Soil Science & Geomorphology

Rabindra Adhikari

Address:

Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Soil Science and Geomorphology
Rümelinstraße 19-23
D-72070 Tübingen

Office: Westbau W302

Contact:

+49(0)7071-29-74-081
rabindra.adhikarispam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Consulting hours:

by arrangement

Function: Doctoral student

ORCID:

Research Topics:

  • Himalayan treeline ecotones response to climate warming
  • Soil moisture, temperature, and nutrients dynamics in treeline ecotones

Project:

  • DFG Grant:  Sensitivity and response of treeline ecotones in the Nepal Himalaya to climate warming (TREELINE-II).
    Key Words: treeline, soil properties, climate change, Himalaya

Professional Memberships:

  • Life Member - Nepal Soil Science Society
  • European Geoscience Union (since 2024)
     

Work Experience:

Since 12/2016Lecturer– Soil Science (Permanent)
Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry (IOF), Pokhara Campus
Department of Watershed Management and Environmental Science (WME)
06/2015 -
09/2016

Livelihood Field Officer: UN Volunteer

United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Kathmandu, Nepal

07/02/2011 -
09/09/2011 		Research Assistant
Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC), Soil Science Division, Khumaltar, Kathmandu

Education:  

07/2019 - 

03/2020

Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing and GIS

Indian Space Research Organization, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), India

09/2011 -
09/2013

M.Sc. Physical Land Resources – Soil Science

Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Gent, Belgium 

06/2005 -

11/2009

B.Sc. Agriculture

Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Kathmandu, Nepal 

Research Thesis/Projects:

Adhikari, R. (2013): Evolution of the Soil Mineralogical Composition in a Toposequence on Isla Santa Cruz (Gal´apagos). MSc Thesis, Ghent University, Belgium.
Adhikari, R. (2020): Estimation of Crop Evapotranspiration Using Remote Sensing Based Energy Balance Approach for Cropping Field of Morang District, Nepal. Post Graduate Diploma, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, India.

Publications:

Peer Reviewed Publication

Kandel, D., Timilsina, S., Ayer, S., Chaudhary, S. K., Gautam, J., Adhikari, R., & Bhatta, K. P. (2024). Assessment of Soil Carbon Stock and Soil Quality in Different Forest Stands and Management Regimes in Terai Region of Nepal. Scientifica, 2024(1), 1739115 doi: 10.1155/2024/1739115
Atreya, K., Kattel, K., Tiwari, K. R., Baral, S., Adhikari, R., & Kalwar, O. P. (2023). Nutritional, ecological and livelihood significance of Moringa oleifera: A review. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 8(3), 452-461. doi: 10.26832/24566632.2023.0803025
Amgain, L. P., Adhikari, R. (2022): Agriculture and Forestry Education in Nepali Universities: A Conscientious Review. In: J. Tikapur Mult. Campus, Jg. 5, H. 1, S. 128–151. doi: 10.3126/jotmc.v5i1.46521
Stoops, G., Mees, F., Dumon, M., Adhikari, R., van Ranst, E. (2022): Soils of the coastal and lower belt of Galápagos Islands – The case of Isla Santa Fé and Isla Santa Cruz. In: Geoderma Regional, Jg. 29, S. e00520. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00520
Regmi, S. R., Thapa, M. S., Adhikari, R., Regmi, R. R. (2022): Dynamics of Land Surface Temperature in Response to Land Use Land Cover Change in Phewa watershed, Kaski, Nepal. In: Forestry: J. Inst. Fores. Nep., Jg. 18, H. 01, S. 61–80. doi: 10.3126/forestry.v18i01.41758
Bist, S. P., Adhikari, R., Regmi, R. R., Subedi, R. (2021): Land use/land cover change assessment of Mohana watershed (Far-Western Nepal) using GIS and remote sensing. In: Arch. Agric. Environ. Sci., Jg. 6, H. 3, S. 320–328. doi: 10.26832/24566632.2021.060309
Gyeltshen, S., Adhikari, R., Bahadur Budha, P., Thapa, G., Kumar Subedi, K., Kumar Singh, B. (2022): Remote Sensing and GIS based Soil Loss Estimation for Bhutan, using RUSLE model. In: Geocarto International, Jg. 37, H. 21, S. 6331–6350. doi: 10.1080/10106049.2021.1936210
Shrestha, S., Adhikari, R., Regmi, R.R., Aryal, R.R. (2020): Mapping Major Land Use and Land Cover Dynamics in Growing Urban Areas Based on Landsat Imagery Using Google Earth Engine; North American Academic Research, Jg. 3, H. 11, S. 423-446. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4305070 
Subedi, T. B., Adhikari, R. (2017): Micronutrient Requirement of Rice and its Management in Nepal. In: Crop Development Directorate und Agronomy Society of Nepal (Hrsg.): Rice Science and Technology in Nepal. Khumaltar. S. 358–367.

Scientific Reports

Adhikari, R. (2012): Field excursion report of soil prospection and classification (World Reference Base (WRB) of Beernem-Wingenesite, Belgium. Submitted to faculty of bioscience engineering, University Ghent.
Adhikari, R. (2012): Annual climate report of Guyflux (French Guyana). Submitted to faculty of bio-science engineering, University Ghent.

Conference Contributions

  • Adhikari, R., Huber, J., Maharjan, A., Oelmann, Y., Seitz, S., Schickhoff, U., Böhner, J., Chaudhari, R., Subedi, C.K., Scholten, T. Soil C:N:S in Krummholz forest at Treeline Ecotones of Central Nepal Himalaya. International Conference on Applied Science and Engineering a Changing World (ICASECW - 2024), Pokhara Nepal, June 11 - 13 2024.
  • Sayana, G., Leonardo, L., Maliha, M.M., Jeney, C.V.F., Rabindra, A. Application of the OBIA to analyze forest fire in the Bolivian Amazon Forest. GI_Week 2020 (July 6 – 10, 2020). University of Salzburg [Online, Presentation].