JYOTI VERMA (C.V.

)
Address: 188/6 Muir Road
Rajapur, Allahabad-211001
India
Passport No. H 1987767
Pan No. AHMPV3218J
Email: diatombuster@gmail.com, dr.jyotiverma@ymail.com
Contact No. 9452789500

Ph.D. Supervisor: Dr. Prakash Nautiyal, Professor, Aquatic Biodiversity Unit, Department of
Zoology, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-246174, Uttarakhand (INDIA)
Title of the Ph.D. thesis: “Biodiversity patterns of lotic (fresh water) diatoms in mountain
chains (North India)”
Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Sarnam Singh, Forestry and Ecology Division, Indian Institute of
Remote sensing, Dehradun-248001
Dissertation Title in IIRS, Dehradun: “Land Use and Land cover monitoring in Tehri
Reservoir Submergence Area in Uttarakhand; Using Remote sensing and GIS”.

Details of research experience:

1. UGC-Postdoctoral Fellow (March 2011 to December 2015). Diversity of diatoms in central
highlands: a case study of wetlands in Chandraprabha sanctuary.
2. Resource Person (August 2014 to March 2015). Teeb India initiative project on Economics
of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of River Ken.
3. Project Scientist-IITKanpur (December 2010-March 2011): Ganga River Basin Management
Plan.
4. Research Associate-WWF Project (August 2009 to September 2010). “Establishment the
habitat preferences of selected higher aquatic vertebrates identified stretches of Ganga River”.
5. SRF-DST Project (Jan 2009 to July 2009): “ Glacial morphology and Quartanery Glacial
history of Drung-Durung, Zanskar, Ladakh (J&K).
6. Environmental Exicutive (March2008-Sep2008): R S Envirolink Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon
7. Research Fellow-during D.Phil. “Biodiversity patterns of lotic (fresh water) diatoms in
mountain chains (North India)” from 2004-2008 in the University of Allahabad, Allahabad.

List of Publications in National and International Journals

1. Asheesh Shivam Mishra Prakash Nautiyal and Jyoti Verma (2015). The health of benthic
diatom assemblages in lower stretch of a lesser Himalayan glacierfed river, Mandakini. Journal
of Earth System Science, 124, No. 2, pp. 383–394. Impact Factor; 1.040. ISSN: 0973-774X,
2. Jyoti Verma (2015). Additions to diatom flora of the Gangetic drainage Himalaya. Online
International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 5 (6), 42-53. Impact Factor 3.017, ISSN: 2249-
9598.
3. Jyoti Verma, Anita Gopesh and Prakash Nautiyal (2015). Biodiversity and distribution of
Bacillariophyceae flora of the Vindhyan River of Indian Subcontinent. In International Journal
for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation 5 (2), 1-8. ISSN:0975 - 6272.
4. Jyoti Verma, Prakash Nautiyal and Anita Gopesh (2015). Seasonal variations in diatom
richness, diversity and density of Chandraprabha River within sanctuary. Journal of Kalash
Science, Vol 3 (1); 21-25. ISSN 2321-7634
5. Jyoti Verma, Prakash Nautiyal and Amalava Bhattacharyya (2014). Recent diatoms from the
East Antarctica with note on the floristic composition. Journal of Indian Botanical Society of
India Vol. 93 (3 & 4) 103-108. NASS Rating is 3.47, ISSN No: 0019 - 4468
6. Nautiyal P, Nautiyal R, Semwal V P, Mishra A S, Verma J, Uniyal D P, Uniyal M, &  Singh
K R (2014). Ecosystem health indicators in the Ganga Basin (Uttarakhand, India): Biodiversity,
Spatial Patterns in Structure and Distribution of benthic diatoms, macroinvertebrates and
ichthyofauna. Journal Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management Society In Dr. M. Munawar,
Series Editor ‘Ecosystem Health of River Ganges and other Major Rivers of India: Fishes,
Fisheries & Management’, 'Ecovision World Monograph Series, Aquatic Ecosystem Health &
Management Society, Canada. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 16(4):1–12. 2014
Impact Factor: 1.041 ISSN 1463-4988
7. Wojtal A., Lange-Bertalot H., Nautiyal R., Verma J. & Nautiyal P. (2010). Achnanthidium
chitrakootense spec. nov. from rivers of northern and central India. Polish Botanical Journal
55(1): 55-64. ISSN: 0001-6977. Impact Factor (2014): 1.174
8. Nautiyal P., Singh K.R. & Verma J. (2010). Diatom flora in the artificial habitat (Pond) of
Allahabad. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Section B, Vol., 80 Part III. Impact
Factor; 0.396 ISSN: 0369-8203
9. Verma, J. and Nautiyal, P. (2010). Floristic Composition of the epilithic diatoms Central
highland region of Indian Subcontinent. Journal of Indian Botanical Society of India, Vol., 89
(3&4) 397-400. NASS Rating is 3.47, ISSN No: 0019 - 4468
10. Nautiyal P., Shivam A., Verma, J. & Nautiyal P. (2009). Longitudinal Patterns of
Distribution of Epilithic Diatoms in a Lesser Himalayan Stream. Journal of Hill Research, 22(2):
105-109. ISSN 0970-7050
11. Nautiyal P. & Verma J. (2009). Longitudinal variation in the composition of Diatom flora in
a Central Highland River of Vindhya region, the Ken. Bull National Institute of Ecology. 19: 1-
4. ISSN (Print): 0379-7937
12. Nautiyal P. & Verma J. (2009). Taxonomic richness and diversity of the epilithic diatom
flora of the two biogeographic regions of the Indian Subcontinent. Bull National Institute of
Ecology. 19: 5-9. ISSN (Print): 0379-7937
13. Nautiyal P., Nautiyal R., Kala K. & Verma J. (2004). Taxonomic richness in the diatom
flora of Himalayan streams (Garhwal, India). Diatom, 20: 123-132. Impact Factor: 1.746 ISSN
2186-8565
14. Rawat G., Singh K.R., Verma J. & Dwivedi A.C. (2004). Longitudinal variation in the
structure of benthic communities in the upland Vindhyan and Himalayan rivers: River
Continuum Concept Approach. National Journal of Life Sciences, 1(1): 85-88. ISSN 0972-995X
In International & National Conference proceedings
1. Prakash Nautiyal, Rachna Nautiyal & Jyoti Verma (2014). Distribution of diatom flora
in the plateau and mountain chains of the Indian subcontinent and its Islands. Proceeding of
National Seminar on Taxonomy and Ecology of Freshwater algae, Department of Botany, St.
Albert’s College, Ernakulum pp. 39-47.
2. Jyoti Verma & Prakash Nautiyal (2014). Floristic composition of the epilithic diatoms
central highland region of indian subcontinent. Proceeding of National Seminar on Taxonomy
and Ecology of Freshwater algae, Department of Botany, St. Albert’s College, Ernakulum pp.
47-77.
3. Nautiyal P., A. Shivam & J. Verma (2011). Role of Flows in an East Himalayan stream
ecosystem (India). International Conference on Environmental flows requirement of Himalayan
Rivers. pp 214-226.
4. Nautiyal P., Mishra A.S. & Verma J. (2010). Freshwater Biodiversity in the Highland
Rivers of Indian Subcontinent. Proceedings of Applied Sciences (1): 50-60.
5. Nautiyal P., Nautiyal R. & Verma J. (2007). Ecological state of the diatom assemblages
as indicators & water quality of Mandakini basin, Garhwal region (lesser Himalayan streams).
Proceeding of National Symposium on Limnology, Department of Aquaculture College of
Fisheries, Udaipur, Rajasthan pp. 284-287.
6. Nautiyal P., Shivam A., Verma J. & Semwal V.P. (2007). Bhagirathi River- An
Endangered Ecosystem. In Proceeding of National Symposium on Limnology, Department of
Aquaculture College of Fisheries, Udaipur, Rajasthan pp. 164-166.

Chapter in Book:
1. Prakash Nautiyal, Rachna Nautiyal, Jyoti Verma and Asha Agarwal (2014). Species richness
of freshwater diatoms and fish in the mountain chains of the Indian subcontinent Examining the
spatial scales, area-richness model, the role of historical factors and threats to native iconic
mahseer (Teleostomi: Cyprinidae) species. pp 281=292, IUCN Rivers for life, Proceedings of the
International Symposium on River Biodiversity: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) River
System, edited by Ravindra Kumar Sinha & Benazir Ahmad, IUCN International Union for
Conservation of Nature. ISBN: 978-93-5196-807-8.
2. Nautiyal P, Verma J, Mishra A S. (2014). Distribution of Major Floral and Faunal Diversity
in the Mountain and Upper Gangetic Plains Zone of the Ganga: Diatoms, Macroinvertebrates and
Fish. R. Sanghi (ed.), Our National River Ganga: Lifeline of Millions, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-
00530-0_3, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014– ISBN 978-3-319-00529-4.
3. Jyoti Verma* and Prakash Nautiyal (2012). Diatom flora: An important Bio resource of the
Central Highland Rivers, India. pp 20-28. In Biodiversity of Aquatic Resources, edited by
Mamta Rawat & Sumit Dookia, Daya Publishing House, NewDelhi. ISBN-13: 978-8170357896
4. Nautiyal P., Nautiyal R., Semwal V.P., Mishra A.S. & Verma J. (2010). Freshwater
bioresource and their biogeography in the highland rivers of Indian subcontinent pp. 83-96. In
Bio resources for food security & rural livelihood, edited by G.K. Kulkarni, B.N. Pandey. 97 th
Indian Science Congress, 3-7 Jan 2010, Trivandrum, Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi.
ISBN 10: 9380428049
Published Book:
1. Jyoti Verma (2011). Lotic Diatom diversity patterns in mountain chains (North India).
Lambert Academic Publishing, pp. 176. SBN-13: 978-3-8465-0822-0.
2. Jyoti Verma, Asha Agarwal and Prakash Nautiyal (2015). Diatom communities of Doon
and Vindhya region. Lambert Academic Publishing, pp. 144. ISBN-10: 3659796123

Reports Published:
1. Mathur RP, Verma Jyoti, Abhilasha Srivastava, (2012). Floral and Faunal Diversity in
Middle Ganga Segment Haridwar – Varanasi. Report Code: 025_GBP_IIT_ENB_DAT_02_Ver
1_Jun 2012.
2. Mathur RP, Shivam Ashish and Verma Jyoti (2011). Floral and Faunal Diversity in Upper
Ganga Segment Gangotri–Haridwar (Upstream Bhimgoda Barrage). Report Code:
020_GBP_IIT_ENB_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2011.
3. Mathur RP, Shivam Ashish, Vishal Kapoor and Verma Jyoti (2011). Status of Fish and
Fisheries of Ganga River. Report Code: 030_GBP_IIT_ENB_DAT_08_Ver 1_Jun 2012.

Accepted manuscript details with proof

1. Prakash Nautiyal, A. S. Mishra and Jyoti Verma (Accepted). River Ecosystems of
Central Highland Ecoregion: Spatial distribution of benthic flora and fauna in the Plateau rivers
(tributaries of the Yamuna and Ganga) in Central India. In Aquatic Ecosystem Health and
Management Society, Canada. Impact Factor: 1.041 ISSN 1463-4988
2. Prateek Srivastava, Jyoti Verma, Sarika Grover & Ambrina Sardar (Accepted).
On the importance of diatoms as ecological indicators in river ecosystems: a review. In Journal
of Plant Science. Index Copernicus Value (ICV) = 5.17 ISSN: 2319-3824 (Online).
3. Jyoti Verma, Prakash Nautiyal and Prateek Srivastava (Accepted). Multivariate
analysis of diatom flora from the Plateau rivers; the Ken, Paisuni and Tons. In International
Journal of Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Index Copernicus Value (ICV) = 5.85
ISSN: 2277-2081
4. Jyoti Verma, Anita Gopesh and Prakash Nautiyal. A study of certain physico-
chemical characteristics of Chandraprabha wetland with special reference to aquatic biota.
National Academy of Science Letters. Impact Factor; 0.396 ISSN: 0369-8203.

List of Communicated Papers

1. Jyoti Verma* and Prakash Nautiyal. Biogeographic distribution of Diatom flora of the
Gangetic drainage in the ancient Vindhya (Pre Cambrian) and the recent (Coenozoic) Himalaya.
In Journal of Biology.
2. Jyoti Verma and Prakash Nautiyal Pennate Diatoms, Gomphonema Ehrenberg from the
Vindhya (Central Highland) and the Himalaya. In Phycology.
3. Jyoti Verma, Anita Gopesh and Prakash Nautiyal. Longitudinal distribution, richness and
diversity of the epilithic diatom flora in a plateau river, the tons. In Journal of Threatened
Taxa.
4. Jyoti Verma, Anita Gopesh and Prakash Nautiyal. Biogeography and distribution of
Bacillariophyceae in the Highland Rivers of India. In Journal of Applied Research.
5. Jyoti Verma, Anita Gopesh and Prakash Nautiyal. Longitudinal distribution, richness and
diversity of the epilithic diatom flora in a plateau river, the Tons. In Journal of Applied and
Natural Sciences.
6. Jyoti Verma and Prakash Nautiyal. Ordination analysis for determining distributional
patterns of diatom communities in the two ecoregions of Indian subcontinent. In Journal of
Tropical Ecology.

Seminars/Conference/Workshops/Training Programmes attended

In International Conference:
1. The 10th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (10ifam) to be held at the ICAR National
Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, India during November 12-15, 2014.
2. International Symposium on “Biodiversity: Status, Utilization and Impact of Challenging
Climatic Conditions to be held at the Babashaheb Bhimrao Ambedaker University, Lucknow,
India during October 30-31, 2014.
3. 5th International Congress of Environmental Sciences to be held at University of Malaysia,
Terengganu from 22-24th November 2012.
4. International Tropical Ecology Congress-07 held at Forest Research Institute, India,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India from 2-5 December, 2007.
In National Conference:
1. National conference on Status of India’s Biodiversity under changing climatic conditions with
special reference to semiarid zone of Bundelkhand region for upliftment of rural economy and
women empowerment on 04-06 March 2016 at Department of Zoology, Bundelkhand
University, Jhansi.
2. Eighty fifth annual session of the National Academy of Sciences, India, held under the
auspices of KIIT, Bhubneshwar, Odisha on 06-08 December 2015.
3. National Conference on Climate Change: Impacts, Adaption, Mitigation Scenario and Future
Chalenges in Indian perspective on 02 & 03rd March 2015 at Department of Botany, Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi.
4. National Conference on Environmental Issues, Concerns and solutions (EICS 2014) organized
by Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, Jammu March 24-25, 2014.
5. National Conference on “Issues and Challenges of River Ganga Basin Management
(ICRGBM)” earlier proposed to be held from 26th -28 th March 2012 at the Banaras Hindu
University.
6. Workshop on Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement in Northern Hill States organized by
NBFGR, Lucknow, ABCS, Lucknow and HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand
during 9=10th March 2010.
7. National Conference on Climate changes during the Quaternary: Special reference to Polar
regions and Southern region organized by Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany and National
Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research Goa held on 22-23rd October 2009.
8. National Symposium on Sustainable Management of Potable Water” Organized by the
Institute of Applied Sciences, Allahabad on March 29-30, 2008.
9. National Symposium on Knowledge system for ecosystem management and sustainable
development, organized by the National Institute of Ecology, jointly with the Fisheries Division
of the ICAR, New Delhi, 26-27 August 2008.
10. Participation in “National Symposium on Application of RS and GIS in the Natural
Resources Managements, Sustainability and Uses, Organized by Department of Geology, H. N.
B. Garhwal University, Srinagar-246174, Uttarakhand held on 11-13 September 2008.
11. National Symposium on Limnology (NSL-07) held at College of Fisheries, MPUAT,
Udaipur on February 19-21, 2007.
12. National Symposium on “State-of-Art on conservation of biodiversity in India with particular
reference to the Himalaya” Organized by the University of Kashmir at Srinagar on 22-24
March, 2004.
13. Seventy third annual session of the National Academy of Sciences, India, held under the
auspices of Physical Research Laboratory & Gujarat University, Ahmadabad on 10-12
October 2003.
Training and Workshop
1. Six Month Diploma in Computer application from Trupati Academy, Allahabad. (A+
Grade)-2009
2. Three Months Geology Training from Center of Advance Study in Geology, Lucknow
University, India. (A+)-2009.
3. Four month Training in Remote Sensing & GIS in Ecology & Forest Ecosystem from
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India. (A Grade)-2011
4. Refresher course on “Action Zoology: The Emerging Trends” 5–19 September 2012 in
the Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
5. Regional Training Workshop on Factoring Environmental Flows into Integrated Water
Resources Management Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India 6-11 December, 2012.
6. DST SERB School “Science of Climate Change” 1st -21st August 2013 in the Department of
Environmental Sciences, Doon University, Dehradun.
7. Capacity Building Workshops on Rapid Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services of Wetlands in Relation to Global Change which are being organised by the National
Institute of Ecology (NIE), jointly with the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI),
Barrackpore; Kathmandu University, Kathmandu, Nepal at Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel,
Kathmandu (Nepal) during 11-14 March 2015.