Forest dynamics, Tropical forests, Savannas, Climate change, Plant-water relations, Plant-fungal interactions,
Dayani C
dayanic at ncbs dot res dot in
I'm happiest under a rainforest canopy. I'm interested in understanding the impacts of drought and rainfall seasonality on the carbon cycle in South-Asian forests and Savannas.
My work is based in the long-term forest and savanna monitoring project LEMoN, which has been collecting data on the carbon cycle in the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and the Andaman Islands. My thesis is centered around how water stress changes the carbon dynamics and demography in different forest systems in India, and how tree species with different traits deal with such water stress.
I'm fascinated by how forests function and how different types of trees manage to survive and thrive, and I enjoy thinking about the mechanisms that allow them to do so.
Rainforests - Central Western Ghats
Savannas - Eastern Ghats
