Retreat and geodetic mass changes of Zemu Glacier, Sikkim Himalaya, India, between 1931 and 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-020-01717-3
Abstract: This study assessed changes in the snout, area, and mass of the largest glacier, Zemu, located in Sikkim Himalaya using earth observation data of 87 years from 1931 to 2018. GlabTop model was used to… read more here.
Keywords: mass; sikkim himalaya; geodetic mass; glacier ... See more keywords
Evidence of multifaceted SKS/SKKS splitting directions in the Sikkim Himalaya, India
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2018.02.003
Abstract: Abstract We have investigated the anisotropy strength and fast-axis orientation using an SKS/SKKS splitting technique of seismic phases at Sikkim Himalaya, which is a seismically active zone situated in the central portion of the Great… read more here.
Keywords: strength; sks skks; skks splitting; sikkim himalaya ... See more keywords
Structural insights from geodetic Global Positioning System measurements in the Darjiling-Sikkim Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2018.03.007
Abstract: Abstract Deformation in active convergent wedges like the Himalaya occurs over different time and space scales requiring integrated datasets for holistic insights into wedge-scale deformation. A new long-time series (1998–2009) of geodetic, static Global Positioning… read more here.
Keywords: darjiling sikkim; positioning system; global positioning; deformation ... See more keywords
An ichnological model for a deltaic depositional system: New insights from the Neogene Siwalik Foreland Basin of Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.08.004
Abstract: Abstract Trace fossils, being almost always in situ, yield information about the organism's behaviour, in response to its ambient environment, largely controlled by the hydrodynamic conditions, salinity and bathymetry. The Neogene Siwalik succession, exposed in… read more here.
Keywords: trace fossils; darjeeling sikkim; neogene siwalik; sikkim himalaya ... See more keywords
GIS-based evolution and comparisons of landslide susceptibility mapping of the East Sikkim Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1080/19475683.2022.2040587
Abstract: ABSTRACT The main sought of this study is to assess the landslide susceptibility map (LSM) of the East Sikkim Himalaya based on the comparative model analysis using frequency ratio (FR), logistic regression (LR), random forest… read more here.
Keywords: sikkim himalaya; landslide susceptibility; susceptibility; east sikkim ... See more keywords
High altitude wetland migratory birds in the Sikkim Himalaya: a future conservation perspective
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.5610.13.2.17832-17836
Abstract: Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt, 1770) and Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Jerdon, 1840), two high altitude wetland migratory birds, were recorded for the first time from Sikkim, eastern Himalaya. The importance of conservation of high altitude wetlands of the… read more here.
Keywords: sikkim himalaya; altitude; wetland migratory; high altitude ... See more keywords
Bulbochaete thanguensis (Oedogoniaceae), a new species from Sikkim Himalaya, India
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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.346.3.7
Abstract: Bulbochaete thanguensis Manasi Mandal & D. Maity (Oedogoniaceae) sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Sikkim Himalaya. The specimens were collected during a floristic survey in the high mountains of North Sikkim, part of Eastern… read more here.
Keywords: bulbochaete thanguensis; new species; thanguensis oedogoniaceae; oedogoniaceae new ... See more keywords
Pedicularis raghvendrae (Orobanchaceae), a new species from Sikkim Himalaya, India
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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.452.1.12
Abstract: Pedicularis raghvendrae, is described as a new species from the Sikkim Himalaya, India. The new species belongs to Pedicularis series Furfurae and is closely related to P. pantlingii, but differs by its shorter size, smaller… read more here.
Keywords: new species; pedicularis raghvendrae; himalaya india; species sikkim ... See more keywords
Multilocus sequence based identification and adaptational strategies of Pseudomonas sp. from the supraglacial site of Sikkim Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261178
Abstract: Microorganisms inhabiting the supraglacial ice are biotechnologically significant as they are equipped with unique adaptive features in response to extreme environmental conditions of high ultraviolet radiations and frequent freeze-thaw. In the current study, we obtained… read more here.
Keywords: sikkim himalaya; site sikkim; supraglacial site; multilocus sequence ... See more keywords
Amphibians of the Sikkim Himalaya, India: an annotated checklist
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DOI: 10.15560/13.1.2033
Abstract: We present an annotated list of amphibians for the state of Sikkim, India. Data were obtained through literature reviews, fieldwork and review of museum collections. Forty-four species of amphibians belonging to 20 genera in eight… read more here.
Keywords: himalaya india; india annotated; sikkim himalaya; amphibians sikkim ... See more keywords