CURRICULUM VITAE OF PROF. A. R. YOUSUF

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE OF PROF. A. R. YOUSUF I. NAME & ADDRESS a. Name ABDUL REHMAN YOUSUF b. Residential Address OSMAN ABAD, MALLA BAGH, HAZRATBAL, SRINAGAR , KASHMIR, INDIA E Mail:: aryousuf@rediffmail.com; aryousuf1951@gmail.com; aryousuf@kashmiruniversity.ac.in Tel :: Mobile: ; c. Date of Birth AUGUST 28, 1951 II. OFFICIAL ADDRESS a. Present Position Professor (Re-employed), Centre of Research for Development and P. G. Dept. of Environmental Science], University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar , INDIA, since Tel: , Ext: 2140 Mobile: ; Fax: ; [Formerly Dean, Academic Affairs and Dean, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Kashmir up to ] III. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS IV. M. Sc. Zoology (Fish & Fishery Biology), Ph. D. Zoology (Aquatic Ecology) [Title of Ph. D. Thesis: Limnology and Fisheries of Lake Manasbal, Kashmir] RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION a) Environmental Biology b) Aquatic Ecology c) Fish & Fisheries d) Environmental Impact Assessment V. TEACHING, RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE a) Research Experience: +36 years b) Teaching Experience: +31 years c) Administrative Experience: +24 years VI. M. Phil. & Ph. D. Produced

2 VII. a) M. Phil : 34 b) Ph. D: 16 SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO CORPORATE LIFE: AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL Curriculum Vitae of Prof. A. R. Yousuf a. As Dean Academic Affairs [ ] i. As the Over-all In-charge of University Admissions, I played a pivotal role in overhauling the whole admission process in the University in The submission of application forms was made on-line, answer keys to question papers were displayed on the web for the comments of examinees and the feedback from candidates in respect of the answer keys was given due consideration, before evaluation of OMR sheets. The whole process of selection was made most transparent, which was highly appreciated by the civil society in general and student community in particular. ii. Was instrumental in revising the M. Phil/Ph. D/D. Sc/D. Litt./DCL Statutes, making them not only student-friendly but also in total conformity with the 2009 guidelines set by UGC. iii. Organized 6 th J & K Science Congress at University of Kashmir in December, b. As Director, Center of Research for Development [ ] i. Was instrumental in getting the Centre recognized at National level as a well established Research Center fit for undertaking Environmental Impact Assessment Projects. This is quite evident from the fact that a number of Environmental Monitoring/Consultancy Projects [for details see item No. X below] were garnered by the Center during my tenure of Directorship ( ). c. As Head, P. G. Department of Environmental Science [ ] i. Played a key role in establishing the Post Graduate Department of Environmental Science (started in 2001) in the University on sound footing, with the result that about 30% of the pass outs during the tenure of my Headship qualified the NET/SET examination. AT NATIONAL LEVEL d. As Expert on Fish & Fisheries & Environmental Quality i. Provided expert opinion on Fishery Conservation related Aspects in respect of Uri I, Uri II and Nimoo-Bazgo Hydropower Projects to the Uri Civil Ltd. (Swedish Consortium) and NHPC (National Hydropower Corporation) Ltd. (Govt. of India Undertaking). ii. Played key role in the grant of Environmental Clearance from the Ministry of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India) for NHPC run Uri II and Nimoo- Bazgo Hydropower Projects in J & K. iii. Played key role in the grant of Environmental Clearance from Ministry of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India) to the J & K State for the construction of Mughal Road Project. Page 2 of 18

3 VIII. MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS i. GOLD MEDALS AWARDED a. Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences (2005) b. International Society for Ecological Communications Prof. E P Odum Gold Medal (2007) c. Prof. JS Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) ii. FELLOWSHIPS (AWARDED BY NATIONAL LEVEL SOCIETIES) a) Fellow, Inland Fishery Society of India (FIFSI) 2000 b) Fellow, Zoological Society of India (FZSI) 2001 c) Fellow, National Institute of Ecology (FNIE) 2003 d) Fellow, Bio-ved Research Society (FBRS) 2007 iii. MEMBERSHIP OF ADVISORY/MONITORING BODIES a. Member, Central Wetlands Regulatory Authority of India b. Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to Hon'ble Chief Minister (SAC-CM), J & K State Since October, 2010 c. Member, Scientific Advisory Committee on Dal Lake Since 2007 Conservation (J & K Govt.) d. Member, University Council, University of Kashmir e. Member, [National] Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley & Hydroelectric Projects, Ministry of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India) f. Member, National Monitoring Committee for implementation of Environmental Management Plan for Uri-II Hydroelectric Project (MoEF, GoI) g. Member, National Monitoring Committee for Since 2008 implementation of Environmental Management Plan for Nimoo-Bazgo Hydroelectric Project (MoEF, GoI) h. Member, National Monitoring Committee for Since 2007 implementation of Environmental Management Plan for Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project (MoEF, GoI) i. Member, ICAR (Govt. of India) Quinquennial Review Committee for National Research Centre on Coldwater Fisheries, Bhimtal (UKhand) j. Chancellor s Nominee on Cochin University Selection Committee (for teachers) k. Member, Jammu & Kashmir State Appellate Authority l. Member, Advisory Board, J & K State Council for Science & Technology, J & K Govt. m. Member, Academic council, SKUAST (K) Srinagar n. Member, State-Level Committee to indicate reasons for loss to the crops Chak Koor Singh (Samba) q. Member, Board of Research Studies in Life Science, Jammu University Page 3 of 18

4 r. Member, Academic Council, SKUAST (Jammu) s. Expert on Justice Swarup Commission of Arbitration between Govt. of Himachal Pradesh & M/S Swastika Projects Pvt. Ltd. regarding CANCELLATION OF PALCHAN HYDRO POWER PROJECT iv. LIFE MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES a. National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad b. National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi c. Inland Fisheries Society of India, Barrackpore, W.B. d. Indian Fisheries Association, Mumbai e. Indian Society of Geomatics, Ahmadabad f. Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Sciences, Srinagar g. Alumni Association of University of Kashmir h. Alumni Association of Islamia College, Srinagar i. Cancer Society of Kashmir, Srinagar v. FOREIGN VISITS 1. Visited Stockholm, Sweden in May, 1994 for two weeks on the invitation of Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and delivered lectures in Uppsala University and Swedish Institute of Freshwater Research, Drottningholm, Sweden. IX. 2. Participated in an International Seminar organized by SWEDMAR at Stockholm, Sweden on Impact of Uri Barrage on the Fisheries during April, 1999 under the sponsorship of SIDA, Sweden. ADMINISTRATIVE & TEACHING EXPERIENCE S. Post held From To Period No. 1. Dean Academic Affairs yr 2. Dean, Faculty of Biological Sciences year 3. i. Director, Centre of Research for years Development ii. Head, P. G. Dept. of Environmental April, c 9 yrs Science iii. Professor, Centre of Research for years Development, University of Kashmir 4. Reader, P. G. Dept. of Zoology, years & Page 4 of 18

5 University of Kashmir 5. Senior Lecturer, P. G. Dept. of Zoology, University of Kashmir 6. Lecturer, P. G. Dept. of Zoology, University of Kashmir 7. Assistant Research Officer, Sericulture Development Dept., J & K Govt. Curriculum Vitae of Prof. A. R. Yousuf 10 months years & 11 months years months X. RESEARCH / CONSULTANCY PROJECTS CONDUCTED a. RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED S. No. Title of Project Sponsor Period 1. Biotic communities and their role in the trophic C.S.I.R conditions in Kashmir Himalayan lakes (New Delhi) To 2. Nutritional regime and its impact on the fisheries of Anchar lake, Kashmir: Ecology and feeding biology of cyprinid fishes 3. Development of culture technology for Schizothorax Heckel (an important Himalayan food fish) with emphasis on feeding habits at different stages of its life cycle 4. Impact of Lower Jhelum and Uri Barrages on the spawning migration of Schizothoracine fish 5. Survey and Study of Fish and Fisheries of River Jhelum 6. Fishery potential of Kashmir Himalayas: survey and study of Ichthyofauna of the River Jhelum and its important tributaries 7. Studies on the Aquatic ecology of Tso Moriri and Tso Khar, Ladakh I.C.A.R New Delhi I.C.A.R. New Delhi to to N.H.P.C to J & K Govt to IERP (MoEF) SAC (ISRO) to Phyto-sociological Studies of Ladakh Region NRSC (ISRO) b. CONSULTANCY PROJECTS CONDUCTED S. Title of Project Sponsor Period No. 1. Eco-restoration of Dal Nagin Lake AHEC, 2000 Roorki University 2. Evaluation of Uri I Hydroelectric Project Haskoning 2000 International 3. Preliminary EIA Report on Kishanganga Haskoning 2000 Page 5 of 18

6 Hydroelectric Project International 4. Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment NHPC Study for Uri II Hydroelectric Project New Delhi 5. Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment of NHPC Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Project, Leh (Ladakh) New Delhi 6. EIA/EMP of Kishanganga Project Socioeconomic Survey and R & R NHPC Rapid EIA & EMP for Mughal Road Project, J & K J & K Govt Water & Air Analysis program (Under ERA Project) PMC (ERA) Impact of Cement Factories on Dachigam N. P. Wildlife Dept J & K Govt EIA / EMP of Lassipora Industrial Area, Pulwama J K SIDCO c. RESEARCH/CONSULTANCY PROJECTS IN HAND Research Project/s 1. Eco-monitoring of Dal Lake, Kashmir: LWDA (JK Govt) Consultancy Projects 2. Rapid EIA/EMP of Makhdoom Sahab Ropeway JK State Cable Car project Corp. 3. EIA/EMP for Pahalgam Development Area Pahalgam Dev. 4. Impact of Kishenganga HEP on Fisheries resources Authority WAPCOS/ NHPC EIA Studies of Gulmarg Tourist Resort, J & K Gulmarg Dev. Authority 2011 d. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS Presently I am involved in a Joint Research Project entitled Himalayas: Modern and Past Climates (HIMPAC) jointly conducted by scientists from India and Germany. XI. ASSOCIATON WITH ACADEMIC BODIES i. MEMBERSHIP OF ACADEMIC BODIES a. Chairman, Jammu & Kashmir Academy of Sciences (Since 1994) b. Executive Member, National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi ( ) c. Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Journal of Zoological Society of India (Since 2003) d. Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Ecotoxicology & Ecoplanning (Since 2006) e. Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Columban Journal of Life Sciences (Since 2010) ii. EDITORIAL COMMITTEES a. Editor, Oriental Science (1994 till date) b. Chief Editor, Journal of Research & Development, University of Kashmir ( ) Page 6 of 18

7 c. Editor, Journal of Himalayan Ecology & Sustainable Development ( ) XII. SPECIAL LECTURES DELIVERED I have delivered invited/special lectures in a. Uppsala University, Stockholm, Sweden b. Institute of Freshwater Research, Drottningholm, Sweden c. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden d. Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, U. P., e. G. N. D. University, Amritsar, Punjab f. Jammu University, Jammu, J & K g. SKUAST (K), Srinagar, J & K h. HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Utrakhand i. SKM University, Dumka, Jharkhand, j. Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, k. J.N.U., New Delhi XIII. XIV. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED a. International: 06 b. National: 14 c. Local: 10 SEMINARS/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED i. NATIONAL LEVEL EVENTS: 04 a. 3rd National Seminar on Fish and Their Environment at P. G. Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar during September 19-22, 1989 b. 5 th National Seminar on Fish and Their Environment during July, 1999 at P. G. Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. c. National Seminar on Recent Research Trends in Life Sciences in August, 2002 at Center of Research for Development, the University of Kashmir. d. National Seminar on Present State of Art in Biodiversity in India during March, e. 6 th J & K Science Congress on the theme Science, Technology and Sustainable Development during December, ii. STATE LEVEL EVENTS: 05 a. Workshop in March 2003 on Present State of Art regarding Ecological Scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. The workshop was attended by a number of scientists of the state. b. week long workshop on Environmental Education in School System: Greening Science/Social Science/ Language Books of 6 th, 7 th and 8 th classes in 2003 c. Seminar on Road Map to Conservation of Dal Lake during 2004 d. One day seminar on Conservation of Wildlife in October 2007 e. 6 th JK Science Congress (to be conducted during 2 4 December, 2010 Page 7 of 18

8 iii. DIVISION LEVEL EVENTS: 09 a. Training courses regarding the fabrication and maintenance of fish aquaria for the benefit of unemployed Science Graduates during 1994 and b. Awareness programmes (Annually) on the occasion of World Environment Day during 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the University of Kashmir. XIV. LIST OF M. PHIL. & PH. D. PRODUCED a. M. PHIL. DEGREE S. Title of Project Candidate Year No. 1. Zooplankton Communities of Nilnag lake, Masood H. Balkhi 1983 Kashmir 2. Rotifera and Crustacea in Nageen Lake, Kashmir Muni Parveen Some aspects of biology and embryonic Anil K. Pandit 1987 development of Schizothoraichthys niger (Heckel) (Cyprinidae: Schizothoracinae) 4. Ecology of Protozoa of Anchar lake, Kashmir Sunita Gagroo Species composition and seasonal dynamics of Anjana Tickoo 1989 Rotifer population in Dal lake, Srinagar 6. Food and feeding habits of fishes of Manasbal Gazala Firdous 1990 lake 7. Winter crustacean plankton of Dal lake Tehseen Community structure of zooplankton in polluted Parveen Akhtar 1991 water with particular reference to Khushhalsar and Gilsar lakes 9. Species composition and seasonal dynamics of Javaid Hussain 1992 zooplankton in Wular lake, Kashmir 10. Vertical distribution of zooplankton in response M. Farooq Mir 1992 to water stratification in a monomictic lake 11. Feeding competition between cyprinid fishes Nasreen Malik 1993 inhabiting Dal lake, Kashmir 12. Ecology of fishes in Anchar lake, Kashmir: Kousar Jan 1993 Physico - Chemical Environment 13. Limnological characteristics of Wular lake, its Mehraj-ud-Din 1994 tributaries and distributary 14. Phytoplankton population in Dal lake with special Rubia Rashid 1996 reference to flagellates 15. Quantitative estimation of nutrients in the Fozia Tabasum 1996 inflowing waters of Dal lake 16. Food and Feeding Habits of juvenile Huveda Jeelani 2001 Schizothorax niger Heckel 17. Impact of water characteristics on benthos in Khalida Hassan 2001 some Kashmir Himalayan lakes 18. A study on the limnology of the Telbal stream Nighat Jabeen 2002 with particular reference to its bottom dwelling Page 8 of 18

9 insect community 19. Rotifer communities in some lacustrine habitats of Kashmir 20. Distribution Pattern of Fish Community in the River Jhelum, Kashmir 21. Macrozoobenthos as an indicator of water pollution in the River Jhelum 22. Ecology of Schizothorax Heckel in Lidder River, Kashmir 23. Some Biological Features of Botia birdi Choudhary 24. Dominance pattern of macrophytic vegetation and habitation of summer migratory birds in Hokarsar wetland 25. Effect of pollutants on cladocera in the Dal lake with special reference to Daphnia spp. 26. Population dynamics of Brachionus Pallas in Dal Lake, Kashmir 27. Influence of Lake Eutrophication on parasitization in fish community of Dal, Khushhalsar and Manasbal Lakes 28. Spatial changes in the population dynamics of benthic insects in the River Jhelum and the Sindh and Rambiarah streams 29. Impact of aquatic pollution on haematoenzymology in Schizothorax Heckel, an important food fish of Kashmir 30. A Study of the Bacterial disease of carp Cyprinus carpio in relation to its environment in Dal Lake 31. Impact of parasitization on the fish health in some lakes of Kashmir Curriculum Vitae of Prof. A. R. Yousuf Musharaf Rehman 2002 Javaid Ahmed 2003 Rather Fayaz Ahmed Wani 2003 Farooz A. Bhat 2003 Gazala Qadir 2004 Suzana Bashir 2004 Samira Siraj 2004 Irfan Jameela 2005 Humaira Bashir 2005 Mir Dilgeer Mehdi 2005 Syed Farah Qadri 2005 Nuzhat Arifa 2005 Umar Rashid Haemoparasitism in the Fishes of Kashmir Valley Nuzhat Shahi Studies on Karyotypic Analysis in Different Species of Schizothorax 34. Studies on Serum Protein Analysis in Genus Schizothorax in Kashmir Farooq Ahmad 2011 Sami-ullah 2011 b. PH. D. DEGREE S. Title of Project Candidate Year No. 1. Freshwater Microcrustacea of Kashmir Masood H Balkhi Ecological studies of zooplankton of Dal lake, Muni Parveen 1989 Kashmir 3. Biotic communities in relation to trophic Anil K. Pandit 1994 conditions in Kashmir lakes 4. Plankton community in relation to trophic status in some Himalayan lakes and Bhopal lake (Awarded Sunita Gagroo 1995 Page 9 of 18

10 by Barkatullah University, Bhopal) 5. Fish and Fisheries of Anchar lake, Kashmir Gazala Firdous Ecological studies on zoobenthic community of M. Farooq Mir 1997 Dal lake, Kashmir 7. Ecological Studies of Wular Lake (Awarded by Aijaz Rasool 2006 Barkatullah University) 8. Studies on Antioxidants of fish with special Saba Mushtaq 2009 reference to their use as biomarkers of aquatic pollutants 9. Limnological Characterization of Lake Tso Moriri, Farooz Ahmad 2009 Ladakh 10. Effect of Deforestation on Chemical and Arshad Jehangir 2010 Biochemical characteristics of soils in coniferous forests of Kashmir Himalaya 11. Fish Ecology in Lotic Habitats of Kashmir Dilgeer Mahdi 2010 Himalaya 12. Quality of ground water resources of Kashmir Aasimah Tanvir 2010 Valley 13. Community structure of Fish Parasites and their Humaira Bashir 2010 Intermediate Hosts in relation to Trophic Conditions of Lakes 14. Fish & Fisheries of Dal lake, Kashmir Shaheena Shafi Secondary Productivity of some Wetlands of Samira Siraj 2011 Kashmir 16. Studies on Bottom Fauna (Macro-zoobenthos) of Kashmir Wetlands Tehmina Yousuf 2011 c. M. PHIL. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS S. Name Topic of Research Registration No. 1. Farhana Sareer Ichthyofauna of Lidder Stream with emphasis on Haematobiochemical study of Schizothorax spp [Submitted] 2. Baby Habiba Butachlor Induced Alterations in Hematological 2011 Parameters of Schizothorax niger 3. Shabir Ahmad Distributional pattern of Macrophytes in Kashmir 2011 Lakes 4. Tabassum Yasin Impact of Stratification on Nutrient Concentration in 2011 Manasbal Lake 5. Maryam Mehraj Haematological Characterization of Triplophysa d. PH. D. PROJECTS IN PROGRESS: S. Name Topic of Research Registration No. 1. Nahida Limnological Characterisation of some Water bodies of Kashmir (Barkatullah University) Basharat Mushtaq Impact of Dredging and Deweeding on 2010 Barkatullah Uni. Macrozoobenthos Community of Dal Lake. Page 10 of 18

11 3. Khalida Hassan [under FIP] Impact of anthropogenic activities on the distribution and abundance of macrozoobenthos in river Jehlum 4. Ummar Rashid Species Diversity of Helminth Parasitofauna in fishes of Different Ecological Zones of Jammu and Kashmir State 5. M. Irshad Rather Impact of Dredging and Deweeding on Periphyton Community in Dal Lake, Kashmir 6. ssabzar Ahmad Mutagenic effects of Endosulphan in crucian carp, C. Carassius L, and antimutagenic role of Podophyllum hexandrum Royale 7. Irfan Jamila Community Structure of Rotifer Plankton in Relation [under FIP] to Water chemistry in four Kashmir Lakes LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS XV A. RESEARCH ARTICLES 1. Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1977) Some new records of Crustacea from Kashmir. Curr. Sci. 46: Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1978) Physico - chemical factors of a subtropical lake of Kashmir. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India 10: Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1975; issued 1979) Cladocera of Malpursar Kashmir. J. Sci.(Uni. Kash.) 3: Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1979) Physico - chemical features of Beehama spring. Geobios 6: Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1980) Limnological studies on Lake Malpursar, I. the biotope. Geobios 7: Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1980) Influence of physico - chemical factors on the seasonality of cladocera in lake Manasbal. Geobios 7: Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1981) Seasonal abundance of rotifera in a warm monomictic lake. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 63: Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1981) Ecology of Diaphanosoma brachyurum Lieven in lake Manasbal. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 63: Qadri, M. Y., Naqash, S. A., Shah, G. M. & Yousuf, A. R. (1981) Limnology of two trout streams of Kashmir J. Indian Inst. Sci. 63: Yousuf, A. R. Qadri, M. Y. (1981) Seasonal distribution of chydoridae (Cladocera: Crustacea) in the lake Manasbal. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India.13: Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1982) Distribution of Anuraeopsis fissa Gosse and Notholca acuminata Ehrn. in relation to some physico - chemical factors. J. Zool. Soc. India. 34: Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1983) Seasonal distribution of families Sididae, Bosminidae, Daphnidae, Macrothricidae and Leptodoridae (Cladocera: Crustacea) in lake Manasbal. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India, 15: Qadri, M. Y., Mir, S. & Yousuf, A. R. (1983) Breeding biology of Schizothorax richardsoni Gray & Hard. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 64: Yousuf, A. R., Qadri, M. Y., Shah, G. M. & Naqash, S. A. (1983) Crustacean communities of freshwaters of Kashmir. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 64: Page 11 of 18

12 15. Shah, G. M., Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1983) Winter diets of Hangul deer at Dachigam National Park, Kashmir. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 64: Yousuf, A. R., Balkhi, M. H. & Qadri, M. Y. (1984) Summer and winter cladocera in Anchar lake. Geobios New Rep. 3: Balkhi, M. H., Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1984) Rotifera of Anchar lake during winter and summer. Geobios New Rep., 3: Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1985) Seasonal fluctuations of zooplankton in lake Manasbal. Indian J. Ecol., 12: Yousuf, A. R., Balkhi, M. H. & Qadri, M. Y. (1986) Limnological features of a forest lake of Kashmir. J. Zool. Soc. India, 38: Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1986) Distribution of Polyarthra vulgaris Carlin (Rotifera: Monogonota) in a warm monomictic lake of Kashmir, India. J. Indian Inst. Sci., 66: Yousuf, A. R., Shah, G. M. & Qadri, M. Y. (1986) Some limnological aspects of Mirgund wetland. Geobios New Rep. 5: Balkhi, M. H., Yousuf, A. R. & Qadri, M. Y. (1987) Hydrobiology of Anchar lake. J. Comp. Phys. Ecol., 12: Yousuf. A. R. & Shah, G. M. (1988) Comparative limnology of some freshwater habitats of Kashmir. Geobios New Rep., 7: Qadri, M. Y. & Yousuf, A. R. (1988) A comparative study of the limnology of three typical water bodies of Kashmir: in Recent Advances in Fish Ecology, Limnology and Eco conservation (Ed. S. Nath), Creative Publishers, New Delhi, pp Yousuf. A. R. (1988) Copepod plankton of Manasbal lake, Kashmir. J. Indian Inst. Sci. 68: Yousuf, A. R., Pandit, A. K. & Khan, A. R. (1988) Cranial osteology of Schizothoraichthys niger (Heckel) Misra : I Neurocranium. Indian J. Fish. 35: Yousuf, A. R. & Pandit, A. K. (1989) Study on the ponderal index in an endemic food fish of Kashmir, Schizothoraichthys niger (Heckel) Misra. J. Aqua. Trop. 4: Yousuf, A. R. (1989) Zooplankton studies in India with special reference to North India: a critical review: in Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (Eds. Agarwal et al ) Oxford & IBH Pub. New Delhi, Balkhi, M. H. & Yousuf, A. R. (1990) Distributional pattern of Copepoda in the freshwaters of Kashmir: in Contributions to the Fisheries of Inland Open Water Systems in India, Part I (Jhingran et al) Inland Fish. Soc. India, Yousuf, A. R. & Gagroo, S. (1990) Ecology of Protozoa in Anchar lake, Kashmir: : in Contributions to the Fisheries of Inland Open Water Systems in India, Part I (Jhingran et al) Inland Fish. Soc. India, Yousuf, A. R. & Parveen, M. (1990) Phytoplankton dynamics in Dal lake, Kashmir: in Contributions to the Fisheries of Inland Open Water Systems in India, Part I (Jhingran et al) Inland Fish. Soc. India, Reddy, Y. R., Balkhi, M. H. & Yousuf, A. R. (1990) Arctodiaptomus (Rhabdodiaptomus) michaeli n. sp. (Copepoda: Calanoida) from Kashmir, India. Hydrobiologia 190: Page 12 of 18

13 33. Pandit, Anil, K., Yousuf, A. R., Balkhi, M. H. & Firdous, Gazala (1992) Morphometric study of a Schizothoracine fish of Kashmir : in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni. pp Mir, S. & Yousuf, A. R. (1992) Micro - circulation and the respiratory area in the gills of a cyprinid fish Schizothorax richardsoni Gray & Hard.in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni. pp Yousuf, A. R. & Pandit, Anil K. (1992) Breeding biology of Schizothorax niger Heckel: Fecundity. in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni. pp Yousuf, A. & Firdous, G., Balkhi, M. H. & Pandit, A. K. (1992) Studies on the length - weight relationship in some cyprinid fishes in Manasbal lake. in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni. pp Yousuf, A. R., Pandit, A. K. & Qadri, M. Y. (1992) Changes in the physical and chemical limnology of lake Manasbal, Kashmir from 1976 to in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni Akhtar, P., Sarwar, S. G. & Yousuf, A. R. (1992) Abiotic features of two inter-connected lakes of Srinagar, Kashmir. in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni Balkhi, M. H., Yousuf, a. R., Pandit, A. K. & Firdous, Gazala (1992) Species diversity of zooplankton in Kashmir waters. in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni Parveen, M. & Yousuf, A. R. (1992) Ecology of polluted waters of Kashmir: Brarinambal basin of Dal lake. in Current Trends in Fish and Fishery Biology and Aquatic Ecology. Kash. Uni. pp Balkhi, M. H. Yousuf, A. R. (1992) Community structure of crustacean plankton in relation to trophic conditions. Int. J. Ecol. Env. Sci. 18: Yousuf, A. R. & Mir, M. F. (1994). Vertical distribution of Rotifera in a warm monomictic lake of Kashmir. J. Freshwat. Boil. 6(2): Yousuf, A. R. (1995) Changing relationship between human society and aquatic ecosystems in the Kashmir Himalayas: in Society and Culture in the Himalayas (Ed. K. Warikoo) pp Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi. 44. Yousuf, A. R. & Pandit, A. K. (1996) Embryonic and post-embryonic development of Schizothorax niger Heckel. Oriental Sci. 1: Balkhi, M. H. & Yousuf, A. R. (1996) Distributional pattern of cladoceran plankton in the freshwaters of Kashmir. Oriental Sci. 1: Yousuf, A. R. (1996) Fishery resources of Kashmir: in Ecology, Environment and Energy (Ed. A. H. Khan & A. K. Pandit) Kashmir Uni. pp Yousuf, A. R. & Firdous, Gazala (1997) Food spectrum of crucian carp, Carassius carassius (Linnaeus) in Anchar lake, Kashmir. Oriental Sci. 2: Enderlein, Olof and Yousuf, A. R. (1999). The environmental impact of the Uri Hydropower Project on the fish community in the river Jhelum. In: River Page 13 of 18

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