Dr. Rama Chandra   Pillutla
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Dr. Rama Chandra Pillutla

Associate Professor
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Osmania University, India

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Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Biodiversity Conservation
62%
Forest Ecology
90%
Water Resources
75%
Climate Change
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
5
Articles
52
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Vani, M. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2022. Modelling urban expansion of a south-east Asian city, India: Comparison between SLEUTH and a hybrid CA model. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 8: 1419-1431.
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  2. Salghuna, N.N., P.R.C. Prasad and R.R. Nidamanuri, 2021. Semi-empirical model for upscaling leaf spectra (SEMULS): A novel approach for modeling canopy spectra from in situ leaf reflectance spectra. Geocarto Int., 36: 1665-1684.
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  3. Vani, M. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2020. Assessment of spatio-temporal changes in land use and land cover, urban sprawl, and land surface temperature in and around Vijayawada city, India. Environ. Dev. Sustainability, 22: 3079-3095.
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  4. Muscarella, R., T. Emilio, O.L. Phillips, S.L. Lewis and F. Slik et al., 2020. The global abundance of tree palms. Global Ecol. Biogeogr., 29: 1495-1514.
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  5. Salghuna, N.N., P.R.C. Prasad and J.A. Kumari, 2018. Assessing the impact of land use and land cover changes on the remnant patches of Kondapalli reserve forest of the Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India. Egypt. J. Remote Sens. Space Sci., 21: 419-429.
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  6. Reddy, D.S. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2018. Prediction of vegetation dynamics using NDVI time series data and LSTM. Model. Earth Syst. Environ., 4: 409-419.
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  7. Kumari, J.A. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2018. Assessing the allelopathy and autotoxicity effects of Parthenium hysterophorus L., Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S. Irwin and Barneby and Hyptis suaveolens (L.) poit. Russ. J. Biol. Invasions, 9: 290-298.
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  8. Prasad, P.R.C., C.V.L. Karuna and J.A. Kumari, 2017. Evaluating mangroves of Krishna wildlife sanctuary in relation to the general status of mangroves in Andhra Pradesh, India. Int. J. Environ. Stud., 74: 214-229.
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  9. Goparaju, L., P.R.C. Prasad and F. Ahmad, 2017. Geospatial technology perspectives for mining vis-a-vis sustainable forest ecosystems. Present Environ. Sustain. Dev., 11: 219-238.
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  10. Prasad, P.R.C. and P.M. Lakshmi, 2016. Estimation of biomass density and carbon storage in the forests of Andhra Pradesh, India, with emphasis on their deforestation and degradation conditions. Eur. J. Ecol., 1: 52-63.
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  11. Babu, K.V.S., A. Roy and P.R. Prasad, 2016. Forest fire risk modeling in Uttarakhand Himalaya using TERRA satellite datasets. Eur. J. Remote Sens., 49: 381-395.
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  12. Slik, J.F., V. Arroyo-Rodriguez, S.I. Aiba, P. Alvarez-Loayza and L.F. Alves et al., 2015. An estimate of the number of tropical tree species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 112: 7472-7477.
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  13. Roy, P.S., M.D. Behera, M.S.R. Murthy, A. Roy and S. Singh et al., 2015. New vegetation type map of India prepared using satellite remote sensing: Comparison with global vegetation maps and utilities. Int. J. Applied Earth Observ. Geoinform., 39: 142-159.
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  14. Prasad, P.R.C., 2015. Climate change research-what do we need really? Pap. Global Change, 22: 117-121.
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  15. Mishra, K. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2015. Automatic extraction of water bodies from landsat imagery using perceptron model. J. Comput. Environ. Sci., Vol. 2015. 10.1155/2015/903465.
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  16. Chhajjar, V., S. Prabhakar and P.R.C. Prasad, 2015. Development of an index to assess drought conditions using geospatial data-A case study of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, India. Geoinformatica Pol., 14: 29-39.
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  17. Chaturvedi, R. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2015. Determining species expansion and extinction possibilities using probabilistic and graphical models. Ekologia, 34: 111-120.
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  18. Singh, R. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2014. Interpolation of data gaps of SLC-Off Landsat ETM+ images using algorithm based on the differential operators. J. Applied Comput. Sci. Methods, 6: 93-100.
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  19. Prasad, P.R.C. and K.S. Rajan, 2014. Is current forest landscape research approaches providing the right insights?-Observations from Indian context? Ecol. Questions, 20: 85-92.
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  20. Prasad, P.R.C. and J.A. Kumari, 2014. Understanding the changing lake dynamics and its sustainable management practices-A case study from Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Sustain. Environ. Res., 24: 281-290.
  21. Gupta, S. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2013. Analysis of tree diversity patterns in the tropical evergreen and moist deciduous forests of the Middle Andaman Islands, India. J. Biodivers. Manage. For., Vol. 2. 10.4172/2327-4417.1000114.
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  22. Chaturvedi, A. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2013. Application of fractal geometry in determining optimal quadrat size for vegetation sampling. Curr. Sci., 105: 1275-1281.
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  23. Prasad, P.R.C., P.M. Lakshmi, K.S. Rajan, V. Bhole and C.B.S. Dutt, 2012. Tsunami and tropical island ecosystems: A meta-analysis of studies in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Biodivers. Conserv., 21: 309-322.
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  24. Prasad, P.R.C., J.A. Kumari, M. Mathew and R. Thomas, 2012. Human-bird conflicts and management issues: A case study of birds at Uppalapadu Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India. Int. J. Zool., Vol. 2012. 10.1155/2012/848757.
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  25. Prasad, P.R.C. and C.B.S. Dutt, 2012. Community classification and species assemblage limit within the forest of North Andaman Islands, India. Tree For. Sci. Biotechnol., 6: 116-121.
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  26. Prasad, P.R.C., K.S. Rajan and J.A. Kumari, 2011. Endangered forest ecosystem of Eastern Ghats-need for conservation of Kondapalli forest. IUP J. Life Sci., 5: 40-45.
  27. Prasad, P.R.C., 2011. Ecological analysis of dipterocarpaceae of North Andaman forest, India. J. Plant Dev., 18: 139-145.
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  28. Prasad, P.R.C., N. Nagabhatla, C.S. Reddy, S. Gupta, K.S. Rajan, S.H. Raza and C.B.S. Dutt, 2010. Assessing forest canopy closure in a geospatial medium to address management concerns for tropical islands-Southeast Asia. Environ. Monitor. Assess., 160: 541-553.
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  29. Prasad, P.R.C., N. Nagabhatla and C.B.S. Dutt, 2010. Intra-Variability Analysis in the Heterogeneous Tropical Island System of South Asia. In: Recent Trends in Biodiversity of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ramakrishna, C. Raghunathan and C. Sivaperuman (Eds.). Zoological Survey of India, India, ISBN: 9788181712523, pp: 223-230.
  30. Prasad, P.R.C., K.S. Rajan, C.B.S. Dutt and P.S. Roy, 2010. A conceptual framework to analyse the land-use/land-cover changes and its impact on phytodiversity: A case study of North Andaman Islands, India. Biodivers. Conserv., 19: 3073-3087.
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  31. Prasad, P.R.C., C. Pattanaik, S.N. Prasad and C.B.S. Dutt, 2010. Analysis of spatial and temporal changes in mangroves along Mumbai coast using remote sensing and GIS. IUP J. Environ. Sci., 4: 52-59.
  32. Prasad, P.R.C., C. Pattanaik and S.N. Prasad, 2010. Assessment and Monitoring of Wetland Dynamics in Andhra Pradesh using Remote Sensing and GIS. In: Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihood, Patro, L. (Ed.). Discovery Publishing House, New Delhi, pp: 73-86.
  33. Kumari, J.A., P.R.C. Prasad and K.B. Reddy, 2010. Competitive exclusion of Parthenium hysterophorus by other invasive Species-A case study from Andhra Pradesh, India. Taiwania-Int. J. Life Sci., 55: 128-138.
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  34. Prasad, P.R.C., K.S. Rajan, V. Bhole and C.B.S. Dutt, 2009. Is rapid urbanization leading to loss of water bodies? J. Spatial Sci., 2: 43-52.
  35. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy, R.K. Varalakshmi, P.V. Kumari and S.H. Raza, 2009. Angiosperms of North Andaman forest, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Check list: J. Species List Distrib., 5: 254-269.
  36. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy, K.S. Rajan, S.H. Raza and C.B.S. Dutt, 2009. Assessment of Tsunami and anthropogenic impacts on the forest of the North Andaman Islands, India. Int. J. Remote Sens., 30: 1235-1249.
  37. Prasad, P.R.C., A.N. Sringeswara, C.S. Reddy, N. Nagabhatla and K.S. Rajan et al., 2009. Assessment of forest fragmentation and species diversity in North Andaman Islands (India): A geospatial approach. Int. J. Ecol. Dev., 14: 33-46.
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  38. Prasad, P., A. Sringeswara, C. Reddy, P. Kumari, R. Varalakshmi, S. Raza and C. Dutt, 2009. Vegetation structure and ecological characteristics of forest of North Andaman Islands (India). Biol. Lett., 46: 105-121.
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  39. Nagabhatla, N., R.C. Prasad and P.S. Roy, 2009. Community pattern assessment for grassland ecosystem in Nicobar Islands: South Asia. Nepal J. For., 9: 1-11.
  40. Sudhakar, S., P.R.C. Prasad, M.L. Arrawatia, K. Sudha, S. Babar and S.R. Rao, 2008. Landscape analysis in Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, east district, Sikkim, India using remote sensing and GIS techniques. J. Indian Soc. Remote Sens., 36: 203-216.
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  41. Reddy, C.S., P.R.C. Prasad and C.B.S. Dutt, 2008. Additions to the flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 104: 379-382.
  42. Reddy, C.S. and P.R.C. Prasad, 2008. Tree flora of saddle peak national park, Andaman, India. J. Plant Sci., 3: 1-17.
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  43. Prasad, P.R.C., S.H. Raza, C.S. Reddy and C.B.S. Dutt, 2008. Euphorbiaceae of North Andaman forest-An ecological and phytosociological perspective. J. Indian Bot. Soc., 87: 99-104.
  44. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy, S.H. Raza and C.B.S. Dutt, 2008. Population structure, age gradations and regeneration status of Pterocarpus dalbergioides Roxb, an endemic species of Andaman Islands, India. Pac. J. Sci. Technol., 9: 667-673.
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  45. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy, S.H. Raza and C.B.S. Dutt, 2008. Folklore medicinal plants of North Andaman, India. Fitoterapia, 79: 458-464.
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  46. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy and C.B.S. Dutt, 2008. Phytodiversity Zonation in North Andaman Islands, India using remote sensing, GIS and phytosociological data. Res. J. Environ. Sci., 2: 1-12.
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  47. Reddy, C.S., E.N. Murthy, P.R.C. Prasad and V.S. Raju, 2007. Crotalaria willdenowiana DC. susbsp. varmae, a new taxon from Andaman, India. Int. J. Bot., 3: 398-400.
  48. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy, G. Rajasekhar and C.B.S. Dutt, 2007. Mapping and analyzing vegetation types of North Andaman Islands, India. GIS Dev., 3: 1-11.
  49. Prasad, P.R.C., C.S. Reddy and C.B.S. Dutt, 2007. Phytodiversity assessment of tropical rainforest of North Andaman Islands, India. Res. J. Forestry, 1: 27-39.
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  50. Reddy, C.S., P.R.C. Prasad, M.S.R. Murthy and C.B.S. Dutt, 2004. Census of endemic flowering plants of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. J. Econ. Tax. Bot., 28: 712-728.
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