Girish Avinash Jathar

This paper presents 101 research questions for advancing Indian ornithology, identified through expert curation and scoring based on generality, novelty, and relevance.

The paper shows that aspect influences vegetation type in the Western Ghats, with north and west-facing slopes supporting more evergreen forests and south and east-facing slopes having more dry deciduous and thorn forests.

The paper shows that southeast and northeast-facing slopes have the least tree cover in the Northern and Southern tropics, respectively, and suggests reforestation strategies should consider slope direction.

The paper shows that monsoonal climate and solar heating asymmetry affect tree cover and height on different slope aspects in the Western Ghats, India.