^Faculty Profile

Personal Details

Academic background: M.Phil., Ph.D.
Joined WBES on: 02/07/1993
Joined Bidhannagar College on: 25/05/2016
Number of Publications: 19 (Nineteen)
Mobile: 9433469770 
Email: san204in@yahoo.com
URL of Google Scholar/Research Gate/ORCID/Personal Website: orcid.org/0000-0002-9832-207x

Name of the Colleges served till date

1. Darjeeling Govt. College
2. Hooghly Mohsin College
3. Barasat Govt College
4. Taki Govt College

Areas of Specialization

1. Ecology

Areas of Teaching

1. Ecology
2. Plant Anatomy
3. Vascular Cryptogams

Areas of Research Interests

1. Mangrove Ecosystem
2. Himalayan Forest Ecosystem
3. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest Ecosystem

List of Publications (Journal/Proceedings)

1. S. Saha and A.Choudhury (1995) Vegetation analysis of restored and natural mangrove forest in Sagar island, Sunderbans, east coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 24 : 133 -136.
2. S. Saha (1995) Conservation, regeneration and species selection in (Indian) Sunderbans. Environment & Ecology 13 (4) : 766 – 768.
3. S. Saha and S.C. Santra (2001) Leaf drop and litter fall studies in Darjeeling hills (India) of Eastern Himalayas. Ecoprint 8 (1) : 65 – 68.
4. S. Saha (2003) Plant association and stratification studies in the forests of Singalila range, Darjeeling. Journal of Phytological Research 16 (1) : 39 - 42.
5. S. Saha (2003) Soil characteristics of Singalila range, Darjeeling. Geobios 30 (4) : 237 – 240.
6. S. Saha (2004) Shrubs and climbers of Singalila range, Darjeeling (Eastern Himalayas) – An analysis. Journal of Phytological Research 17 (2) : 147 – 153.
7. S. Saha (2005) Composition and diversity of herbs in Singalila range, Darjeeling. Indian Journal of Ecology 32 (2) : 2008 – 215.
8. S. Saha (2007) Study of leafing, flowering and fruiting activities in three species of forest at the Singalila range, Darjeeling. Indian Jounal of Ecology. 34 (1) : 15 – 18.
9. S. Saha (2008) Determination of life form patterns in the Singalila range of Darjeeling. Environment & Ecology 26 (2) : 588 – 590.
10. S. Saha (2009) Composition and structure of trees and saplings in the broadleaved forests of Singalila range, Darjeeling. Indian Journal of Forestry 32 (1) : 55 – 64.
11. S Saha (2017) Vegetation Analysis of a Riverine Mudflat in Sundarbans – J. Indian Soc. Coastal Agric. Res. 35(1): 47 – 50.
12. S. Saha (2018) Colonization and primary mangrove forest development in riverine islet of Indian Sundarbans – Indian J. Mar. Sci. 47(11): 2305-2312.
13. Saha S and Bera S (2020) Carbon estimation in the undershrub layer and the soil of a dry deciduous forest of West Bengal (eastern India). DOI 10.1007/s42965-020-00108-3
14. Pritam Banerjee, Kathryn A. Stewart, Caterina M. Antognazza, Ingrid V. Bunholi, Kristy Deiner, Matthew A. Barnes, Santanu Saha, Heloise Verdier, Hideyuki Doi, Jyoti Prakash Maity, Michael W. Y. Chan, Chien Yen Chen (2022) Plant-animal interactions in the era of environmental DNA (eDNA)-A review. DOI:10.1002/edn3.308

15. Pritam Banerjee, Kathryn A. Stewart, Gobinda Dey, Caterina M. Antognazza, Raju Kumar Sharma, Jyoti Prakash Maity, Santanu Saha, Hideyuki Doi, Natasha de Vere, Michael W. Y. Chan, Pin-Yun Lin, Hung-Chun Chao and Chien-Yen Chen (2022). Environmental DNA analysis as an emerging non-destructive method for plant biodiversity monitoring: a review. AoB
    Plants 14: 1–14.

16. Srinjana Ghosh, Santanu Saha, Susanta Kumar Chakraborty (2023) The floral associates of fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) as recorded in two eastern Indian states with reference to their display plants. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 16: 174-183.

List of Publications (Book/Chapter)

1. S. Saha (2004) Impact Of Disturbances On Plant Diversity In Darjeeling : A Discussion. In : Combating disaster – perspectives in the new millennium. (Eds.) A. Banerjee et.al. acb publications, Kolkata. Pp. 239“ 244.
2. S Saha (2015) Diversity of medicinally important weeds in a sub-urban town of West Bengal, India. In: Biodiversity in Tropical Ecosystems (Ed.) S K Tripathi. Today and Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers, New Delhi - 110 002. Pp. 225-242.
3. S Saha (2015) Diversity Of Medicinal Plants And Their Conservation In Darjeeling Hills Of Eastern Himalayas, India. In: Biodiversity in Tropical Ecosystems (Ed.) S K Tripathi. Today and Tomorrow Printers and Publishers, New Delhi - 110 002. Pp. 423-459.

List of Lectures in Seminar/Conferences

1. Two days State Level Webinar "Environment and Present Crisis: The steps forward" Organised jointly by Biodiversity Club, Serampore College and Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College. 25th and 26th July, 2020
2. Extension Lecture given at Dept. of Botany, Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Kolkata on 16.3.2019.
3. Invited Lecture at St Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata on 22.4.2024 for celebrating ‘Earth Day’.

On-going or Completed Research Projects

1. UGC_MRP (2011- 2013)“Composition, Diversity & Biomass Estimation of Mangrove Vegetation and Soil – Water Analyses of Newly Formed Lands in Parts of Sundarban Deltaâ€Â

Awards/Grants received

1. Nil

Member of Academic Bodies

1. Editorial Board Member - SCIREA Journal of Forestry
2. Editorial Board Member - Journal of Water Resources and Ocean Science
3. Paper Reviewer -Agricultural Science Research Journal, Current World Environment, Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences,  Hydrobiologia, Journal of Forestry Research
4. Life member – Indian Science Congress Association.