterization of microflora of DBT, Govt. of PI Successfully rhizosphere associated with India completed with a target to develop consortia of beneficial microbes.

Total outlay Rs. 2802200/- 2. Molecular characterization of the DBT, Govt. of PI Successfully ectomycorrhizal fungi of some India completed

important conifers of Kashmir Himalaya and the role of these fungi in sustainable rehabilitation of the degraded forest ecosystem (With TIET, Patiala)

Total outlay Rs. 214000/- 3. Assessment of anthropogenic GBPIHED, PI Successfully impact on Kashmir Himalayan Almora completed pastures and their sustainable management

Total outlay Rs. 349600/-

Consultancy projects underway

1. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K Coordinator Underway. of Master Plan of Government and FAE Development Authority.

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2. Environmental Impact Assessment NHPC Coordinator Underway of Bursar hydroelectric power and FAE project,

Consultancy projects completed

1. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K FAE Successfully of Master Plan of Government Completed Development Authority. 2. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K FAE Successfully of Master Plan of Phalgam Government completed Development Authority. 3. Environmental Impact Assessment J&K FAE Successfully of Maqdoom SahibRA Ropeway Government completed project. 4. Environmental impact assessment J&K Govt. FAE Successfully of Lassipora Industrial Complex completed (With Env. Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 5. Environmental impact assessment J&K Govt. FAE Successfully of project (With Env. completed Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 6. Environmental impact assessment NHPC, New FAE Successfully of Nemo-Bazgoo hydroelectric Delhi completed power project (With Env. Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar) 7. Environmental impact assessment NHPC, New FAE Successfully of Uri II hydroelectric power Delhi completed project (With Env. Sci. Deptt. KU, Srinagar)

8. Research students supervised/supervising: 35

Ph.D awarded = 13 Ph.D supervising= 05 M.Phil awarded = 17

S. Name of student No. Topic of research Ph.D awarded 1. Syed Hilal Ahmad Cadmium and Lead induced change in the growth and development of certain economically important plants 2. Mohd. Aslam Dar Studies on selection, growth characteristics and propagation of Pinus wallichiana A.B.Jackson in Kashmir. 3. Masood Majaz Ganaie Use of standard molecular markers for the study of intra-and interspecific variations in Withania species in India. 5

4. Irfan Rashid Biology of some invasive species of Asteraceae in Kashmir 5. Abdul Rashid Dar Studies on some endangered endemic angiosperms of Kashmir Himalaya: Demography in relation to their reproductive biology. 6. Manzoor A Shah Arbuscular mycotrophy of some invasive species of Kashmir Himalaya with particular reference to phosphorus nutrition. 7. Arshid Jehangir Effect of deforestation on chemical characteristics of soils in coniferous forests of Kashmir Himalaya.

8. Aijaz Hassan Ganaie Studies on reproductive biology of some species of the genus Potamogeton L. in relation to their habitat characteristics. 9. Nazima Rasool Effect of some alien invasive plant species on soil microbial structure and function 10. Anzar A Khuroo Floristic diversity of Kashmir Himalayan grasslands in relation to their functioning 11. Zahoor A Iroo Molecular characterization of some mushrooms of Kashmir Himalaya and their screening for anti- cancer bioactive molecules. 12. Gowher A Wani Comparative trait analysis of some invasive and non-invasive alien macrophytes in the Kashmir Himalayan aquatic habitats. 13. Syed Shakeel Environmental monitoring of heavy metal dynamics in wetland of Kashmir 14. Sumira Tyub Molecular Characterization of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jackson in Kashmir Himalaya Ph.D Pursuing 1. Showkat Ahmad Shah Life history variation in some alien plants along altitudinal gradient 2. Shazia Mushtaq Predicting the range expansion of some worst alien plant species in response to climate change using ecological niche

modelling 3. Javid Yousuf Lone Ecology of Sambucus wightiana and its impact on understory vegetation in coniferous forests of 4. Showket Hamid Pytolith studies on some grasses of Kashmir Himalaya 5. Ayaz Bashir DNA barcoding of some alien aquatic species in Kashmir Valley M.Phil awarded

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1. Masood Majaz Ganie Studies on structural and functional aspects of a typical temperate grassland of Kashmir Himalaya 2. Manzoor A Shah Hydrological studies and nutrient dynamics of Hokersar wetland of Kashmir 3. Ruveida Rasool Allaie Ecological and reproductive strategies of Anthemis cotula L. (Asteraceae)..An alien invasive species in Kashmir 4. Sumira Tyub Litter accumulation and decomposition in a temperate grassland of Kashmir Himalaya 5. Nazima Rasool Effect of pesticides on some microbiological and biochemical aspects in agricultural soils of Kashmir Himalaya 6. Zahoor A Itoo Diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. 7. Pervaiz A Dar Plant invasions in relation to biotic homogenization in the Kashmir Himalaya, India 8. Syed Mubashir Alien plant invasion in relation to urbanization of Andrabi terrestrial landscapes in Kashmir Valley 9. Waheeda Rehman Impact of plant invasion on species diversity of some invaded communities in the Kashmir Valley 10. Burhan Ahad Ecology of Azolla Lam. In freshwater ecosystems of Kashmir Valley and its application in wastewater remediation

11. Ayaz Bashir Clonal trait diversity in aquatic angiosperms of Kashmir Valley

12. Shazia Tabassum Khan Role of riparian habitats in alien plant invasions in the Kashmir Himalaya, India 13. Afreen Jan Lollu Carbon sequestration by macrophytes in Hokersar Wetland (Kashmir) in relation to carbon credit Assessment 14. Nadeem Salam Ecological Niche Modelling for predicting the distribution of some rare and endemic plant species in Kashmir Himalaya 15. Snober Jan Ecological studies on comparative interactions between some free floating macrophytes 16. Rizwana Asad Comparative ecological studies on some alien species of Amaranthus in Kashmir Valley 17. Niarah Phylogenetic relatedness and invasiveness of Conyza canadensis

9. Publications

Total number of publications 139 Number of research papers 119

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Number of book chapters 19 Book (National publisher) 01

Citation indices (Google Scholar)

Citations 1189

h-index 18

i10-index 38 ResearchGate Statistics

RG Score= 34.20

List of publications

A) Research Papers S. Journal No. Impact Factor 1. Arfin-Khan, M. A. S., V. M. S. Vetter, Z. A. Reshi, P. A. Dar & A. 2.106 Jentsch. 2018. Factors influencing seedling emergence of three global invaders in greenhouses representing major eco- of the world. Plant Biology. doi:10.1111/plb.12710

2. Pandith, Shahzad A., Riyaz Ahmad Dar, Surrinder K. Lattoo, Manzoor 3.393 A. Shah & Zafar A. Reshi. 2018. Rheum australe, an endangered highvalue medicinal herb of North Western Himalayas: a review of its botany, ethnomedical uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology. Phytochem Rev. doi.org/10.1007/s11101-018-9551-7

3. Adhikari, D., Zafar Reshi, B. K. Datta, S. S. Samant, A. Chettri, K. 0.883 Upadhaya, M. A. Shah, P. P. Singh, R. Tiwary, K. Majumdar, A. Pradhan,M. L. Thakur, N. Salam, Z. Zahoor, S. H. Mir, Z. A. Kaloo andS. K. Barik. 2018 Inventory and characterization of new populations through ecological niche modelling improve threat assessment" Current Science, 114(3): 519 -531 4. Tyub, S., Azra N. Kamili, Zafar A. Reshi, Irfan Rashid, Taseem A. 1.887 Mokhdomi, Shoiab Bukhari, Asif Amin, Asrar H. Wafai, Raies A. Qadri. 2018. Root-associated fungi of Pinus wallichiana in Kashmir Himalaya" Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(8): 923 -929 5. Dar, Pervaiz A., Zafar A Reshi and Ayaz Bashir Shah. 2018. Altitudinal 0.887 distribution of native and alien plant species along roadsides in Kashmir Himalaya, India" Tropical Ecology, 59(1): 1 -11 6. Wani, Gowher A., Manzoor A. Shah, Zafar A. Reshi, Mudasir A. Dar. 1.364 2018. Polyploidy determines the stage of invasion: clues from Kashmir Himalayan aquatic flora. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2018) 40:58 doi.org/10.1007/s11738-018-2629-4

7. Assad, Rezwana & Zafar A. Reshi1 & Snober Jan1 & Irfan Rashid. 2.769 2017. Biology of Amaranths" Botanical Review, 83(4): 382 -436

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8. Khanday, Shabir A. , A. R. Yousuf, Zafar A. Reshi, Irfan Rashid, 0.913 Arshid Jehangir, Shakil Ahmad Romshoo. 2017. Management of Nymphoides pefltatum using water level fluctuations in freshwater lakes of Kashmir Himalaya" Limnology, 18(2): 219 -231

9. Ganie, Aijaz, Hassan, Bilal Ahmad Tali, Zafar A. Reshi and 0.369 Irshad A. Nawchoo. 2017. Stigmatic movement promotes cross pollination in Rheum webbianum Royle: An important endemic medicinal plant of Kashmir Himalaya" National Academy Science Letters, 40(6): 435 -438 10. Ganie, Aijaz Hassan, Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Bashir Ahmad Wafai and Anzar Ahmad Khuroo. 2017. Fruit morphology of the genus Potamogeton L. in Kashmir Himalaya and its utility in taxonomic delimitation. Journal of -Pacific Biodiversity xxx (2017) 1-5

11. Rasool Nazima, Zafar A. Reshi, Damase P. Khasa, Mudasir Roshan and Manzoor A. Shah. 2017. Invasion by Conyza sumatrensis alters soil microbial community structure in urban ecosystems. Ecol Process 5: 10. doi:10.1186/s13717-016-0054-4

12. Mir, Shakoor Ahmad, Anand Kumar Mishra, Zafar A Reshi and Maheshwar Prasad Sharma. 2017. Pteridophyte diversity in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, , Kashmir Valley, Jammu & Kashmir. Indian Forester 143(3): 254-261. 13. Ganie, A.H., Zafar A Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 2016. Reproductive 0.708 ecology of Potamogeton pectinatus L. (= Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Börner) in relation to its spread and abundance in freshwater ecosystems of Kashmir Valley, India. Tropical Ecology 57(4): 787-803.

14. Tyub Sumira, Azra N. Kamili, Zafar A Reshi Syed Sana Mearaj, Taseem A Mokhdomi, Shoiab Bukhari, Asrar H Wafai, Asif Amin and Raies A Qadri. 2016. Ectomycorrhizae: Activity and Growth. European Academic Research 4(5):4481-4505.

15. Khanday, Shabir A., A. R. Yousuf, Zafar A. Reshi, Irfan Rashid, 0.745 Arshid Jehangir and Shakil Ahmad Romshoo. 2016. Management of Nymphoides peltatum using water level fluctuations in freshwater lakes of Kashmir Himalaya. Limnology (2016). doi:10.1007/s10201- 016-0503-x 16. Ganie, A.H., Ayaz Bashir, Anzar A. Khuroo, Bilal A. Tali, Zafar A. Reshi, Manzoor A. Shah and B. A.Wafai. 2016. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (Hydrocharitaceae), Reaching to the Kashmir Himalaya. J. Jpn. Bot. 91: 128–132 17. Elst, E.M., Kamal P. Acharya, Pervaiz A. Dar, Zafar A. Reshi, Jarle 1.617 Tufto, Ivan Nijs, Bente J. Graae. 2016. Pre-adaptation or genetic shift after introduction in the invasive species Impatiens glandulifera? Acta Oecologica 70:60-66. 18. Ganie, Aijaz Hassan, Zafar A. Reshi, B. A. Wafai and Sara Puijalon. 2.051 2016. Clonal growth architecture and spatial dynamics of 10 species of the genus Potamogeton across different habitats in Kashmir Valley, India. Hydrobiologia. 767, pp 289–299

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19. Khanday, Shabir, A., A. R. Yousuf, Zafar A. Reshi and Arshid Jehangir. 2015. Distribution pattern of rooted floating leaf type macrophytes in response to water depth in a fresh water lake of Kashmir Himalaya. J Ecosys Ecograph. 5:159. doi:10.4172/2157-7625.1000159. 20. Ganie, Aijaz Hassan, A.R. Dar, Mehboob Ashraf and Zafar A. Reshi. 2015. Typha orientalis Presl (Typhaceae): a new species record for India. Checklist Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.2.1567

21. Reshi, Zafar A., Manzoor A . Shah and Nazima Rasool. 2015. Microbial diversity in Kashmir Himalaya: Present status and future prospects. ENVIS Bulletin Himalayan Ecology 23: 15-20 22. Hagenblad, Jenny, Jennifer Hülskötter, Kamal Prasad Acharya, Jörg 2.40 Brunet, Olivier Chabrerie, Sara A. O. Cousins, Pervaiz A. Dar, Martin Diekmann, Pieter De Frenne, Martin Hermy, Aurélien Jamoneau, Annette Kolb, Isgard Lemke, Jan Plue, Zafar A. Reshi and Bente Jessen Graae. 2015. Low genetic diversity despite multiple introductions of the invasive plant species Impatiens glandulifera in . BMC Genetics DOI 10.1186/s12863-015-0242-8.

23. Andrabi, S.S., Zafar A. Reshi, and Manzoor A. Shah. Heavy metal 1.218 accumulation by Potamogeton natans and Ceratophyllum demersum in a Himalayan RAMSAR site: management implications. Wetlands Ecology and Management (Accepted)

24. Andrabi, S.M., Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Manzoor Ahmad Shah and Salman Qureshi. 2015. Studying the patterns of alien and native floras of some habitats in Srinagar city, Kashmir, India. Ecological Processes (Accepted) DOI 10.1186/s13717-014-0030-9.

25. Shah, M.A., M.E. Beaulieu, Zafar A Reshi, S. Qureshi and D.P. Khasa. 2015. A cross-city molecular biogeographic investigation of arbuscular mycorrhizas in Conyza canadensis rhizosphere across native and non- native regions. Ecological Processes (Accepted)doi:10.1186/s13717- 015-0034-0. 26. Dad, Javaid M. and Zafar Ahmad Reshi. 2015. Influence of 0.708 environmental and anthropogenic factors on the species distribution in alpine rangelands of valley, Kashmir, India. Tropical Ecology 56(3): 335-346. 27. Itoo, Z.A. and Zafar A. Reshi. 2015. Morphological and molecular 0.396 characterization of the ectomycorrhiza Amanita sp. associated with Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jacks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences (Accepted) 28. Ganie, A.H., Bilal Ahmad Tali, Anzar A. Khuroo, Zafar A Reshi, and Donald H. Les. 2015. Ceratophyllum platyacanthum subsp. oryzetorum (Kom.) Les : A Plant New to the from Kashmir Himalaya. Check List (Accepted) 29. Ganie, A.H., Bilal Ahmad Tali, Irshad A. Nawchoo, Zafar A. Reshi. 0.833 2015. A novel mechanism of self-pollination in Ajuga bracteosa Wallich ex Benth. Current Science (Accepted) 30. Ganie, Aijaz Hassan, Bilal A. Tali, Anzar A. Khuroo, Zafar A. Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 2015. Taxonomic diversity, distribution pattern and management implications of weed flora in rice fields of Kashmir Valley. Indian Journal of Weed Science 47(1): 11–15.

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31. Dar, P. A., Zafar A. Reshi and Manzoor A Shah. 2015. Roads act as corridors for the spread of alien plant species in the mountainous regions: A case study of Kashmir Valley, India. Tropical Ecology 56(2): 183-190. 32. Dad, J.M. and Zafar A. Reshi. 2015. Floristic composition and diversity patterns of vascular plants in mountain meadow of Gurez Valley, Kashmir, India. Taiwania 60: 8-17. 33. Dar, P. A. and Zafar A. Reshi. 2015. Do alien plant invasions cause 0.708 biotic homogenization of terrestrial ecosystems in the Kashmir Valley, India? 2015. Tropical Ecology 56:111-123.

34. Mir, S.A., A.K. Mishra, Zafar A Reshi, Shauket A. Pala and M.P. Sharma. 2015. Ferns and fern allies of District Shopian, Kashmir Valley, India. Biodiversitas 16: 27-43.

35. Ganie, A.H. Zafar A Reshi, B.A. Wafai and Sara Puijalon. 2014. 1.471 Phenotypic plasticity: Cause of the successful spread of the genus Potamogeton in the Kashmir Himalaya. Aquatic Botany. 120: 283–289

36. Seipel, Tim., Jake M. , Curtis C. Daehler, Lisa J. Rew, Peter 4.969 J. Edwards, Pervaiz A. Dar, Keith McDougall, Bridgett Naylor, Catherine Parks, Fredric W. Pollnac, Zafar A. Reshi, Mel Schroder and Christoph Kueffer. 2015. Performance of the herb Verbascum thapsus along environmental gradients in its native and non-native ranges. Journal of Biogeography 42: 132–143. 37. Itoo, Z.A. and Zafar A Reshi. 2014. Effect of different nitrogen and 1.115 carbon sources and concentrations on the mycelial growth of ectomycorrhizal fungi under in-vitro conditions. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2014.964756. 38. Shah, M.A., M.A. Ali, F.M. Al-Hemaid and Z.A. Reshi. 2014. 0.876 Delimiting invasive Myriophyllum aquaticum in Kashmir Himalaya using a molecular phylogenetic approach. Genet Mol Res. Doi: 10.4238/2014. 39. Itoo, Z.A., Sheikh Tahir Majeed, Qussin Basharat, Khurshid I Andrabi 1.385 and Zafar A Reshi. 2014. Ectomycorrhizal fungal species of Kashmir Himalaya: identification and characterization by ITS analysis.Brazilian Journal of Botany. 10.1007/s40415-014-0081-2. 40. Wani, G.A., Manzoor A Shah, Zafar A Reshi, A.R. Atangana and D. Khasa. 2014. cpDNA Microsatellite markers for Lemna minor (Araceae): Phylogeographic implications. Applications in Plant Sciences 2: 1300099. 41. Tali, B.A., A.H. Ganie, I.A. Nawchoo, A.A. Wani and Zafar A Reshi. 1.833 2014. Assessment of threat status of selected endemic medicinal plants using IUCN regional guidelines. A case study from Kashmir Himalaya. Journal for Nature Conservation. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jnc.2014.06.004. 42. Mir, S.A., A.K. Mishra, Zafar A Reshi and M.P. Sharma. 2014. Four newly recorded species of Dryopteridaceae from Kashmir Valley, India. Biodiversitas 15:6-11. 43. Mir, S.A., A.K. Mishra, Zafar A Reshi and M.P. Sharma. 2014. New records of Pteridophytes for Kashmir Valley, India. Biodiversitas 15: 131-136

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44. Dar, P.A. and Zafar A Reshi. 2014. Components, processes and 0.140 consequences of biotic homogenization: A review. 7:123-136. 45. Rasool, Nazima and Zafar A Reshi. 2014. Effect of butachlor (G) on soil 2.146 enzyme activity. European Journal of Soil Biology. 61:94-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. ejsobi.2014.02.002. 46. Shah, M.A., Ragan. M. Callaway, Tabassum Shah, Gregory R. 6.545 Houseman, Robert W. Pal, Sa Xiao, Wenbo Luo, Christoph Rosche, Zafar A Reshi, Damase P. Khasa and Shuyan chen. 2014. Conyza Canadensis suppresses plant diversity in its non-native ranges but not at home: a transcontinental comparison. New Phytologist doi:10.1111/nph.12733. 47. Shah, M.A. and Zafar A Reshi. 2014. Characterization of alien aquatic 0.708 flora of Kashmir Himalaya: implications for invasion management. Tropical Ecology. 143: 143-157. 48. Itoo, Zahoor Ahmad and Zafar A Reshi. 2014. Influence of ectomycorrhizal inoculation on Pinus wallichiana and Cedrus deodara seedlings under nursery conditions. Frontiers in Biology. 9: 82-88. 49. Shah, A.B., Zafar A Reshi and Manzoor A Shah. 2013. Clonal trait 3.372 diversity in relation to invasiveness of alien macrophytes in two Himalayan Ramsar sites. Journal of Vegetation Science. DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12143. 50. Andrabi, S.S., Zafar A. Reshi., Manzoor A. Shah, et al. (2013) 1.466 Phytoremediation potential of Phragmites australis in Hokersar wetland – a Ramsar site of Kashmir Himalaya. International Journal of Phytoremediation 16:1183-1191. (DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.821449) ISSN 1522-6514 (Print), 1549-7879. 51. Dad, J.A. and Zafar A Reshi. 2013. Classification and compositional differentiation of alpine grassland vegetation of Gurez Valley, Kashmir. Asian Journal of Biological Sciences 6: 192-206. 52. Mir, S.A., A.K. Mishra, Zafar A Reshi and M.P. Sharma. 2014. Preliminary phytochemical screening of some Pteridophytes from district Shopian (J&K). International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 5:632-637. 53. Itoo, Zahoor Ahmad and Zafar A Reshi. 2013. Ectomycorrhizal diversity associated with Cedrus deodara and Pinus wallichiana in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Journal of Biological Sciences. DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2013.

54. Itoo, Zahoor Ahmad, Zafar A Reshi and K.I. Andrabi. 2013. 0.57 Characterization and identification of Russula formula and Russula postiana from Himalayan moist temperate forests of Kashmir. African Journal of Biotechnology 12: 3643-3647.

55. Itoo, Zahoor Ahmad and Zafar A Reshi. 2013. The multifunctional role 2.21 of ectomycorrhizal associations in forest ecosystem processes. 2013. Botanical Review 79:371-400.

56. Andrabi, Syed Mubashir,Waheeda Rehman, Zafar Ahmad Reshi, Abdul Rashid Naqshiand Aijaz Hassan Ganie. 2012. Sanguisorba minor Scop. (Rosaceae) ─ A new addition to the Indian flora. Taiwania 57:410-412. 57. Ahad, Burhan, Zafar A Reshi, Aijaz H Ganie and A R Yousuf. 2012. 0.429 First report of a highly invasive species of Azolla in the freshwater

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ecosystems of the Kashmir Himalaya. American Fern Journal102:224- 227. 58. Khuroo, A. A., Zafar A Reshi, Akhtar H Malik, Ewald Weber, Irfan 2.716 Rashid and G H Dar. 2012. Alien flora of India: taxonomic composition, invasion status and biogeographic affiliations. Biological Invasions 14:99–113. 59. Shah, M. A., Z. A. Reshi and I. Rashid. 2012. Synergistic effect of 0.539 herbivory and mycorrhizal interactions on plant invasiveness. African Journal of Microbiology Research 6(19): 4107-4112. 60. McDougall1, K., Anzar A. Khuroo, Lloyd L. Loope, Catherine G. Parks, Anıbal Pauchard, Zafar A. Reshi,Ian Rushworth, and Christoph Kueffer. 2011. Plant Invasions in Mountains: Global Lessons for Better Management. Mountain Research and Development31(4): 380–387. 61. Shah, Manzoor A., Zafar A Reshi and Claude Lavoie. 2011. Predicting 2.284 plant invasiveness from native range size: clues form the Kashmir Himalaya. Journal of Plant Ecology, 5:167-173. 62. Khuroo, Anzar A, Ewald Weber, A.H. Malik, Zafar A. Reshi, G.H.Dar. 3.951 2011. Altitudinal distribution patterns of the native and alien woody flora in Kashmir Himalaya, India. Environmental Research 111: 967– 977. 63. Khuroo, Anzar A., Zafar A. Reshi, Irfan Rashid and G.H. Dar. 2011. 3.951 Towards an integrated research framework and policy agenda on biological invasions in the developing world: A case-study of India. Environmental Research111: 999–1006. 64. Aslam, M., Zafar A Reshi and T. O. Siddiqi. 2011. Genetic divergence 0.708 in half-sib progenies of Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jackson plus trees in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Tropical Ecology 52(2):201-208.

65. Khuroo, A. A., Ewald Weber, A.H. Malik, G.H. Dar and Zafar A Reshi. 0.844 2010. Taxonomic and biogeographic patterns in the native and alien woody flora of Kashmir Himalaya, India. Nordic Journal of Botany. 28: 685-696. 66. Aslam, M. Zafar A Reshi and T.O. Siddiqi. 2010. Variability in cone 2.958 and seed characteristics among plus trees of blue (Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jackson) in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. International Journal of Pharma and BioScience 1(4): B-212-223. 67. Rashid, I. and Zafar A. Reshi. 2010. Plasticity facilitates Anthemis cotula to invade diverse habitats. Pak. J. Weed Sci. Res. 16: 335-348. 68. Shah, M.A. and Zafar A Reshi. 2010. Phosphorus application in relation to mycorrhizal association of Anthemis cotula L., an invasive species in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Mycorrhiza News 22: 8-12. 69. Khuroo, A. A., A. H. Malik, Zafar A Reshi, and G.H.Dar. 2010. From 0.897 ornamental to detrimental: plant invasion of Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (Ox-eye Daisy) in Kashmir Valley, India. Current Science 98: 600-602. 70. Rashid, I. and Zafar A. Reshi. 2010. Does carbon addition to soil 0.708 counteract disturbance-promoted alien plant invasions? Tropical Ecology 51(2S): 339-345. 71. Shah, Manzoor A., Zafar A. Reshi & N. Rasool. 2009. Plant invasion 0.708 induces shift in Glomalean spore diversity. Tropical Ecology 51(2S): 317-323.

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72. Shah, Manzoor A., Zafar A. Reshi & Damase Khasa. 2009. Arbuscular 2.208 mycorrhizas: Drivers or passengers of alien plant invasion. Botanical Review 75: 397-417. 73. Khuroo, A.A., Zafar A. Reshi, Irfan Rashid, G.H. Dar and A.H. Malik. 8.412 2009. Plant Invasions in montane ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology 7: 408. 74. Shah, Manzoor A., Zafar A. Reshi & Damase Khasa. 2009. Mycorrhizal 2.985 status of some alien invasive plants of the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Mycorrhiza 20: 67-72.

75. Aslam, M., Ali Mohd, A., Zafar A Reshi, and T.O. Siddiqi. 2009. Status of Himalayan Yew (Taxus baccata Linn.) in a mixed coniferous forest of the Kashmir Himalaya. National Journal of Life Sciences 6: 55-61. 76. Rashid, Irfan, G.P. Sharma, K.J. Esler, Zafar A. Reshi, A.A. Khuroo and 31.477 A. Simpson. 2009. A Standardized response to Biological Invasions. Science 325: 146. 77. Bhat, N., Zafar Reshi, R.K. Verma and A.R. Malik. 2009. Litter 0.437 decomposition pattern in Fraxinus excelsior and Ulmus villosa forests in different seasons in , J&K, India. The Indian Forester 135: 1730-1736. 78. Dar, A. R., Zafar Reshi and G. H. Dar. 2009. Germination studies on 1.640 three critically endangered endemic angiosperm species of the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Plant Ecology 200:105-115. 79. Reshi, Zafar, Anzar A. Khuroo and G.H. Dar. 2009. Plant species diversity in the Kashmir Himalayan grasslands along an elevational gradient. International Journal of Ecology and Environment 35: 91-100. 80. Reshi, Zafar, Anzar A. Khuroo and G.H. Dar. 2009. Net Primary Production and Transfer Dynamics in Kashmir Himalayan Grasslands. International Journal of Ecology and Environment 35: 101-112 81. Bhat, N., R.K. Verma, Zafar Reshi and M.A. Dar. 2009. Decomposition pattern and nitrogen release from Ulmus villosa leaf litter in Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Annals of Forestry 17: 83-88. 82. Bhat, N., R.K. Verma and Zafar Reshi. 2009. Seasonal variation of litter 0.437 production in Fraxinus excelsior Linn. and Ulmus villosa Brandis forests of Dachigam National Park (J&K). The Indian Forester 135: 825-830. 83. Khuroo, A. A., Zafar Reshi, Irfan Rashid, G. H. Dar and Z. S. Khan. 2.065 2008. Operational characterization of alien invasive flora and its management implications. Biodiversity and Conservation 17: 3181- 3194. 84. Nazir, R., Zafar Reshi and B. A. Wafai. 2008. Reproductive ecology of 1.327 medicinally important Kashmir Himalayan species of Digitalis L. Plant Species Biology 23: 59-70. 85. Shah, M. A., Zafar Reshi and Irfan Rashid. 2008. Mycorrhizal source 2.206 and neighbour identity differently influence Anthemis cotula L. invasion in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Applied Soil Ecology 40: 330-337. 86. Shah, M. A., Zafar Reshi and Irfan Rashid. 2008. Mycorrhizosphere 3.235 mediated Mayweed Chamomile invasionin the Kashmir Himalaya, India. Plant and Soil 312: 219-225. 87. Reshi, Zafar, Manzoor A. Shah, Irfan Rashid and Anzar A. Khuroo. 2008. Alien plant invasions: Threat to wetland health and public wealth. Sarovar Saurabh 4: 2-5.

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88. Tyub, Sumira and Zafar Reshi. 2008. Mixed litter decomposition in a grassland of Kashmir Himalaya. International Journal of Ecology and Environment 34: 19-28. 89. Reshi, Zafar, Irfan Rashid, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo and B.A. Wafai. 2008. 0.708 Effect of invasion by Centaurea iberica on community assembly of a mountain grassland of Kashmir Himalaya, India. Tropical Ecology 49: 147-156. 90. Rashid, Irfan, Zafar Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 2007. Effect of seedling emergence time on the performance of mayweed (Anthemis cotula L.): an alien invasive species in Kashmir Himalaya. Proceeding of the 21st Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (APWSS) Conference 2-6 October. pp. 408-412. 91. Rashid, Irfan, Zafar Reshi, R. R. Allaie and B. A. Wafai. 2007. 1.955 Germination ecology of invasive alien Anthemis cotula L. helps it synchronise its successful recruitment with favourable habitat conditions. Annals of Applied Biology 150: 361-369. 92. Shah, Manzoor A. and Zafar Reshi. 2007. Invasion by alien Anthemis 0.897 cotula L. in a biodiversity hotspot. Release from native foes or relief from alien friends. Current Science 92: 21-22. 93. Khuroo, A. A., Irfan Rashid, Zafar Reshi, G. H. Dar and B. A. Wafai. 2.716 2007. The alien flora of Kashmir Himalaya. Biological Invasions 9: 269- 292. 94. Reshi, Zafar. 2007. Allelopathy, allelochemicals and alien plant invasions. Fluorescence 2: 19-21. 95. Dar, A. R., G. H. Dar and Zafar Reshi. 2006. Recovery and restoration of some critically endangered endemic angiosperms of the Kashmir Himalaya. Journal of Biological Sciences 6: 985-991. 96. Dar, A. R., G. H. Dar and Zafar Reshi. 2006. Conservation of Artemisia amygdalina- A critically endangered endemic plant species of Kashmir Himalaya. Endangered Species Update 23: 34-39. 97. Reshi, Zafar, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo and B. A. Wafai. 2006. Species abundance distribution patterns in Kashmir Himalayan grasslands along an altitudinal gradient. Journal of Himalayan Ecology and Sustainable Development 1: 105-117. 98. Allaie, R. R., Zafar Reshi, Irfan Rashid and B.A. Wafai. 2006. Effect of 2.618 aqueous leaf leachate of Anthemis cotula—an alien invasive species on germination behaviour of some field crops. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 192: 186-191. 99. Allaie, R. R., Zafar Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 2005. Demographic plasticity in relation to growth and resource allocation pattern in Anthemis cotula—an alien invasive species in Kashmir Himalaya, India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 4: 63-74. 100. Khuroo, A. A., G. H. Dar, Z. S. Khan and Zafar Reshi. 2005. Observations on Gentiana kurroo Royle, a Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant from the Kashmir Himalaya. Endangered Species Update 22: 139-143. 101. Allaie, R. R., Zafar Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 2005. Demographic studies on alien invasive Anthemis cotula L. in Kashmir Himalaya. Trends in Life Sciences 20: 49-56. 102. Shah, M. A. and Zafar Reshi. 2005. Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: Need for an eco-centric approach. Applied Botany Abstracts 25: 231- 240

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103. Shah, M. A. and Zafar Reshi. 2005. Incidence of arbuscular mycorrhizae in Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jackson of Kashmir Himalaya. Mycorrhiza News. 17: 11-14. 104. Ahmad, Syed Hilal, Zafar Reshi, Javed Ahmad and Muhammad Iqbal. 1.284 2005. Morpho-anatomical responses of Trigonella foenum graecum Linn. to induced cadmium and lead stress. J. Plant Biol.48:64-84. 105. Reshi, Zafar, Ruveida Rasool Allaie and B. A. Wafai. 2004. Plant Invasion….a contemporary ecological concern. J Res. & Dev. 4: 1-19. 106. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 2004. Weed-fertilizer interaction in transplanted paddy under temperate conditions of Kashmir Himalaya. Indian J. Agric. Res. 38:28-33. 107. Banday, F. A., Zafar Reshi, S. Kapila and S. S. Kumar. 2004. Restricted habitat preference in Kashmir Himalayan mosses. University Research Journal 54: 75-77. 108. Reshi, Zafar A. and B.L. Sapru. 2003. Evaluation of different herbicides for weed control in chilli (Capsicum annum L.) under temperate conditions of Kashmir Himalaya. J. Indian Bot. Soc.81:199-202. 109. Ganaie, M. M. and Zafar Reshi. 2003. Studies on standing crop of chlorophyll of a temperate grassland of Kashmir Himalaya. Ecol. Env. Cons.9;171-173. 110. Aquil, S., Syed Hilal Ahmad, Zafar Reshi, Mahmooduzzafar and Muhammad Iqbal. 2003. Physiological and biochemical response of Albizzia lebbeck Benth. to coal smoke pollution. Poll. Res.22: 489-493. 111. Ganaie, M. M. and Zafar Reshi. 2003. Floristic composition and seasonality of a temperate grassland of Kashmir Himalaya. Ecol. Env. Cons.9;109-113. 112. Reshi, Zafar and B. L. Sapru. 2003. Weed control efficiency of different herbicides in transplanted paddy under temperate conditions of Kashmir Himalaya. J. Curr. Sci. 3:35-39. 113. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 2001. Phytomass, density and dominance- diversity pattern of a pastureland of Kashmir Himalaya. Bull. Env. Sci. 19: 53-61. 114. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 1992. Biomass structure and productivity pattern of wheat crop and its associated weeds. Jour., Natcon. 14: 11- 20. 115. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 1991. Biomass structure and productivity pattern of sarson crop and its associated weeds. Jour., Natcon., 3: 169- 178. 116. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 1991. Biospectral analysis of weed flora of Kashmir valley. Adv., Plant Sci., 4: 223-229. 117. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 1991. Biomass and productivity pattern of paddy crop and its associated Weeds. Jour., Natcon.,3: 20-31. 118. Siddiq, M. A. A., Zafar Reshi, B.L. Sapru and P.Kachroo. 1988. Diplotaxis muralis (L.) DC……….An addition to the flora of Indian sub-. Geobios New Reports 7: 166-167. 119. Reshi, Zafar and B.L. Sapru. 1991. Biospectral analysis of weed flora of Kashmir valley. Adv., Plant Sci., 4: 223-229. 120. Reshi, Zafar, B.L. Sapru and P. Kachroo. 1987. Floristic and phenological observations on weed flora of Kashmir valley. Indian Jour., Ecol., 14: 218-223. 121. Siddiq, M. A. A., Zafar Reshi, B.L.Sapru and P. Kachroo. 1985. Weeds of kharif crops in Kashmir valley. Indian Jour., Weed Sci., 17: 22-34.

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122. Reshi, Zafar, M.A.A. Siddiq, B.L.Sapru and P.Kachroo. 1986. Studies on weeds of rabi crops of Kashmir valley. Indian Jour., Weed Sci., 17: 1-13.

B. Book Chapters

123.• Ahmad, Syed Shakeel ; Zafar A. Reshi; Manzoor A. Shah and Irfan Rashid. 2016. Constructed Wetlands: Role in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals. In: Phytoremediation. Eds. Abid Ali Ansari, Sarvajeet Singh Gill, Ritu, Gill Guy, R. Lanza and Lee Newman pp. 291-304. Springer International Publishing

124.• Ahad Burhan, , Zafar A. Reshi, Humeera Rasool, Waseem Shahri and A. R. Yousuf. 2014. Jatropha curcas: A Prospective Energy Crop. In: Biomass and Bioenergy. Eds. Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Mohammad Jawaid and Umer Rashid. Springer International Publishing Switzerland

125. Kueffer , Christoph, Keith McDougall, Jake Alexander, Curt Daehler, Peter Edwards, Sylvia Haider, Ann Milbau, Catherine Parks, Aníbal Pauchard, Zafar A. Reshi, Lisa J. Rew, Mellesa Schroder, Tim Seipel. 2013. Plant Invasions into Mountain Protected Areas: Assessment, Prevention and Control at Multiple Spatial Scales. Plant Invasions in Protected Areas v Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology. Volume 7, 2013, pp 89-113.

126. Reshi, Zafar A., Nazima Rasool, Pervaiz A. Dar, Waheeda Rehman, and Manzoor A. Shah. (2013)Impact of invasive alien plant species on aboveground and belowground diversity in the Kashmir Himalaya, India. In:Invasive Plant Ecology Editor(s): Shibu Jose, Harminder Pal Singh, Daizy Rani Batish, Ravinder Kumar Kohli, CRC Press - 302 Pages

127. Reshi, Zafar A. and Irfan Rashid. 2011. Risk Assessment for Management of Biological Invasions. In: Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent. (Eds. J. R. Bhatt, J. S. Singh, R.S. Tripathi, S. P. Singh and R.K. Kohli). CABI International, United Kingdom.

128. Khuroo, Anzar A., Zafar A. Reshi, G. H. Dar and Irshad A. Hamal. 2011. Plant Invasions in State, India. In: Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent. (Eds. J. R. Bhatt, J. S. Singh, R.S. Tripathi, S. P. Singh and R.K. Kohli). CABI International, United Kingdom 129. Shah, M. A., and Zafar A. Reshi. 2011. Invasion by Alien Macrophytes in Freshwater Ecosystems of India. In: Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent. (Eds. J. R. Bhatt, J. S. Singh, R.S. Tripathi, S. P. Singh and R.K. Kohli). CABI International, United Kingdom.

130. Ganie, Aijaz Hassan., Zafar A. Reshi and B. A. Wafai. 2011. A brief appraisal of genus Potamogeton L. in Kashmir Valley.In: Invasive Alien 17

Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent. (Eds. J. R. Bhatt, J. S. Singh, R.S. Tripathi, S. P. Singh and R.K. Kohli). CABI International, United Kingdom. 131. Reshi , Zafar A., Manzoor A Shah, Irfan Rashid and Nazima Rasool. 2011. Anthemis cotula L. ___ a highly invasive species in theKashmir Himalaya, India. In: Invasive Alien Plants: An Ecological Appraisal for the Indian Subcontinent. (Eds. J. R. Bhatt, J. S. Singh, R.S. Tripathi, S. P. Singh and R.K. Kohli). CABI International, United Kingdom. 132. Ganie, A. H., Zafar Reshi and B.A. Wafai. 2008. Multiple reproductive strategies contribute to invasiveness of Potamogeton crispus L. (Potamogetonaceae) in freshwater ecosystems of Kashmir Himalaya, India. In: Proceedings of Taal 2007: The 12th World Lake Conference (Eds. M. Sengupta and R. Dalwani). pp. 1067-1073. 133. Dar, A. R., G. H. Dar and Zafar Reshi. 2008. Narrow endemics of the Kashmir Himalaya: Threat assessment and Conservation. In: Science for Better Tomorrow (Eds. M.Z. Chishti and Fayaz. Ahmad). pp. 31-39. Universal Printers, Khanyar, Srinagar, J&K. 134. Shah, Manzoor A. and Zafar Reshi. 2007. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Biotechnology: Approaches, Challenges and Prospects. In: Biofertilizers. (Ed.) P.C. Trivedi. pp 258-273. Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India. 135. Reshi, Zafar and B. A. Wafai. 2006 Some plant communities are more invasible than others. Why? In: Biotechnology and Biology of Plants. (Ed. P.C. Trivedi). pp. 220-247. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur, India. 136. Verma, V., S. M. Ahmad, M. M. Ganaie, S. F. Basir, Zafar Reshi, G. N. Qazi. 2005. Ribosomal genes in plants – Phylogenetic importance. In: Advances in Biotechnology (Ed. P.C. Trivedi). pp. 241-254. Agrobios (India), Jodhpur, India. 137. Reshi, Zafar, B.A.Wafai and R.R. Allaie. 2005. Some reflections on the paradox of biological invasion. In: Plant Biodiversity, Microbial interaction and Environmental Biology (Eds. S.N. Chaturvedi and K.P. Singh), pp.189-198. Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur, India. 138. Ganaie, M. M. and Zafar Reshi. 2004. Species diversity and dominance pattern in a temperate grassland of Kashmir Himalaya. In: A.N. Kamli and A.R. Yousuf (eds.) Bioresources: Concerns and Conservation. pp. 3-16. Centre of Research for Development, Srinagar. 139. Ahamd, Syed Hilal, Samina Aquil, Zafar Reshi, Mahmooduzzafar and Muhammad Iqbal. 2004. Morpho-anatomical and physiological response of Croton bonplandianum Baill. to coal smoke pollution. In: A.N. Kamli and A.R. Yousuf (eds.) Bioresources: Concerns and Conservation. pp. 155-176. Centre of Research for Development, Srinagar. 140. Reshi, Zafar A. 2000. Anthropogenic causes of species extinction. In: M.A. Khan (ed.). Environment, Biodiversity and Conservation. A.P.H.A. Pub. Co., New Delhi. pp. 451-461. 141. Reshi, Zafar. 1996. Energy: Resource or Pollutant. In: A.H. Khan and A.K. Pandit (eds.). Ecology, Environment and Energy. Department of Distance Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. pp. 333-349. C. Book

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142. Reshi, Zafar and Sumira Tyub. 2006. Detritus and Decomposition in Ecosystems. New India Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India.

Seminars/Conferences etc

2017.

• Presented a paper (oral) in "One week workshop on Research Methodology for Science Scholars", on "Choosing a right research problem:The basic questions involved", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, university of Kashmir, from 13-09-2017 to 19-09-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "76th General orientation Course", on "What makes a Good Teacher", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, university of Kashmir, from 06-09-2017 to 06-10-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "Refresher course in Disaster Management", on "Will rising tide of natural disaster facilitate biological invasions", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, university of Kashmir, from 10-10-2017 to 01-11-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "77th General orientation course", on "Sleepy students, tired teachers and exhausted educators-it is time to get some sleep", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, university of Kashmir, from 26-12-2017 to 27-12-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "One Day workshop", on "Choice-based credit system:Issues and opportunities", organized by Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance, University of Kashmir, dated 05-08-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "Discussion meeting on Research priorities for Invasive species", on "An integrated research framework for aline plant invasions in India", organized by Institue of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, dated 24-11-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "Restoration Seminar", on "Aline plant invasions in the Indian Himalayan : What we know and what we need to know", organized by Montana Tech, USA, dated 01-03-2017 • Presented a paper (oral) in "Special Winter School Refresher Course", on "Global, National and Local imperatives for Hihger Education: Role of Teachers", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, from 15-02-2017 to 08-03-2017

2016

• Presented a paper (oral) in "National Seminar", on "Niche Theory and Ecological Niche Modelling: Concept and Application in Biodiversity Conservation and Management", organized by Jammu University, from 11-03-2016 to 12-03-2016. • • Presented a paper (oral) in "10th INTECOL International wetlands conference at Changshu, ", on "Heavy metal sequestration by macrophytes in Hokersar wetland- --an important RAMSAR site in Kashmir Himalaya", organized by Nanjing University, China, from 19-09-2016 to 24-09-2016

Lectures delivered in Training Courses /Workshop /Conferences /Seminars /Symposia

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• Lecture delivered in a Orientation Course on "Secrets of Effective Teaching", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, from 11-01-2016 to 06-02-2016 • Lecture delivered in a Refresher Course on "Teaching Skills", organized by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, from 03-03-2016 to 28- 03-2016 • Lecture delivered in a "Research Methodology "Importance of problem formualtion and hypothesis testing in scientific research.", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, from 03-05-2016 to 11-05-2016 • Lecture delivered on "Teacher Credibility and Student achievements", organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir, from 30-04-2016 to 28-05-2016

Lead Lecture / Chair Session / Invited Talk

• Chaired a session in 10th INTECOL International wetlands conference at Changshu. Organized by Nanjing University, China, 19 - 09-2016 to 24-09-2016

2015

Conferences /Seminars /Symposia attended with presentation

• Presented a paper (oral) in "Brainstorming Session on Climate Change at IIIM, Jammu", on "Species distribution modelling of some endemic and invasive plant species under various climate change scenarios: Conservation and management implications", organized by The National Academy of Sciences, India, from 19-05-2015 to 20-05-2015 • • Presented a paper (oral) in "World Environment Day-2015", on "General Lecture on Environmental conservation", organized by Centre of Research for Development, dated 05-06-2015

• Attended a Conferences on "11th JK Science Congress "Scientific, Social and Economic Dimensions of Climate Change"", organized by University of Kashmir, from 12-10- 2015 to 14-10-2015

Lead Lecture / Chair Session / Invited Talk

• Delivered a lecture in One week workshop on Research Methodology for Science Research Scholars/College & University Teachers. Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Univ. of Kashmir, 25 - 08-2015 to 31-08-2015 • • Delivered a lecture in Refresher Course in Disaster Management. Organized by UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Univ. of Kashmir, 20 - 10-2015 to 09-11-2015 • • Delivered a lecture in Refresher Course in Commerce, management and Economics. Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Univ. of Kashmir, 23 - 02-2015 to 14-03-2015 •

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• Delivered a lecture in One day Conference of Principals & Academic Administrators entitled "Higher Education: Issues and Challenges". Organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Univ. of Kashmir, dated 03 - 06-2015

2013

Conferences /Seminars / Workshops attended/participated:

1. Mountain Specific Research in the Context of Himalaya. Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi from 19-20, November, 2013. 2. Workshop on Capacity Building in Reproductive Biology from 22-26 November, 2013, University of Jammu.

10. Scholarship(s)/Award(s)/Fellowship of academic bodies etc

• Elected as Fellow of the National Institute of Ecology(NIE), New Delhi during 2009.

• Councillor for Central Executive Council of National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi for 2014-2017.

• Best Teacher Award (2007-2008) by the Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA), University Kashmir.

Membership of Professional Academic Societies

1. Global Invasive Species Programme, USA

2. International Association of Ecology (INTECOL)

3. National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi

4. Indian Weed Science Society, India

5. Nature Conservators’ Society of India

6. Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Sciences, Srinagar

7. People’s Ecological Council, Jammu & Kashmir

International journals for which acted as reviewer

1. Molecular Ecology 2. Acta Oecologia 3. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 4. Tropical Ecology 5. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 6. International Journal of Plant Science 7. Food and Chemical Toxicology 8. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 9. African Journal of Agricultural Research 10. African Journal of Plant Science

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International agencies of which research projects evaluated

1. Czech Science Foundation (GACR), Narodni 110 00, Prague 1.

2. National Research Foundation in South International Science Cooperation Grants, South Africa

3. Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India.

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