Background Reading & References
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Learn about the Nepali Himalayas and the innovative research that our Scientific Advisory Board has conducted there.
CLIMATE
Matthews, T. & L.B. Perry. Inside the Everest expedition that built the world’s highest weather station. National Geographic. 2019. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2019/06/mount-everest-highest-weather-station/
Matthews, T. & L.B. Perry, National Geographic and Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Mt. Everest Team, et al. Going to Extremes: Installing the World’s Highest Weather Stations on Mount Everest. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0198.1
Miner, K. R., Mayewski, P. A., Matthews, T., Perry, B., Baidya, S. K., Broad, K., Clifford, H., Gajurel, A. P., Giri, B., Hubbard, M., Jaskolski, C., Koldewey, H., Li, W., Napper, I., Potocki, M., Priscu, J. C., Tait, A., Thompson, R., & Tuladhar, S. (2020). Emergent risks in the Mt. Everest region in the time of anthropogenic climate change. Heather Koldewey, 12(11). http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.01010
Perry, L. Baker; Yuter, Sandra; Matthews, Tom; Wagnon, Patrick; Khadka, Arbindra; Aryal, Deepak; et al. (2020): Direct observations of a Mt. Everest snowstorm from the world’s highest surface-based radar observations. Loughborough University. Journal contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/12928847.v1
Matthews, T. (2013). Glacier-Climate Interactions: A Synoptic Approach. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/288381306.pdf
Matthews, T., Baker Perry, L., Elmore, A. C., Seimon, A., Wilby, R. L., Tait, A., Athans, P., Aryal, D., Shrestha, D., Tuladhar, S., Baidya, S. K., Gajurel, A., & Mayewski, P. (2020). Out of thin air: assessing dangerously strong winds on Mount Everest. (Publication Pending).
Hillier, J.K., Matthews, T., Wilby, R.L. et al. Multi-hazard dependencies can increase or decrease risk. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 595–598 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0832-y
Perry, B., Matthews, T., Abernathy, K., Aryal, D., Shrestha, D., Khadka, A., & Elmore, A. (2020). Elevating Meteorological Understanding on Everest: Installing the Highest Weather Stations on Earth. AMS. https://ams.confex.com/ams/2020Annual/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/366833
Perry, B., Matthews, T. K. R., Aryal, D., Shrestha, D., & Khadka, A. (2019, December 12). Automatic Weather Stations at Extreme Elevations on Mt. Everest: Initial Observations and Applications. https://agu-do03.confex.com/agu/fm19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/588137
Matthews, T., Perry, B., Aryal, D., Shrestha, D., & Khadka, A. (2019). New Heights in Glacier-Climate Research: Initial Insights From the Highest Weather Stations on Earth. AGUFM, 2019, GC52B-05. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019AGUFMGC52B..05M/abstract
Khadka, A., Perry, B., Matthews, T. K. R., Aryal, D., Shrestha, D., Khadka, A., Perry, B., Matthews, T. K. R., Aryal, D., & Shrestha, D. (2019). Meteorological Analysis of High Altitude Automatic Weather Station Data from the Everest Region. AGUFM, 2019, GC52B-03. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019AGUFMGC52B..03K/abstract
Perry, L Baker; Yuter, Sandra; Matthews, Tom; Wagnon, Patrick; Khadka, Arbindra; Aryal, Deepak; et al. (2020): Direct observations of a Mt. Everest snowstorm from the world’s highest surface-based radar observations. Loughborough University. Journal contribution. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/12928847.v1
GEOLOGY
Ghazoui, Z., Bertrand, S., Vanneste, K., Gajurel, A. P., et al. Potentially large post-1505 AD earthquakes in western Nepal revealed by a lake sediment record. Nat Commun 10, 2258 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10093-4
Morin, G. P., Lavé, J., France‐Lanord, C., Rigaudier, T., Gajurel, A. P., & Sinha, R. (2018). Annual sediment transport dynamics in the Narayani basin, Central Nepal: Assessing the impacts of erosion processes in the annual sediment budget. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123, 2341– 2376. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JF004460
Jouanne, F., Gajurel, A., et al. (2019). Postseismic deformation following the April 25, 2015 Gorkha earthquake (Nepal): Afterslip versus viscous relaxation. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 176, 105–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2019.02.009
Mencin, D., Gajurel, A. P., Bendick, R., Upreti, et al. (2016). Himalayan strain reservoir inferred from limited afterslip following the Gorkha earthquake. Nature Geoscience, 9(7), 533–537. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2734
Kurashimo, E., Gajurel, A. P., Sato, H., Sakai, S., et al. (2019). The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake: Earthquake Reflection Imaging of the Source Fault and Connecting Seismic Structure With Fault Slip Behavior. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(6), 3206–3215. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081197
Märki, L., Gajurel, A. P., Lupker, M., Gies, H., et al. (2020). Molecular Tracing of Riverine Soil Organic Matter From the Central Himalaya. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(16). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087403
Mugnier, J. L., Gajurel, A., Jouanne, F., et al. (2017). Segmentation of the Himalayan megathrust around the Gorkha earthquake (25 April 2015) in Nepal. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences (Vol. 141, pp. 236–252). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2017.01.015
ECOLOGY/CONSERVATION/MYCOLOGY
Devkota S, Weerakoon G (2017a) Everniastrum nepalense. IUCN Red List Threat Species 2017 8235:e.T109425875A109425892. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/109425875/109425892
Devkota S, Weerakoon G (2017b) Phaeophyscia hispidula. IUCN Red List Threat Species 2017 e.T109425987A109425994. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/109425987/109425994
Katuwal, HB, Khanal B, Basnet KB, Rai B, Devkota S, Rai SK, Nobis M and Scheidegger C. 2013. The mammalian fauna from the Central Himalaya, Nepal. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 2 (1): 21–29. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278786628_The_mammalian_fauna_from_the_Central_Himalaya_Nepal
Katuwal HB, Basnet KB, Khanal, B, Devkota S, Rai SK, Gajurel JP, Scheidegger, C and Nobis M. 2016. Seasonal changes in bird species and feeding guilds along elevational gradients of the Central Himalayas, Nepal. Plos One. 11 (7): 1-17. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158362
Devkota S, Chaudhary RP, Werth S, and Scheidegger C. 2019. Genetic diversity and structure of the epiphytic foliose lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Himalayas depends on elevation. Fungal Ecology 4 : 245-255. DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2019.07.002
Devkota S, Dymytrova, L. Chaudhary RP, Werth S, and Scheidegger C. 2019. Climate change-induced range shift of the endemic epiphytic lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. The Lichenologist 51(2) : 157-173 DOI: 10.1017/S002428291900001X
Rai SK, Sharma, S, Shreshta KK, Gajurel, JP, Devkota S, Nobis M and Scheidegger, C. 2017. Environmental covariates of species richness and composition of vascular plants of Olangchung Gola and Ghunsa valleys of Eastern Nepal. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 6 (2) : 94-104 http://www.ajcb.in/journals/full_papers_dec_2017/AJCB-Vol6-No2-%20Rai%20et%20al.pdf
Devkota S, Chaudhary RP, Werth S, and Scheidegger C. 2017. Trade and legislation: consequences for the conservation of lichens in the Nepal Himalaya. Biodiversity and Conservation 26(10) : 2491-2505. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-017-1371-3
Devkota S, Chaudhary RP, Werth S, and Scheidegger C. 2017. Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13(15) : 1-10 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-017-0142-2
Devkota S, Chaudhary RP, Werth S, and Scheidegger C. 2017. Distribution and national conservation status of the lichen family Lobariaceae (Peltigerales): from subtropical luxuriant forests to the alpine shrub of Nepal Himalaya. Mycosphere 8(4) : 630-648. DOI: 10.5943/mycosphere/8/4/10
Baral S, Thapa-Magar KB, Karki G, Devkota S and Shrestha BB. 2015. Macrofungal diversity in community-managed sal (Shorea robusta) forests in central Nepal. Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology. 1-7 DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2015.1075232
Devkota S, Cornejo C, Werth S, Chaudhary RP, Scheidegger C (2014) Characterization of Microsatellite Loci in the Himalayan Lichen Fungus Lobaria pindarensis (Lobariaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences, 2(5). DOI: 10.3732/apps.1300101
Christensen, M., Bhattarai, S., Devkota, S. and Larsen, H.O. 2008. Collection and Use of Wild Edible Fungi in Nepal. Economic Botany. By New York Botanical Garden Press, NY, USA 62(1) pp. 12-23. DOI: 10.1007/s12231-007-9000-9
Devkota S, Aryal HP 2020. Wild Mushrooms of Nepal. In: Siwakoti M, Jha PK, Rajbhandary S, Rai SK (eds) Plant Diversity of Nepal. Botanical Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp 40–53 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340309499_Wild_Mushrooms_of_Nepal
Chaudhary RP, Uprety Y, Devkota S, et al 2020. Plant Biodiversity in Nepal: Status, Conservation Approaches, and Legal Instruments under New Federal Structure. In: Siwakoti M, Jha PK, Rajbhandary S, Rai SK (eds) Plant Diversity of Nepal. Botanical Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, pp 167–206. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339720026_Plant_Biodiversity_in_Nepal_Status_Conservation_Approaches_and_Legal_Instruments_under_New_Federal_Structure
Devkota S. 2017. Edibility of wild mushrooms in the context of Nepal: An appraisal of indigenous and local knowledge. In, Knowing our Lands and Resources: Indigenous and Local Knowledge and Practices related to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia (Karki et al ed.), Knowledge of Nature 10. UNESCO: Paris. pp. 169-176 https://www.dora.lib4ri.ch/wsl/islandora/object/wsl%3A18529
Devkota, S. 2010. Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Yarsagumba) from Nepal Himalaya: Status, Threats and Management Strategies. In, Cordyceps Resources and Environment (Zhang Ping Hao-wei ed.), Grassland Supervision Center by the Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of China. pp. 91-108. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02596
Devkota, S. 2008. Approach towards the Harvesting of Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. in Pastures of Dolpa, Nepal. In: Medicinal Plants in Nepal: An Anthology of Contemporary Research. (eds. P.K Jha, S.B. Karmacharya, M.K.Chetri, C.B.Thapa and B.B. Shrestha). Ecological Sociey (ECOS), Kathmandu, Nepal. Pp. 90-96. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331199400_Approach_towards_the_harvesting_of_Cordyceps_sinensis_Berk_Sacc_in_remote_pastures_of_Dolpa_Nepal
Rai SK, Sharma, S, Shreshta KK, Gajurel, JP, Devkota S, Nobis M and Scheidegger, C. 2016. Effects of the environment on species richness and composition of vascular plants in Manaslu Conservation Area and Sagarmatha region of Nepalese Himalaya. Banko Janakari 26 (1) : 1-16 https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/BANKO/article/view/15496
Adhikari MK, Devkota S. 2015. Addition and checklist to the Xylarial fungi from Nepal. Plant Resources Bulletin No. 37, Department of Plant Resources Kathmandu, Nepal. pp. 36-40. https://dpr.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Plant-Resources-2015.pdf
Devkota, S. 2009. The fleshy fungi, Sparassis crispa (Basidiomycetes: Polyporales) from Nepal. Scientific World. 7(7): 94-95. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v7i7.3835
Devkota, S. 2009. The Frequency and Relationship of Flowering Plants on the Distribution Pattern of Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Yarchagunbu) in the Highlands of Dolpa District, Nepal. Banko Janakari (A journal of forestry information for Nepal. 19 (1):29-36. 10.3126/banko.v19i1.2180
Devkota, S. 2008. Distribution and Status of Highland Mushrooms: A Study from Dolpa, Nepal. Journal of Natural History Museum. 23 (51-59). https://doi.org/10.3126/jnhm.v23i0.1839
Christensen, M., Devkota, S. and Bhattarai, S. 2008. Use of Wild Edible Mushrooms in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal. Journal of the Mycological and Phytopathological Society, Nepal. 1 (1-6). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262601894_Use_of_Wild_Edible_Mushrooms_in_the_Annapurna_Conservation_Area_Nepal
Adhikari, M.K and Devkota, S. 2007. The Clavarioid Fungi of Nepal. Plant Resources Bulletin No. 28, Department of Plant Resources Kathmandu, Nepal. pp. 7-22.
Devkota, S. 2006. Yarsagumba [Cordyceps sinensis (Berk) Sacc.]; Traditional Utilization in Dolpa District, Western Nepal. Our Nature. (An International Biological Journal). (48-52). https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v4i1.502
Pandey, N.; Devkota, S.; Christensen, M. and Budathoki, U. 2006. Use of Wild Mushrooms among the Tamangs of Nepal. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology.(96-104). https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJST/article/view/579
Adhikari, M.K.; Devkota, S. and Tiwari, R.D. 2005. Ethnomycological Knowledge on Uses of Wild Mushrooms in Western and Central Nepal. Our Nature. (An International Biological Journal). (13-19). https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v3i1.329
Devkota, S.; Tiwari, R.D.; Manandhar, V.K. and Adhikari, M.K. 2005. Some Wild Mushrooms Collected from Lumle, Kaski, Nepal. In: Plant Resources Bulletin No. 26, Department of Plant Resources Kathmandu, Nepal. pp. 10-15.