Dr. Vikaspal Singh Forestry subject - Forest ecology, Forest Nursery,
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I am Dr. Vikaspal Singh.
I have 20 years of research and 11 years of teaching experience in B.Sc. forestry and M
Sc. Forestry subject.
I have Doctorate degree in Forestry from HNBGU Srinagar Garhwal, A central University, Uttarakhand, India.
I have specialization of forest ecology and have research work in temperate Himalayan region of tehri district of Uttarakhand, India.
I can deliver lectures on silviculture, introduction of forestry, Forest Nursery Management, Medicinal and aromatic plants, Fundamentals of wildlife, wildlife management, Biodiversity and conservation.
Beside these all I can also assist research work in forestry field both as field and lab based work.
I can more explain the theory part of forestry subject with field experience with proper online platform.

Subjects

Environment Beginner-Intermediate
Biodiversity and Conservation Beginner-Expert
Forest Silviculture Beginner-Expert
Forest Ecology Bachelors/Undergraduate-Doctorate/PhD
Forest Nursery management Beginner-Expert

Experience

Associate professor (Sep, 2017–Mar, 2026) at Dolphin PG Institute of Biomedical and Natural Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Teaching and research of forestry subject

Education

PhD (May, 2008–May, 2014) from HNBG GHARWAL UNIVERSITY UTTARAKHAND

Fee details

₹500–1,000/hour (US$5.26–10.53/hour)

600

Courses offered

Silviculture
- ₹700
- Duration: 6 Weeks
- Delivery mode: Online
- Group size: 11 - 20
- Instruction language: English
- Certificate provided: No
Following topics will delivered-
Introduction to Forests, Forestry, and Tree Biology: Definition and classification of forest and forestry. Branches of forestry and their relationships. Trees and their distinguishing features. Forest reproduction – flowering, fruiting, and seeding
behavior.
Climatic and Environmental Factors Influencing Forest Vegetation Site factors: climatic, edaphic, physiographic, biotic and their interactions. Classification of climatic factors: role of light, temperature, rainfall, snow, wind, humidity, and evapotranspiration in relation to forest vegetation. Bioclimatic and microclimate effects.
Soil, Topography and Biotic Influences in Forest Ecology
Edaphic factors: influence of biological agencies, parent rock, and topography on soil formation.
Soil profile, physical and chemical properties of soil, mineral nutrients. : Physiographic factors: influence of altitude, latitude, aspect, and slope on vegetation. Biotic factors: influence of plants, insects, wild animals, man, and domestic animals on vegetation.
Classification and Distribution of Indian Forest Types
Forest types of India: basis and systems of classification, revised classification of forest types of India. Major groups: Tropical, Montane Sub-tropical, Montane Temperate, Sub-alpine, and
Alpine. Subgroups: types, species composition, and distribution. Forest types of Uttarakhand.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
- ₹700
- Duration: 6 Weeks
- Delivery mode: Online
- Group size: 6 - 10
- Instruction language: English
- Certificate provided: No
Fundamentals of Ecology and Ecosystem Structure Definitions – interactions of biotic and abiotic components. Historical development of ecology as a science. Levels of biological organization. Major forest ecosystem. Forest environment: major abiotic and biotic components and their interaction, trophic levels, food webs, ecological pyramids and energy flow.Population and Community Ecology
Population ecology: definition, population dynamics and carrying capacity.
Speciation: sympatric and allopatry. Population growth models. Population distribution: characters of forest communities. Community ecology: species interactions. Ecological succession: definition, terminology, basic concepts, theories of succession; climax vegetation types.
Production Ecology and Species-Level Ecology
Production ecology – primary and secondary production – Paterson’s productivity index. Autecology of important tree species.
Biodiversity and Its Assessment
Biodiversity: definition, levels of study, distribution of diversity in life forms, hotspots of biodiversity, world mega biodiversity countries. Biodiversity of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Measurement of diversity and diversity indices. Endemism; categories of endemism. Rarity and extinction of species; threat values of species, categories of existence.
Conservation Biology and Global Initiatives
Principles of conservation biology, ex-situ and in-situ methods of conservation.
Genetic and evolutionary principles in conservation. Sacred groves; concept, uses. Biosphere concept. Conservation – efforts in India and worldwide. National
Biodiversity Authority (NBA): salient features of NB Act, Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD), Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS).