Name:  Dr. A. Manimekalan
E-mail:  manimekalan@gmail.com
Location:  Coimbatore, India
Birthday:  14 March, 1965
Bio:  ESUME Personal details Name : Dr.A.Manimekalan, Sex : Male Date of Birth : 14.03.1966 Age : 40 Years Nationality, Religion : Indian, Hindu Contact Details 4, RKG, Nagar, Kalveerampalayam Bharathiyar University-P.O. Coimbatore-46 Mobile: +91-9443464489 E-mail: tvl_mekalan@sancharnet.in Career Objectives Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Conservation of Freshwater fishes and restoration of strea/river and Wetlands Educational Qualifications Ph.D. (Ecology): 2001. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India. SPK Centre for Environmental Sciences, Alwarkurichi-627 412 Thesis: Diversity Ecological structure and conservation of the threatened fishes of the Nilgiri Biosphere reserve, India M.S. (Ecology): 1993, Pondicherry (Central) University, Pondicherry, Salim Ali School of Ecology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. Thesis: Ecology of Irrigation tanks B.Sc. (Zoology) 1989. Madras University. Govt. Arts College, Dharmapuri. Employment History Principal Investigator: Apr 2003- Jun 200: Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Pollachi Faunal diversity of the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National park Research Associate: Jul 1996- Mar 2003: Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu, India Conducting field work, coordinating with fellow researcher, Collecting fish specimens, preservation and identification, labeling, Managing& cataloguing collection, data base management, data entry & analysis, report writing Wetland inventory and mapping, Conservation of threatened fishes Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, Coimbatore, India Junior Researcher Fellow: Oct 1994-June 1996 Persistence and Structure of Fish Assemblages, Food and Habitat usage Fish habitat study, collecting fish specimens, preservation and identification, labeling, managing & cataloguing collection, report writing, conservation of rare & endemic fishes of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Skill Summary Non Technical Skills: Professional training * Assessed the conservation status of Indian freshwater fishes * Trained for identification of freshwater fishes using systematic keys by Zoological Survey of India, * Life history traits as a tool for conservation and management of fish population ` * Conservation and Development of National Fishery Resources of Western Himalayas * Exposure to the Environmental status in Tamil Nadu Computer Skills: * SPSS; Statistica; MS Office; Adobe Pagemaker; Adobe Photoshop Teaching Experience 1996-2002: SPK Centre, M.S. University, Thrunelveli, TN Handling lecture classes for PG & Doctoral students (M.Sc. Envi. Science & Ph.D.; Subjects handled: a. Ecology; conservation biology; Biosphere and Eco conservation Project completed * Diversity, distribution of fishes of the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. * Germplasm inventory, evaluation and gene banking of freshwater fishes of stream/rivers of peninsular India * Diversity, Ecological structure and Conservation of threatened fishes of the Nilgiri Biosphere * Persistence and Structure of Fish Assemblages in the Food and Habitat usage in Stream pools of a South Indian River * Studies on Status and perspectives of rare and Endemic fishes of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve * Suitability of Eucalyptus as an eco restoration plant * Ecology of irrigation tanks of Tamil Nadu, Publications Manimekalan, A., Singh.D.F. 1997. New record of Schismatorhynchus (Nukta) nukta (Sykes) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Moyar river, extends its range to Tamil Nadu J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 94(1):170-171. Manimekalan, A. 1998. Fishes of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 95(3):431-443. Manimekalan, A. H.S.Das. 1998. Glyptothorax davissinghi (Pisces: Sisoridae) A new cat fishes from Nilambur in the Nilgiri Biosphere, South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 95(1):87-91. Manimekalan, A. & Arunachalam, M. 2005. A new species of Tor (Osteichthyes:Cyprinidae) from River Moyar, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, southern India. Ichthyological Explore of Freshwater Fishes. Arunachalam.M., J.A.Johnson, A.Manimekalan and S.Sridhar. 1999. New record of Heteropneustes microps (Gunther) (Siluridae: Heteropneustidae) from the Western Ghats rivers, India J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 96(2):330-332. Arunachalam, M., A.Sankaranarayanan, J.A. Johnson A.Manimekalan. 2000. Fishes of Nambiyar river, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 97(1):153-155. Manimekalan, A. & M. Arunachalam. 2002. Rediscovery of critically endangered air birthing cat fish clarias dayi hora (Pisces:Claridae) from Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 99(1): 129-131. Arunachalam. M, A.Sankaranaraysnan, J.A.Johnson, A. Manimekalan, R. Soranam. 2002. Fish fauna of some streams and rivers in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 99(2):337-341. M. Arunachalam, A. Manimekalan, J.A. Johnson & A.Sankaranarayanan. 2004. Fishes of rain forest streams/rivers of India a research overview. Chapter 10. Overview of Biodiversity of Rainforests in India, WII, Dehra Dun. Manimekalan, A., A. Arunachalam & Rema Devi. 2004. New records and range of extension of freshwater fishes to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. (In press) Manimekalan, A. & Rema Devi. 2004. Conservation Strategies and Action plans for the Psces of Tamil Nadu. Annamalai, R. Tamilnadu Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Chordate Diversity. Tamilnadu Forest Department. pp32-50 Arunachalam, M, A. Manimekalan, J.A. Johnson & A. Sankaranarayanan. 2004. Fishes of rain forest streams/rivers of India- A research overview. Singsit, S. Chapter 10.Conservation of Rainforest in India. Wildlife Institute of India, Deharadun. Manimekalan, A. T.R.K.Yoganand, V.Rajan, M.Amruth, K.Ilangovan and C.B.S.R.Sharma. 2005. Biodiversity and Ecology of two endangered wetlands of Tamil Nadu coast-Kaluveli and Ousteri. (eds.) Ramachandra, T.V., N.Ahalya and C.Rajasekara Murthy. Aquatic ecosystems Conservation, Restoration and Management. Capital Publishing Co., New Delhi. 131-146. Paper presented in seminars Arunachalam, M. and A. Manimekalan. 2000. Ornamental fish diversity of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In: Ponniah, A.G. and Gopalakrishnan, A. (Eds.). Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow. 228-229. Arunachalam, M. and A. Manimekalan. 2000. Economically important and cultivable fishes of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In: Ponniah, A.G. and Gopalakrishnan, A. (Eds.). Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow. 237-239. Arunachalam, M., J.A.Johnson and A. Manimekalan. 2000. Economically important cultivable and ornamental fishes in streams/rivers of Waynad district, Kerala. In: Ponniah, A.G. and Gopalakrishnan, A. (Eds.). Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow. 240-243. Manimekalan, A. 2005. Restoration of endemic and threatened freshwater fishes and its habitats in the Western Ghats, India. World Conference on Ecological Restoration. Spain. Research Reports Abbasi, S.A., A.Manimekalan, R.Vinithan & D.Chaudhri. 1993. Suitability of Eucalyptus as an Eco-restoration plant. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry Manimekalan, A. 2001. Diversity, ecological structure and conservation of fishes of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Final report submitted to CSIR, Govt. of India Manimekalan, A. and V.Ganesan. 2005. Diversity and Distribution of Fishes in the Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary and National Park. Final report submitted to the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. Professional training, workshop and conference attended Attended workshop on "Asian Catfish Research" Organized by Zoological Reference Collection of the Raffles Museum, National University of Singapore, supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation, USA. Assessed the status of Indian freshwater fishes in the workshop "Conservation Assessment & Management Plan (C.A.M.P)" Biodiversity Conservation Prioritisation Project (B.C.P.P.); National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow; World Wide Fund for Nature, India. Trained for identification of freshwater fishes using systematic keys Zoological Survey of India, Chennai and National Bureau of fish genetic resources, Lucknow. Attended workshop on "Life history traits as a tool for conservation and management of fish population" National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow. Indo-U.S workshop on "Conservation and Development of National Fishery Resources of Western Himalayas" Fish and Fisheries Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Punjab University, Chandigarh. Attended seminar on "Exposure to the Environmental status in Tamil Nadu" Department of Environment, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Attended workshop on "Captive breeding of prioritized cultivable and ornamental fishes for commercial utilization and conservation" National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow. Teaching Experience Part time faculty: M. Sc. (Environment Science) Subjects handled: Biodiversity, Eco restoration, Eco conservation, Ecology and Evolution Professional Memberships 1) All Catfish Species Inventory project, USA, 2) Deepfin project, 3) Member Society for Ecological Restoration, USA Awards * CSIR Senior Research fellowship * MoEn Junior Research fellow fellowship * DST Junior Research fellow fellowship * NATP-ICAR Research Associate ship Referees Dr. N.Sukumaran, Professor & Head Phone +91 - 4634 - 283270 Organisation/Position: SPK Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi,-627 412, Tamil Nadu , India nsuku@rediffmail.com Dr. M.Arunachalam, Associate professor, Phone +91 - 4634 - 283671 Organization/Position: SPK Centre for Environmental Sciences, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Alwarkurichi,-627 412, Tamil Nadu , India tvl_arunaces@sancharnet.in Dr. Rema Devi, Scientist Phone: +91-94440 05170, +91- 44 24421198 Organization/Position: Zoological Survey of India, Southern Regional Station, 100, Santhome High road Chennai-600 028, Tamil Nadu, India. remadevi_zsi@yahoo.com
Interests:  Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Conservation of Freshwater fishes and restoration of strea/river and Wetlands
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