Dr. R. Ranith

Dr. Ranith. R National Post-doctoral Fellowship awardee (2016-2018), sponsored by DST Science and Engineering Research Board. Doctorate in Ocean science and Technology from Centre of Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University (2015) on the topic “Spatial distribution of ecological stressors and SST as proxies for developing coral reef vulnerability model- a tool for site specific management of Lakshadweep atolls”. Have about 12 years of experience in multidisciplinary research studying the marine ecological interactions and climate change impact. Completed a short course on the implementation of statistical program R in modelling ecosystem interactions from the Cambridge University, United Kingdom during 2014. His research interests are largely directed towards understanding the response of marine ecosystem to climate change and anthropogenic interactions through ecosystem modelling using remote sensing and geo-statistical techniques. He is also interested in studying upper ocean processes and its interaction with biological productivity. He is experienced in planning and execution of marine Environmental Impact Assessment studies and assessment reports.

Research Interest:

Coral reefs and seagrass ecosystem studies, ecosystem modelling, coastal resource mapping, satellite oceanography, primary productivity, geo-statistical modelling, climate change impact studies

Recent Publications:

Menon, N., George, G., Ranith, R., Sajin, V., Murali, S., Abdulaziz, A., ... & Sathyendranath, S. (2021). Citizen science tools reveal changes in estuarine water quality following demolition of buildings. Remote Sensing, 13(9), 1683.

Sooria, P. M., Menon, N. N., Ranith, R., Nair, M., Anjusha, A., Shivaprasad, A., & Joseph, K. A. (2020). Occurrence of enhanced herbivory in the microbial food web of a tropical estuary during southwest monsoon. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 246, 107017.

Machendiranathan, M., Ranith, R., Senthilnathan, L., Saravanakumar, A., & Thangaradjou, T. (2020). Resilience of coral recruits in Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve (GOMMBR), India. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 101055.

Ranith, R., & Kripa, V. (2019). Post-bleaching benthic status on reef sites of Mandapam group of islands and Palk Bay, Indian Ocean following the 2016 bleaching events. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 27, 100525.

Ranith, R., Senthilnathan, L., Machendiranathan, M., Thangaradjou, T., Sasamal, S. K., & Choudhury, S. B. (2017). Mapping sites of reef vulnerability along lagoons of Lakshadweep archipelago, Indian Ocean. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189(10), 494.

Scientist

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rajranith@gmail.com