Invasive Alien Plants in Urban Ecosystems Emerging Concerns and Socio-Ecological Dimensions

Dr. Rishikesh Singh is an Assistant Professor at Amity School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Amity University Punjab (AUP), Mohali, India. Dr. Singh completed his Ph.D. (2019) from the Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development (IESD), BHU, Varanasi, and a Post-doctoral fellowship (NPDF) from the Department of Botany, PU, Chandigarh. His research interests include various dimensions of ecology and environmental science, viz., vegetation analysis, tree seedling ecology, invasion ecology, urban ecology, soil carbon dynamics, land-use change and management, biochar technology, etc. He has worked on different ecosystems, including dry deciduous forests and savannas, riparian landscapes, and urban and agroecosystems of the tropical region.

Dr. Rahul Bhadouria is presently working as Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (University of Delhi), India. He obtained his doctorate in Environmental Science from the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India. His areas of research are plant ecology, soil ecology, ecophysiology and urban ecology. He has published more than 40 papers in international journals in the fields of Forest ecology/Ecology/Soil Science/Environmental Science.

Dr. Sachchidanand Tripathi is presently working as Associate Professor (Department of Botany, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India). He obtained doctoral degree from the Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India. The areas of his interest are plant ecology, soil ecology, ecophysiology and urban ecology.  He has published more than 65 publications (including research publications, books and book chapters, conference proceedings) with reputed international journals and publishers.

Prof. Ravinder Kumar Kohli is presently serving as Senior Emeritus Ecologist of ESA, USA, at Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has been JC Bose National Fellow of Govt. of India (for 2 terms of 5-yr each)- completed on 2 Dec 2021. He is ranked the top 2% of scientists of the world as per Stanford University USA for 3rd consecutive year. His current research interests include: Managing noxious weeds using environment-friendly techniques, Impact of invasive plants on the Ecology, How plants interact in environment, Urban Forestry and Weed Ecology, How mobile phones and their towers affect ecology and environment.

Prof. Hema Singh is presently working as Professor in Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She has made outstanding contributions in the field of Agroecosystem particularly to understanding of microbial management and restoration of soil fertility by using different tillage options and different combinations of fertilizer and plant residues and also on the ecophysiology of crops and their dominant weeds. Her research findings have been reported in reputed journals like Journal of Applied Ecology, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Applied Soil Ecology, Biology & Fertility of Soils, Soil & Tillage Research, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, Current Science, Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, Plant Biosystems, International Journal of Pest Management, Rice Science, etc.