Dr. P. P. Baruah

Senior Lecturer

Research areas

Wildlife Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Grassland Ecology, Phytoremediation, Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

Ongoing Research Projects

• Title: Traditional Bioresource Management strategies and its impact on life & culture of Dimasa tribe of Eastern Himalaya Region
  Duration: 2008-2009
  Funding Agency: Ministry of culture
  Amount: 3.0 lacs

Research Projects conducted

• Vegetation dynamics and periodic migration of Animal Populations in Kaziranga national Park in relation to flood and fire - sponsored by UGC (1997-1999)- as PI
• The future scenario of animal wildlife and its habitat in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam - sponsored by UGC (2000-2002)- as PI
• Morikolong as potential wetland based industry - sponsored by Kollong Kapili Bahumukhi Pam and partly in house (1998-2006)- as PI
• Phytoremediation of oil and heavy metal polluted soil and water in and around oil fields of Upper Assam. - Sponsored by Oil India Ltd. Duliajan (2002-2005) as Co-PI in collaboration with Institute of Advanced Studies for Science &Technology, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 (Assam).

Seminar/Summer School/Refresher Course held during the year 2007-08

• Training course in Geographical Information System (GIS) from 1-30 Nov 2007 at Dept. of Geography, Indo-Australian workshop on “Development and optimization of combined plant/microbe technologies or bioremediation of soil contaminated with hydrocarbon and heavy metals” 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2008 at IASST, Guwahati.
• Presented an oral paper at the International Conference on ‘Biodiversity issue & Concerned’ 21-23 Nov 2007 at ISI, Kolkata.
• Participated the National Seminar on “Biodiversity-exploration, conservation and utilization of plant resources with reference to N.E. India. 18-19 Dec 2007.”

List of Research Publication

• Study of the Hydrophytic Flora of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. P.P. Baruah & C.K. Baruah Annals of Forestry. 2000 .8(2): 170-178.
• Life-forms and Phytospectrum in the grassland of Kaziranga National Park (Assam), India. P.P. Baruah & C.K. Baruah. Advances in Plant Sciences. 2001.14(2): 455-457
• Net primary productivity in a disturbed water body of Brahmaputra floodplain. P.P. Baruah , Vasundhara 2001.6:75-79
• Impact of human activities on conservation of Morikolong beel (Assam). P.P. Baruah, Environmental Biology and Conservation 2002 . 7: 33-36.
• Habitat Utilisation and periodic migration of some major herbivores in Kaziranga national park. P. P. Baruah & C.K. Baruah. In. Biodiversity of Assam and its conservation. Ed. M.K.Bhattacharjee, M. Dutta Choudhury & P.B. Mazumder. 2002.pp 40-47.
• Primary productivity status of a reclaimed ox-bow beel of Middle Assam. P.P. Baruah. Geobios, 2003.30(1): 49-52.
• Distribution and diversity of aquatic macrophytes of Kaziranga National park. P.P. Baruah & C.K. Baruah. Environment and Ecology .2003.24(2): 367-371
• Biological spectrum of the sand bars (chapories) of Brahmaputra River. P.P.Baruah. Indian Journal of Forestry. 2003: vol.26. (2) : 172-176.
• Morikolong as potential wetland based industry : an opinion survey.P.P.Baruah and Poroshmoni Goswami. In: Conservation of biodiversity & its utility in employment generation. Ed. C. Bezbarua. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Kaliabor College, Kaliabor.2003. pp 28-31.
• An overview of grassland succession in Kaziranga national park, Assam, India. P.P. Baruah and C.K. Baruah. In: Biodiversity of Eastern Himalayan protected areas. Ed. P.P.Baruah. Dept. of Botany. Handique Girls' College, Guwahati. 2003. pp 141-149.
• Phytosociological account of macrophytes of a disturbed lentic habitat in Middle Assam. P.P. Baruah. Annals of Forestry. 2003. 11(1): 27-36.
• A study of vegetational composition in some oil fields of Upper Assam- a potential resource for Phytoremediation of Petroleum pollutants. P.P. Baruah. A. Baruah, S. Bhattacharjee & B.Deori. Indian Journal of plant physiology. 2003 (Spl. Issue) 426-434
• Primary productivity dynamics in an ox-bow beel of middle Assam. P. P. Baruah. Environmental Biology and Conservation. 20003. 8:41-44
• Education for protecting the Environment with special reference to conservation in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary. Bandana Nabis Das & P.P. Baruah, In. Education for the survival of Human Race Eds. Nilima Bhagawati and Hemlata Talersa.. Authors Press,Delhi-2. 2004. pp 23-30.
• Phytosociological account of macrophytes in a few water bodies of Nagaon District Assam (India). P.P. Baruah. Advances in Plant sciences. 2004. 17(1): 223-230
• Beel vegetation: a promising economic resource of Brahmaputra valley. P.P. Baruah. Environmental Biology and conservation. 10 : 1-3.
• An account of grasses of Kaziranga National park with special reference to their habitat characteristics and palatability. P.P. Baruah. And C.K. Baruah. Annals of Forestry. 2006,14(1), 56-64.
• Effects of Crude Oil contamination on species composition and biomass production of a Herbaceous community in the Digboi Oil Field of Assam (India). P. P. Baruah . Enviro Spectra .2006. 1(1): 56-60.
• Impact of crude oil contamination on macrophytic species diversity in upper Burhidihing reserve forest. P. P. Baruah. Indian Journal of forestry. 2007. 30 (3): 255-262.
• Vegetational characteristics of grassland of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. P.P.Baruah & C.K. Baruah. In. Global Biodiversity: status and conservation. Ed. P. C. Trivedy. 2007. Pointer Publication, Joipur. pp 210-219.
• Contribution of wetland plant resources to rural livelihood in Assam.2008. P.P.Baruah. In. Sustainable Development in Assam Ed. J. K. Sarma. Nowgong.
• Impact of crude oil contamination on macrophytic species diversity in upper Burhidihing reserve forest. Indian J. Forestry. (2007). 30(3): 255-262.
• Vegetational characteristics of grassland of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. In. Global Biodiversity: Status and conservation. Eds. P. C. Trivedy. (2007). Pointer Publication, Joipur pp 210-219.

List of Books

• Biodiversity of Eastern Himalayan Protected Areas Ed. P.P. Baruah. 2003. Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati-781001


• Assam Information Directory (An unique guide Book on Assam. Ed. P.P. Baruah. 2003. Techno-ed. Guwahati-781003.


• Value addition to Bioresources of NE India, post harvest Technology and Cold-Chain. Eds. S. P. Borah, P. P. Baruah & B. Tanti. 2006. Dept. of Botany, GU