Publications

  1. Karthick, B and Kociolek, J.P., “A new species of Pleurosigma from Western Ghats, South India”. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte. Vol. 141, XXX-XXX. (in press).
  2. Karthick, B., Hamilton P B and Kociolek, J.P., “Taxonomy and Biogeography of Surirella from Peninsular India”. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte. Vol. 141, XXX-XXX. (in press).
  3. Karthick, B., Kociolek, J.P., Mahesh, M.K. and Ramachandra, T.V. 2011. The diatom genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg in India: Checklist and description of three new species. Nova Hedwigia 93(1-2): 211-236. (pdf)
  4. Karthick B and Kociolek J.P. 2011. Four new centric diatoms (Bacillariphyceae) from the Western Ghats, South India. Phytotaxa 22: 25-40 (pdf)
  5. Karthick, B., Mahesh, M.K. and Ramachandra, T.V. 2011. Nestedness Pattern in Stream Diatom Assemblages of Central Western Ghats. Current Science. Vol. 100 (4), 552-558 (pdf)
  6. Alakananda, B., Karthick, B., Mahesh, M.K. and Ramachandra, T.V. 2011. Diatom-Based Pollution Monitoring in Urban Wetlands. The IUP Journal of Soil and Water Sciences, Vol. IV (2), 1-17. (pdf)
  7. Karthick B., Boominathan M, Sameer Ali and Ramachandra T V, 2010. Evaluation of the Quality of Drinking Water in Kerala State, India. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution. Vol. 7 (4). 39-48 (pdf)
  8. Karthick B, Taylor J C., Mahesh MK, and Ramachandra TV, 2010. Protocols for Collection, Preservation and Enumeration of Diatoms from Aquatic Habitats for Water Quality Monitoring in India. The ICFAI University Journal of Soil and Water Sciences, Vol. III(1), 1-36. (pdf)
  9. Ramachandra, T.V., D.M. Mahapatra, Karthick B  and R. Gordon 2009. Milking diatoms for sustainable energy: biochemical engineering vs gasoline secreting diatom solar panels. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Volume 48(19). 8769–8788.(pdf)
  10. Karthick B., Toyoda, K., Ramachandra T. V. & Williams, D.M., 2009. A note on the identity of Ceratoneis iyengarii Gonzalves & Gandhi. Diatom Research, VOL. 24(1), 233-236. (pdf)
  11. Karthick B, 2009. Genome sequencing of cells that live inside glass cages reveals their past history. Current Science, VOL. 96(3), 334-337.(pdf)
  12. Chanakya, H. N., Karthick, B and Ramachandra, T. V., 2008. Nitrogen and carbon flows through Bellandur Lake – Role of Bellandur Lake as a natural wetland treating Bangalore wastewater. In Environmental Education for Ecosystem Conservation (ed. Ramachandra, T. V.), Capital Publishing Co, pp. 25–32. ISBN: 81-85589-69-0. (pdf)
  13. Karthick B and Ramesh Maheshwari, 2008. Lotus-Inspired Nanotechnology Applications. Resonance (Journal of science education from Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore). 1141-1145. (pdf)
  14. Karthick B and Ramachandra T V, 2007. Water quality and landuse in Venkatpura River Basin, Karnataka. Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc. Vol. 9(4), 981-985. (pdf)

WORK IN NEWS

  1. Oil Rig of the Future: A Solar Panel That Produces Oil – Scientific American (pdf)
  2. Gasoline for Keeps? Scientific American – India (pdf)

Last updated November 21, 2011