https://dev.oceanexpert.org/expert/Dr.%20Abhishek%20Mukherjee

ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6690-5193

PhD

Teaching/Education
Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Limnology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ACADEMIC AWARDS

1.      Have served as PS, RA, SRF and JRF at the Department of Marine Science since 2012-2024 along with completion of PhD in 2015.

2.      Served as RA in CSIR extramural project entitled “Time series observation on phytoplankton dynamics in the coastal waters of   Indian Sundarban mangrove forest, NE coast of Bay of Bengal” with sanction no. 24(0330)/14/CSIR/EMR-II dated 23.04.2014, effectively terminated on 30.09.2017.

3.      Possess considerable experience in classroom lectures and convening practical classes during that period [First: Letter Ref. GF (154)/17PAH dated 15.12.2014 and Latest: Letter Ref. GF (664)/17PAH dated 13.12.2017] by the order of the Secretary (UCSTA), University of Calcutta.

4.      Was awarded the inaugural prestigious DST-PURSE Senior Research Fellowship against a proposed project entitled “Establishment Of Potential Diatom Bioindicator In The Well Mixed Estuarine Waters Of North Eastern Bay Of Bengal Through Comparative Studies On Laboratory Culture In Artificial Media And Direct Field Observation”(Sanction No. 130 dated 21.011.2014) in University of Calcutta for a period of 01.02.2014 to 31.01.2015.

5.    On and from February of 2012 to December of 2014, I had worked as project fellow of a major research project funded by U.G.C entitled “Blooming of Phytoplankton, Biological indicators, Biological pump in Hooghly estuary” dated 12.01.11 with sanction no. 39-567/2010 (SR), terminated effectively on 31.01.2014.

6.      Have secured 1st Class 2nd rank in both my B.Sc. (H) and M.Sc. Examinations of the University of Calcutta.

7.      Was awarded the one time honorary fellowship – Dr. P. Chatterjee memorial fellowship for securing 1st Class 2nd in B.Sc Botany Hons. Exam (2007) of University of Calcutta.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 ResearchGate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhishek_Mukherjee29

Google scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=P0SDSkYAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6690-5193

 1.      I have acquired more than 15 years (since 2009 - present) of active research experience, beginning with my post graduate dissertation studies.

2.      Have taken part in 85 field studies till date performed on the West Bengal associated coastal Bay of Bengal waters and mangrove forests of Sundarban as well as inland waterways (with on board sampling distance ranging from 1 to 30 nautical miles from coastline).

3.      Commenced my journey as a researcher with dissertation works on salt excretory capacities of mangroves plants of Sundarban.

4.      Have checked the variations in salt ion concentrations among selected plant species, stations and seasons and also have recorded the relationship in between the accumulation rate of organic carbon and the rate of excretion of salt in those plant species.

5.      Continuing till date since 2010 (Commenced with Ph.D. study on the bioindicator potentials of diatoms species of Hooghly estuary) with the research on population dynamics of phytoplanktons at study sites in and around the Indian Sundarban, at the Northern coastal Bay of Bengal.

6.      Possess an impressive knowledge on phytoplankton and zooplankton taxa encountered around the study area and equally experienced in analyzing physico-chemical/biological parameters (Wind Speed, Precipitation, Temperature, Salinity, Eh, pH, D.O., BOD, NO2-N, NO3-N, TN, PO4-P, TP, SiO4-Si, SO4-S, H2S, TA, Chl a, Relative Abundance, Primary Productivity and Respiration, Ecological Indices etc.) for any environmental assessment studies.

7.      Studied interactions between dominant diatom taxa and possess a very precise knowledge on the population dynamics of estuarine phytoplanktons.

8.      Have monitored the effects of salinity on centric diatoms species recorded from the waters of the study sites on the Hooghly estuary.

9.      During the tenure of my research I have recorded over 140 phytoplankton species and studied the changes in community composition and changes in biovolume and biomass of over 90 species of phytoplanktons in the waters of Hooghly estuary during the post cyclonic storm ‘Aila’ period.

10.  Have been working with artificial culture media (modified Provasoli Media and self improvised and formulated ones) for culture of diatoms primarily, and am more than efficient in maintaining viable cultures.

11.  Performed the first ever studies on the effects of salinity changes on auxospore inductions in centric diatoms of Hooghly estuary, both in nature and in laboratory conditions.

12.  Checked the Influence of unidirectional circulation of nutrient - enriched water on chain length of selected diatom species in estuarine environment

13.  Have observed in detail the changes in biovolume and biomass of phytoplankton species in the Hooghly estuarine waters, both in response to seasonality and also to natural calamities.

14.  I harbor broadened knowledgebase from research experiences on bioindicator phytoplankton species and have performed various experiments on establishing many diatom species as bioindicators of the well mixed estuarine environments of Hooghly estuary and surrounding mangrove associated aquatic ecosystems.

15.  I have strived to establish the best possible biomonitors among the pennate and centric diatoms through observations and experiments in natural and artificially simulated conditions.

16.  In continuation with the previous point, I have also checked the effect of tropical cyclones on the pennate and centric diatoms and susceptible they are to such events.

17.  Have monitored the interrelationship between Planktonic diatoms and some preselected physicochemical variables in the Hooghly Estuary, Bay of Bengal.

18.  In a preliminary study I have recorded the possible existence of co-dominance among the relatively dominant diatoms found in the study area.

19.  Possess a detailed knowledge of the Sundarban mangrove and mangrove associated taxa [floral (priority) and faunal].

20.  Also performed some works on the abundance and phosphatase activities of phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) of Sundarban mangrove sediments.

21.  Worked on depth integrated changes in the mangrove soil microflora and physico-chemical properties.

22.  Investigated the influence of microbial composition on carbon storage capacity of the mangrove soil at the land-ocean boundary in the Sundarban mangrove ecosystem.

23.  Performed investigations upon the effect of varying degree of salinity-sodicity stress on phytoplankton and cultivable microbes in the estuarine water of the Sundarban Mangrove Forest, India.

24.  Have also studied, as part of team, the depth wise diversity of free living n2 fixing and nitrifying bacteria and its seasonal variation with nitrogen containing nutrients in the mangrove sediments of Sundarban, India.

25.  Along with the above task, also worked on the depth profile exploration of enzyme activity and culturable microbial community from the oxygen-starved soil of Sundarban mangrove forest of India (mainly the Dehydrogenase and β-D-Glucosidase activities).

26.  As part of a team I have studied the soil urease activity of the Sundarban mangrove ecoregion at Lothian Is.

27.  Have worked on variations in the concentrations of inorganic nitrogen species (DIN) in beach environments of Bakkhali and Frasergunj.

28.  Worked to understand the feeding strategy of some selected estuarine copepods in response to mixed phytoplankton diet.

29.  Experimented on Salinity tolerance of selected estuarine copepod species to understand the effect of dilution and their response to changing environment.

30.  First person to work on the nutritional value of stingray species viz. Telatrygon zugei, Gymnura poecilura and Himantura uarnacoides from the eastern coast of India (in terms of moistures, total protein, total lipid and total carbohydrate contents).

31.  Have studied the effects of the antimicrobial properties of the mangrove plant species of Sundarban. I am the first researcher to have established antimicrobial activities of the mangrove leaf extracts against the milk spoilage microflora.

32.  I have also worked on developing alternate means to study ANAMMOX in various natural aquatic ecosystems, primarily in vitro along with various enzyme assays such as nitrogenase, urease, phosphatase etc. Have cultured total coliforms, sulfate reducing bacteria, methanotrophic bacteria, methanogenic bacteria, nitrogen fixing bacteria, phosphate solubilizing bacteria, blue green algae, diatoms with success by using a myriad of culture media and specifications.

33.  I have studied the methane flux dynamics in Sundarban mangrove sediments by observing the activities of methanotrophs and methanogens.

34.  Have studied the influence of bioturbation on methane and nitrogen fixation dynamics at the Bakkhali and Frasergunj beaches as well.

35.  Have undertaken extensive field trips as part of a collaborative AVIRIS project with ISRO on the Hooghly River during 2017-19.

36.  I have checked the effect of copper on Macrobrachium scabriculum, the chameleon shrimp of West Bengal. This was the first of its kind on the species involved.

37.  Discovered for the first time the presence of Acartiella faoensis in waters of West Bengal, possibly Eastern India, or the country as a whole in 2018.

38.  Possess hands on knowledge on plant chromosome preparation techniques and biometry and plant tissue (Callus) culture techniques.

39.  Experienced in plant grafting techniques, bonsai preparation and cultivation of edible mushrooms.

INSTRUMENT OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1.      Very efficient in working with light compound, brightfield compound, phase contrast and inverted microscopes.

2.      Possess extensive working experience with Gas Chromatography (GC) for determination of rate of nitrogen fixation diazotrophic microalgae and bacteria by using acetylene reduction technique.

3.      Received basic operational training in handling Transmission Electron Microscopes from Electron Microscope Society of India.

4.      Have worked with pH meter, turbidometer, autoclave, BOD incubators, algal biomass culture chamber, high energy particulate air flow machine, high pressure (performance) liquid chromatographs (HPLC), coulometer, TOC analyzers as well.

5.      Can perform frequently used and relevant statistical calculations using MINITAB, EXCELSTAT SPSS software.

6.      Dexterous in working on/with Computer and related Web based tasks.

EXPERIENCE AS REVIEWER

I have been serving as reviewer to the following highly esteemed journals since 2015:

·                     Aquaculture Research (Wiley) [eISSN:1365-2109]

·                     Water Resources Research (Wiley) [eISSN:1944-7973]

·                     Environmental Sustainability (Springer) [eISSN 2523-8922]

·                     Aquatic Sciences (Springer) [eISSN 1420-9055]

·                     Applied Water Science (SpringerNature) [eISSN 2190-5495]

 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED AND REFEREED JOURNALS

Total Number of Publications (As of February 2023): 39 (2011-present) [As 1st author – 25, co-author – 14]

1.                  Mukherjee, A., P. B. Ghosh and T. K. De (2022). Stress Biomarkers of Metal Pollutants of Milkfish (Chanos chanos) in Estuarine Systems of North-East Coast of Bay of Bengal -A Case Study. International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, 3(4): 7-18. ISSN(Online): 2687-7939 https://doi.org/ 10.15864/ijcaes.3401

2.                  Mukherjee, A., P. B. Ghosh and T. K. De (2022). A quinquennial multivariate monitoring of the brackish water zone of Hooghly estuary, northern Bay of Bengal, India. International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Sciences, 3(3): 7-36.ISSN(Online): 2687-7939 https://doi.org/10.15864/ijcaes.3301

3.                  Mukherjee, A., S. Das and T.K. De (2022). In vitro demonstration of nitrogenase activity and methanogenesis in non-heterocystous filamentous and unicellular cyanobacteria isolated from estuarine waters. Environmental Sustainability, 5(1): 77-90.ISSN(Online): 2523-8922 https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00216-x

4.                  Mukherjee, A., P. Sanyal., S. K. Mukhopadhyay and T. K. De (2021). Unprecedented report of the calanoid copepod Acartiella faoensis Khalaf, 1991 from the estuarine waters of the lower-middle stretch of river Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 50 (4): 296-301. ISSN(Online): 2582-6727 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073737

5.                  De, T. K., M. Raman, S. K. Sarkar and A. Mukherjee (2021). Ecological assessment of Hooghly River considering a few of the more perturbed sites based on some relevant physico-chemical and biological variables – A part of the AVIRIS-NG (NASA-ISRO) ground truth verification. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 41, 101598.ISSN: 2352-4855 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101398

6.                  More, S. S., M. C. Kasture, P. B. Vanave and A. Mukherjee (2021). Phosphorus Availability in Lowland Agricultural Fields of India - An Overview. Chemical Science Review and Letters, 10 (37/38), 123-133. https://doi.org/10.37273/chesci.cs205108009

7.                  Mukherjee, A. (2020). Experimental study of copper toxicity and some stress biomarkers in Macrobrachium scabriculum (Heller, 1862). Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 32 (4):17pp. ISSN(Online): 1545-0805. https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2020.1857319

8.                  Das, S., D. Ganguly, S. Chakraborty, A. Mukherjee and T. K. De (2020). The first report of Glomalin from the Sundarban Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, India, a long-term sediment Carbon storage. Regional Studies in Marine Science,39, 101398. ISSN: 2352-4855 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101398

9.                  Mukherjee, A. and T. K. De (2020). In Vitro Quantification of Nitrogen Fixation and Methane Generation in the Bioturbated Littoral Surface Sediments of Bakkhali Coast Northeastern Bay of Bengal. Geomicrobiology Journal, 38 (2): 127-137. ISSN (Print): 0149-0451, ISSN (Online): 1521-0529. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2020.1818011

10.              Das, S., D. Ganguly, A. Mukherjee, S. Chakraborty and T. K. De (2020). Exploration of N2 fixation and denitrification processes in the Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, India. Indian Journal of Geo-marine Sciences,49(5): 740-747. 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)

11.              Mukherjee, A., S. Chakraborty, S. Das and T. K. De (2018). Dynamics of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in bioturbated littoral surface sediments at a selected tourist destination of Northern Coastal Bay of Bengal, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 5(11): 799-814. ISSN: 2358-2731.https://doi.org/10.21472/bjbs.051117

12.              Mukherjee, A., G. Basumatary, S. Chakraborty, S. Sarkar, S. Das and T. K. De (2017). First ever proximate analysis of some selected biochemical variables of three stingray species from eastern Indian Coastal Bay of Bengal. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences, 10(3): 365-376. ISSN: (Online): 2277-758X, ISSN (Print): 2320-1827. https://doi.org/10.26627/IJALS/2017/10.02.0028

13.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, S. Chakraborty, Anwesa Dey and T. K. De (2017). First ever report on the antimicrobial activities of some selected mangrove halophytes of Sundarban against milk spoilage microflora. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 4(8): 273-292. ISSN: 2358-2731. https://doi.org/10.21472/bjbs.040806and corrigendum https://doi.org/10.21472/bjbs.081801

14.              Das, S., D. Ganguly, S. Chakraborty, A. Mukherjee and T. K. De (2017). Methane flux dynamics in relation to methanogenic and methanotrophic population in the soil of Sundarban mangrove, India. Marine Ecology,39(2):1-9.ISSN (Online): 1439-0485. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12493

15.              Das, S., D. Ganguly, A. Mukherjee, S. Chakraborty and T. K. De (2017). Soil urease activity of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, India. Advances in Microbiology,7: 617-632.ISSN (Online): 2165-3410,ISSN (Print): 2165-3402. https://doi.org/10.4236/aim.2017.78048

16.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, S. Chakraborty and T. K. De (2016). An ex situ and in vitro approach to delineate pennate diatom species with bioindicator potentials in a well mixed tropical estuarine ecosystem. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 3(6): 299-317. ISSN: 2358-2731. https://doi.org/10.21472/bjbs.030607

17.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, S. Chakraborty and T.K.De (2016). A case study on variation in biovolume of phytoplanktonic flora in the estuarine waters Sagar Island, Bay of Bengal. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences, 9(3): 402-427. ISSN: (Online): 2277-758X, ISSN (Print): 2320-1827. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15070095

18.              Mukherjee, A., S. Chakraborty, S. Dutta, S. Das and T.K.De (2016). Salinity tolerance tests on selected estuarine copepod species to understand the effect of dilution and their response to changing environment. International Research Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, 3(9): 28-43. ISSN: 2349-4077. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15070146

19.              Chakraborty, S., A. Mukherjee, S. Mondal, S. Das, M. De and T. K. De (2016). A case study to understand the feeding strategy of some selected estuarine copepods in response to mixed phytoplankton diet. International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 4(9): 43-54. ISSN: 2332-9653.SJIF- 5.969 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073632

20.              Das, S., A. Mukherjee, T. K. De, M. De and T. K. Jana (2016). Influence of microbial composition on carbon storage capacity of the mangrove soil at the land-ocean boundary in the Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, India. Geomicrobiology Journal, 33 (9): 743-750. ISSN (Print): 0149-0451, ISSN (Online): 1521-0529. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490451.2015.1093567

21.              Mukherjee, A., T. K. De, S. Das and S. Chakraborty (2015). Influence of unidirectional circulation of nutrient - enriched water on chain length of selected diatom species in estuarine environment - a batch culture buttressed case study. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences, 8(4): 509-519. ISSN (Online): 2277-758X, ISSN (Print): 2320-1827. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073401

22.              Mukherjee, A., S. Chakraborty, S. Das, R. Mondal, S. Basu, S. Thakur and T. K. De(2015). A report on salinity-governance of auxospore size in euryhaline diatoms of a well mixed estuary on North-Eastern coastal Bay of Bengal. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences,2(4): 321-331. ISSN: 2358-2731.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073416

23.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, S. Chakraborty and T.K.De (2015). Study on mangrove associated estuarine waters of Northeastern Bay of Bengal reveals potential diatom indicators of dissolved inorganic compounds. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2(3): 155-168. ISSN: 2358-2731.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073425

24.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, S. Chakraborty and T.K.De (2015). Laboratory experiment reveals some key factors behind auxospore induction in two ubiquitous centric diatoms of Hooghly Estuary, Bay of Bengal, India. International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience, 3(3): 94-104. ISSN: 2320-7051.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073809

25.              Das, S., A. Mukherjee, S. Chakraborty, T. K. Maiti, M. De and T. K. De (2015). Influence of varying degree of salinity-sodicity stress on phytoplankton and cultivable microbes in the estuarine water of the Sundarban Mangrove Forest, India. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences,8(4): 424-429. ISSN (Online): 2277-758X, ISSN (Print): 2320-1827. SJIF- 0.421 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073650

26.              De, T. K., A. Mukherjee, S. Das, S. Chakraborty, M. De, and T. K. Maiti (2015). Interrelationship between Planktonic Diatoms and Selected Governing Physicochemical Parameters of the Hooghly Estuary, Bay of Bengal. International Journal of Marine Science, 5(47): 1-9. ISSN (Online): 1927-6648. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073866

27.              Mukherjee, A., T. K. De, S. Das and M. De (2014). Tropical Cyclones Might Seem To Affect Pennate Diatoms More Than Their Centric Counterparts In Well Mixed Estuaries. American International Journal of Research in Formal and Applied Natural Sciences, 8(1):31-40. ISSN (Print): 2328-3777, ISSN (Online): 2328-3785. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073431

28.              Mukherjee, A., M. De, T. K. Maiti and T. K. De (2014). Use of dominant centric diatoms of well mixed tropical estuaries as indicators to nutrient rich environments. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences,7(2): 329-337. ISSN (Online): 2277-758X, ISSN (Print): 2320-1827. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073485

29.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, T. Bhattacharya, M. De, T. K. Maiti and T. K. De (2014). Optimization of Phytoplankton Preservative Concentrations to Reduce Damage during Long-Term Storage. Biopreservation and Biobanking, 12(2): 139-147.  Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. ISSN (Online): 1947-5543, ISSN (Print): 1947-5535. https://doi.org/10.1089/bio.2013.0074

30.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, M. De, T. K. Maiti and T. K. De (2013). A Report on the Micro-Phytoplankton Size Range, Biovolume, Biomass and Geometric shape in the Post “Aila” (Severe Cyclone) waters of estuarine Sundarban, Bay of Bengal, India. Journal of Marine Biology and Oceanography, 2(4): 1-13.ISSN: 2324-8661. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2324-8661.1000118.

31.              Mukherjee, A., M. De, T. K. Maiti, S. Das and T. K. De (2013). Do dominant Diatoms regulate each other’s frequency of occurrences in a well mixed Estuary? - A Study on Coscinodiscus and Chaetoceros in the waters of North Eastern Bay of Bengal, India.  Journal of Energy and Environmental Science, 127: 209-218. Photon. ISJN: 4382-1729. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073491

32.              Mukherjee, A., S. Chakraborty, S. Das and T. K. De (2013). Salinity might be the most influential governing factor of cell surface size of Coscinodiscus in well mixed tropical estuarine waters. International Journal for Life Sciences and Educational Research, 1 (2): 81 - 90. ISSN (Online): 2321-1229, ISSN (Print): 2321-1180.  https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073509

33.              Das, S., D. Ganguly, A. Mukherjee, T. K. Maiti, T. K. Jana and T. K. De (2013). A Depth Wise Diversity of Free Living N2 Fixing and Nitrifying Bacteria and Its Seasonal Variation with Nitrogen Containing Nutrients in the Mangrove Sediments of Sundarban, WB, India. Open Journal of Marine Science, 3: 112-120. ISSN (Print): 2161-7384, ISSN (Online): 2161-7392.  https://doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2013.32012

34.              Mukherjee, A., S. Das, T. K. De and P. B. Ghosh (2012). A Report on the variation in ratio of Salt Ion Excretion by Salt Excretory Mangrove Species of Sundarban under various spatio-temporal Conditions. International Journal of Advanced Life Sciences, 3: 42-49. ISSN (Online): 2277-758X, ISSN (Print): 2320-1827. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073533

35.              Mukherjee, A., T. K. De, S. Das, D. Rakshit and P. B. Ghosh (2012). Variation in Relationship between Salt Ion Excretion and Accumulation of Organic Carbon in Sundarban Mangroves under Various Seasonal Conditions. Asian Journal of Science and Applied Technology, 1(1): 20-25, ISSN: 2249-0698. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073584

36.              Mukherjee, A., M. De, S. Das, T. K. Maiti and T. K. De (2012). Rate of salt excretion by salt excreting mangroves of Sundarban under varying environmental conditions. Global Advanced Research Journal of Environmental Science and Toxicology. 1(1): 1-9. ISSN: 2315-5140. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073608

37.              Das, S., D. Ganguly, A. Mukherjee, M. De, T. K. Maiti, T. K. Jana and T. K. De (2012). Depth Integrated Microbial Community and Physico-Chemical Properties in Mangrove Sediments of Sundarban, India. Advances in Microbiology,2(3):234-240. ISSN (Online): 2165-3410,ISSN (Print): 2165-3402. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073674

38.              De, T. K., T. K. Sarkar, A. Mukherjee, T.K. Maiti and S. Das (2011). Abundance and occurrence of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and phosphatase in sediment of Hooghly Estuary, North East Coast of Bay of Bengal, India. Journal of Coastal Development, 15 (1): 9-16. ISSN: 1410-5217. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15073701

39.              Das, S., A. Mukherjee, T. K. Sarkar, D. Ganguly, T. K. Maiti, T. K. Jana and T. K. De (2011). Depth profile exploration of enzyme activity and culturable microbial community from the oxygen-starved soil of Sundarban mangrove forest, India. Open Journal of Ecology, 1(3): 65-72. ISSN (Online): 2162-1993, ISSN (Print): 2162-1985.https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2011.13009

 LIST OF CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

1.                  Participated in the one day National Seminar on “Perspectives in Environmental and Marine Research: Retrospect and Prospect” organized by Dept. of Environmental Science and Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta (2016).

2.                  Participated and presented paper entitled “Cultural Eutrophication in relation to Phytoplankton in a tropical mangrove dominated estuary of Sundarban, North East Coast of Bay of Bengal, WB, India” in the International Conference on Environment and Ecology (2015).

3.                  Actively participated in the PhD course work of the Department of Marine Science for an entire semester period, culminating on 18.06.14 (2014).

4.                  Organized, Participated and presented paper entitled “Influence of salinity as major factor in size governance of Coscinodiscus in well mixed tropical  estuarine waters” in the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Marine and Estuarine Sciences (2013).

5.                  Organized, Participated and presented paper entitled “Species diversity of the genus Coscinodiscus in the brackish waters of Hooghly estuary, Sunderban, India” in the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Marine and Estuarine Sciences (2013).

6.                  Organized, Participated and presented paper entitled “Depth wise and species wise profile of ammonia and urease activity in rhizospheric soil of mangrove forests of the Sunderban, West Bengal, India” in the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Marine and Estuarine Sciences (2013).

7.                  Organized, Participated and presented paper entitled “A study on the Depthwise soil micro floral assemblages.…..mangrove rhizosphere at Sagar South (Gangasagar)” in the National Seminar on Recent Trends in Marine and Estuarine Sciences (2013).

8.                  Participated and presented paper entitled “Interaction between diatom and flagellate in the waters of North East Coast of Bay of Bengal” in the 100th Anniversary of the Indian National Science Congress (2013).

9.                  Successfully participated and presented paper on “Vanishing Horse-shoe crabs on a Warming Earth” in the National Seminar on Climate Change: Challenges and Mitigation by Central Calcutta Science and Cultural Organization for youth (2009).

10.              Actively participated in the workshop entitled “Winter-school on plant chromosome techniques and biometry” (2006) organized by the Department of Botany, Presidency College (University), Kolkata.

11.              Participated in the workshop involving the “Application of electron microscopy in biological sciences” jointly organized by the Department of Botany, City College and Electron Microscope Society of India (2006).

12.              Participated in “Workshop on grafting and bonsai making techniques - An income generating approach” (2005) held in Department of Botany, City college, Kolkata.

13.              Successfully participated in the departmental seminar on “Biotechnology and its impact on human welfare” (2005) organized by Department of Botany, City College, Kolkata.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

As a serious aquaculturist and fish keeping enthusiast,  I possess considerable experience [1993 onwards] in successfully keeping, breeding and maintaining a myriad of freshwater tropical fish (South and Central American, African Cichlids, Characins; African and Asian catfishes belonging to Loricariidae, Pimelolidae, Bagridae, Heteropneustidae, Clariidae; Asian anabantids, major and minor carps of Cyprinidae etc.) species and aquatic plants (Anubias, Aponogeton, Bacopa, Egeria, Cryptocoryne, Echinodorus, Sagittaria, Cabomba, Hydrilla, Hygrophila, Myriophyllum, Microsorum, Bolbitis, Ludwigia, Vallisneria, Nymphoidea, Nymphaea etc).

Bay of Bengal

Expert in freshwater, coastal and marine ecological research in addition to Mangrove ecosystem studies

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