ELVIN THOMAS

Papers published

• Kurien, V.T., Padmakumar, B., Thomas, E., Sreekanth, N.P., Thomas, A.P., 2019. Soil respiration in selected tropical land-use systems of Western Ghats region of Kollam District, Kerala, India. Eco-Chronicle 14, 150–159.
• Kurien, V.T., Thomas, E., Prasanth Narayanan, S., Thomas, A.P., 2021. Soil organic carbon pool under selected tree plantations in the Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Tropical Ecology 1–13. doi:10.1007/s42965-020-00137-y
• Thomas, E., Kurien, V.T., Shanthi, P. V, Thomas, A.P., 2020a. Monoculture vs. mixed-species plantation impact on the soil quality of an ecologically sensitive area. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development-JAEID 114, 41–62. doi:10.12895/jaeid.20202.136 
• Thomas, E., Malini, N.A., George, K.R., 2020b. Deleterious effect of short term exposure to xenoestrogen-Bisphenol A on certain haematological and physiological profile of freshwater murrel, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793). Pollution Research 39, S126–S133.
• Thomas, E., Prabha, V.S., Kurien, V.T., Thomas, A.P., 2020. The potential of earthworms in soil carbon storage: a review. Environmental and Experimental Biology 18, 61–75. doi:10.22364/eeb.18.06 

Book Chapters

• Thomas, E., 2021. Carbon nanotubes in the agricultural sector, in: George, S.C., Philip, J., Abraham, A.R., Haghi, A.K. (Eds.), Carbon Nanotubes for Energy and Environmental Applications. Apple Academic Press, CRC Press.
• Thomas, E., Malini, N.A., George, K.R., 2020b. Deleterious effect of short term exposure to xenoestrogen-Bisphenol A on certain haematological and physiological profile of freshwater murrel, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793). Pollution Research 39, S126–S133. 

Paper Presentations

• Impact of land-use changes on the soil carbon fractions and carbon management index of a selected soil series, in the Southern Western Ghats region of Kerala, India. National Online Conference (5-6 June 2020). Organized by Environmental and Sustainable Development Association, Delhi.
• The impact of climate change on global water resources. Global Water Congress 2020 (2-4 October 2020). Organized by Environmental and Sustainable Development Association, Delhi.
• Responses of soil microbial community biomass and composition following land-use changes in the Southern Western Ghats region of India. International Web Conference Perspective on Agricultural and Applied Sciences in COVID-19 Scenario (PAAS-2020) (4-6 October 2020). Organized by Agricultural & Environmental Technology Development Society (AETDS), Uttarakhand, India.
• Comparative evaluation of soil carbon and biochemical indicators of different land-use systems in the Southern Western Ghats region of Kerala, India. 2nd Annual convention of North East (India) Academy of Science & Technology (NEAST) and International Seminar on Recent Advances in Science & Technology (ISRAST) (16-18 November 2020). Organized by North East (India) Academy of Sciences & Technology (NEAST), Mizoram University, Mizoram, India.
• Impact of different fertilization treatments on the soil carbon dynamics-a pot experiment with chilli pepper. International Conference on Agriculture, Climate Change, & Life Sciences 2021 (5-6 March 2021). Organized by IMRF Institute of Higher Education & Research, Andhra Pradesh, India.
• Alteration in the carbon dynamics of soil under different fertilization treatment in a microcosm setup with chilli pepper. International Conference, “Eco-errisa-2021” (5-6 June, 2021). Organized by ECOR Foundation.