Shipra Singh
Guest Research Scholar
Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Research Group
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program
Biography
Shipra Singh is an IIASA postdoctoral fellow jointly affiliated with the Exploratory Modeling of Human-Natural Systems Research Group in the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program and the Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Research Group in the IIASA Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program. Her current research focuses on assessing the utilization of Forest Ecosystem Services across environmental gradients in the Indian Himalayan region.Singh earned her PhD in Environmental Sciences from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India in 2022. Her doctoral research titled, Functional Traits of Woody Plants in the Temperate Forests of the Western Himalayas, focused on understanding ecological systems with increasing elevation via a trait-based approach. Prior to joining IIASA as a postdoctoral fellow, she served as a guest lecturer at Delhi University, India. She also participated in the IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) in 2021. During her YSSP tenure, her research work focused on trait-based modeling in temperate forests in India.
Singh also holds a Master of Philosophy degree from the School of Environmental Sciences at JNU, where her research explored the impact of slope aspect on species composition, forest structure, and soil physico-chemical properties with increasing elevation (400-3000 meters above sea level) in Western Himalayan forests.
Her academic journey began with a bachelor’s degree in zoology and a master's degree in environmental sciences from Banaras Hindu University. She completed her dissertation work on biodiesel production from municipal sewage sludge at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
Last update: 06 AUG 2024
Publications
Singh, S., Verma, A.K., Joshi, R.K., & Hofhansl, F. (2026). Ecological filtering explains species distribution pattern and regeneration potential in Western Himalayan forests. Trees, Forests and People 24 e101194. 10.1016/j.tfp.2026.101194.
Singh, S. & Verma, A.K. (2025). Topography mediated effect of canopy cover and light intensity explain trait variability among shrub species in Western Himalayan Forest ecosystem. Ecological Indicators 178 e114000. 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.114000.
Hofhansl, F. , Singh, S., Stefaniak, E. , Maxwell, T., & Joshi, J. (2025). Simulating plant functional acclimation and trait evolution using an eco-evolutionary vegetation model (PlantFATE). DOI:10.5194/egusphere-egu25-11302. In: EGU General Assembly 2025, 27 April-02 May 2025, Vienna.
Hansda, P., Kumar, S., Singh, S., & Garkoti, S.C. (2024). Assessing the influence of invasion of Lantana camara on vegetation attributes and soil properties across varied disturbance gradients in semi-arid forests of Aravali hills, Delhi. Plant Ecology 10.1007/s11258-024-01441-6.
Singh, S., Verma, A., & Hofhansl, F. (2023). Topographical heterogeneity governs species distribution and regeneration potential by mediating soil attributes in Western Himalayan forests. Research Square 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3462205/v1. (Submitted)