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SUMMARY:Guest Talk | Rock outcrops: Evolution, Diversity and human linkages by Dr Aparna Watve
LOCATION:APJ 104\, FLAME University
DESCRIPTION:Description: \n
The Department of Physical and Natural Sciences invites you
  for talk by Dr . Aparna Watve, Red List Authority Coordinator for IUCN SSC
  Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group, on - Rock outcrops: Evolution, Diver
 sity and human linkages\n
Rock outcrops are geomorphological formations wit
 h large expanses of rocks exposed due to natural weathering processes. They
  function as special habitats owing to their unique microclimatic and edaph
 ic conditions. A diversity of rock outcrops such as inselbergs, tors and du
 ricrusts have evolved in India due to diverse landscape level weathering pr
 ocesses. Vegetation of rock outcrops is highly seasonal, dominated by ephem
 eral and geophytic flora dominated by graminoids and legumes. Flora as well
  fauna shows high endemism and the outcrops function as terrestrial habitat
  islands leading to speciation in multiple taxa. Beyond their ecological si
 gnificance, these outcrops have played an indispensable role in shaping hum
 an history, culture, and livelihoods. Indiscriminate exploitation for rocks
  and minerals, flawed landscape management that emphasizes forest above all
  other ecosystems and invasion by introduced alien species have led to outc
 rops becoming a globally threatened habitat. \n
The talk presents an overvi
 ew of Indian rock outcrops and their global significance. It presents outco
 mes of recent research studies from Western Ghats and Peninsular India and 
 describes challenges for biodiversity conservation. Conservation actions in
 itiated by the Rock Outcrop Network, on ground and at policy level, are dis
 cussed.\n

Speaker Bio: \n
Dr. Aparna Watve is a Red List Authority and the
  Coordinator for the IUCN SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group. She hol
 ds a Ph.D. in Botany from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Her research fo
 cuses on the biodiversity, ecology, and conservation of rock outcrops, with
  over 30 publications, including research articles, books, and book chapter
 s. She has served as faculty at various institutes and has been a member of
  multiple state and national committees on biodiversity and conservation.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Description: </strong></p><p>The Department of Physical and Natu
 ral Sciences invites you for talk by <strong>Dr . Aparna Watve</strong>, Re
 d List Authority Coordinator for IUCN SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Gr
 oup, on - Rock outcrops: Evolution, Diversity and human linkages</p><p>Rock
  outcrops are geomorphological formations with large expanses of rocks expo
 sed due to natural weathering processes. They function as special habitats 
 owing to their unique microclimatic and edaphic conditions. A diversity of 
 rock outcrops such as inselbergs, tors and duricrusts have evolved in India
  due to diverse landscape level weathering processes. Vegetation of rock ou
 tcrops is highly seasonal, dominated by ephemeral and geophytic flora domin
 ated by graminoids and legumes. Flora as well fauna shows high endemism and
  the outcrops function as terrestrial habitat islands leading to speciation
  in multiple taxa. Beyond their ecological significance, these outcrops hav
 e played an indispensable role in shaping human history, culture, and livel
 ihoods. Indiscriminate exploitation for rocks and minerals, flawed landscap
 e management that emphasizes forest above all other ecosystems and invasion
  by introduced alien species have led to outcrops becoming a globally threa
 tened habitat. </p><p>The talk presents an overview of Indian rock outcrops
  and their global significance. It presents outcomes of recent research stu
 dies from Western Ghats and Peninsular India and describes challenges for b
 iodiversity conservation. Conservation actions initiated by the Rock Outcro
 p Network, on ground and at policy level, are discussed.</p><hr /><p><stron
 g>Speaker Bio: </strong></p><p>Dr. Aparna Watve is a Red List Authority and
  the Coordinator for the IUCN SSC Western Ghats Plant Specialist Group. She
  holds a Ph.D. in Botany from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Her researc
 h focuses on the biodiversity, ecology, and conservation of rock outcrops, 
 with over 30 publications, including research articles, books, and book cha
 pters. She has served as faculty at various institutes and has been a membe
 r of multiple state and national committees on biodiversity and conservatio
 n.</p>
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