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Name Dr. Priyanka Halder Mallick
Designation Associate Professor , HOD
Department Name ZOOLOGY
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-290 / Centrex Extn. 290
Email ID priyanka@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
Mobile No 9433326767
Personal Website http://vidyasagar.ac.in/zoology/CV_priyankahalder.pdf
Address Department of Zoology,Vidyasagar University,Mednipur Pin 721102
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Educational Qualification              
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph.D.Vidyasagar University2016
M.Sc.Calcutta University2001
B.Sc.Calcutta University1999
Career Profile / Teaching Experience        
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University since 1.2.2019. till date
Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University since March 2005 till 31.1.2019.
Lecturer in Zoology at Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, from July 2003 to March 2005.
Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Neurobiology
Ecology
Zooplankton Biodiversity, Aquatic ecotoxicology, Community dynamics
Forest Ecology
Socio-economic status, Ecosystem services.
Turtle conservation
Course/ Subject Taught 
Microbiology
Adaptation
Ecology
Bioinformatics
Biodiversity conservation
Animal Physiology
Neuroendocrinology
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
TitlePublished inPublished onPublished byRole 
Indigenous beliefs benefit freshwater turtle conservation in West Bengal, IndiaThe Herpetological Bulletin 171, 2025: 25–26Mar, 2025British Herpetological SocietyCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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People’s perceptions and attitudes towards human-elephant conflicts and mitigation practices in the western part of southern West Bengal, India.GeoJournal 89: 175 .Aug, 2024Springer-NatureCo-Author Impact Factor: 2.00000
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Exploring livelihood dependency on provisioning ecosystem services in a protected tropical forest area of eastern India: keys to sustainable forest management.Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-23.Apr, 2024Springer-NatureCo-Author Impact Factor: 4.08000
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The trend of forest ecosystem services assessment in eastern India: a review for future research insightsEnvironmental monitoring and assessment, 195(5)Apr, 2023Springer-NatureCo-Author Impact Factor: 3.30000
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Aspects of the reproductive behaviour of Onychargia atrocyana (Odonata: Platycnemididae)Notulae odonatologicae 9(9): 429-440. (ISSN: 0166-6584)Jun, 2022OdonatologicaCorresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Triple connection and female takeover in Copera marginipes (Odonata: Platycnemididae)Notulae odonatologicae 9(9): 461-468. (ISSN: 0166-6584)Jun, 2022OdonatologicaCorresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on the Reproduction of Male Indian Minor Carp Labeo bata (Hamilton, 1822)Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 10(2), 65-68Mar, 2022SciEPCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.60000
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Cladocera as a substitute for Artemia as live feed in aquaculture practices: a reviewSustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research2021Catholic University of TemucoCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Study on diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera: Branchiopoda) in some selected wetlands of West Midnapore district, West Bengal, IndiaEnvironmental and Experimental Biology 19: 151–160, ISSN: 1691–80882021Acta Universitatis Latviensis ser. BiologyCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Adopting Bioeconomy with Forest Ecosystem Services for Sustainable DevelopmentInternational Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology2021MedWin PublishersCorresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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A study on the community structure of damselflies (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera) in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13, 7, 18809–188162021OJS/PKP  Impact Factor:
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Freshwater Cladoceran (Cladocera: Branchiopoda) Diversity of Lateritic Rarh Belt of West Bengal, India: a Review.Advances in Zoology and Botany2020HRPB  Impact Factor:
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Forest, Wetland and Biodiversity: revealing multi-faceted Ecological Services from Ecorestoration of a degraded tropical landscape.Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 18 (3): 278-296. doi:10.1016/j.ecohyd.2018.04.0022018Elsevier  Impact Factor:
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Trend of changes in Annual Forest Cover of South West Bengal, India.International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology 1 (5): 000130. DOI: 10.23880/izab-160001302018Medwin publishers  Impact Factor:
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Mallick, P.H. and Chakraborty, S.K. "Does Intra-site Connectivity influence theDynamics of Zooplankton Metacommunity in Freshwater Habitats?"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 15: 661-675.2015Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI) Trabzon, Turkey in cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan  Impact Factor:
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Halder, P.M., Jana, P.K., Chakraborty, S.K., and Banerjee, S. "Relative tolerance of some tropical freshwater microcrustaceans to acidification."Turkish Journal of Zoology 37: 228-2372013Central Fisheries Research Institute, Trabzon, TURKEY (doi:10.3906/zoo-1204-36)  Impact Factor:
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Chatterjee, S., Datta, S., Mallick, P.H, Mitra, A., Veer, V. and Mukhopadhyay, S.K. "Chapter 7: Use of Wetland Plants in Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals."D.K. Gupta (ed.), Plant-Based Remediation Processes, Soil Biology: 352013Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35564-6_7)  Impact Factor:
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National Publication
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Notes on Extended Distribution of Eranthemum roseum (Acanthaceae) in the State of West Bengal, IndiaFLORA AND FAUNA 2024 Vol. 30 No.2 PP 233-236Dec, 2024Scientist Unique Researchers Yare Association (SURYA)Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000
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Traditional harvesting practices employed for freshwater turtles by the indigenous communities along Shilabati River, West Bengal, India.Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(5): 25147–25156.May, 2024Zoo outreach organi9zationCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.49600
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Eco-ethological attributes of the Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India.Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 12(1), 42-53. (ISSN 2278-7666)Jul, 2023TCRP FOUNDATION- IndiaCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.40000
Indexing: SCOPUS, UGC CARE
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Participatory Rural Appraisal for Assessing Freshwater Wetland Status and Fishery Potential in West Midnapore, West Bengal, IndiaProceedings of the Zoological Society, 76(2): 134-145Jun, 2023Springer-IndiaCo-Author Impact Factor: 0.71200
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Effects of Ag Nanoparticles on the growth and spawning reproductive phases of the female Indian minor carp Labeo bata.Research Journal of Recent Sciences , 8(3), 12-18.2019Intl. Science community Association  Impact Factor:
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Paria, S., Bhattacharyya, M., Mallick, P.H. and Chakraborty, S.K. Positive impact of a bio-invasive host plant on butterfly diversity: the other side of the coin.ENVIS Newsletter, March 2017; 23(1):5-8.2017ZSI  Impact Factor:
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Mallick, P.H., Datta, T. K. and Bhattacharya, T. "Temporal variation in the density and diversity of plankton in two contrasting freshwater wetlands of Paschim Medinipur, Paschim Banga, India."In: Sustainable Biodiversity in the 21st Century (Eds. B. K. Dutta & P. Choudhury). pp. 16-29.2015Assam University, Silchar.  Impact Factor:
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Halder, P., Bhunia, G., Pradhan, P., Banerjee, S. and Chakraborty, S. K. "Zooplankton Diversity of freshwater wetlands in the lateritic tracts of South-West Bengal, India."In: Zoological Research in Human Welfare, Paper-5: 63-74.2008Zoological Society, Calcutta. (ISBN: 9788181712011)  Impact Factor:
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Regional/Local Publication
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Mallick, P.H., Mukherjee, S. and Bhattacharya, M. "Common Folkloric Medicinal Practices among the Kora – Mudi Tribes of Paschim Medinipore, West Bengal."Proceedings of the National Seminar on Traditional Knowledge and Social Practices Promoting Biodiversity Conservation,101-1082014ZSI & SEBA (ISBN: 978-81-71-368-1)  Impact Factor:
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Book Published


Book Chapter Published
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence
Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Abhishek DasAssessment of Ecosystem Services of Tropical Forestsof Paschim Medinipur district, India for conservation management OngoingJan, 2025
Pathik Kr. Jana (M.Phil. - Ph.D.)A study on reproductive ecology of some common Damselflies of Paschim Medinipur OngoingJan, 2023
Sontu PariaButterflies of South Eastern India : diversity, metapopulation, mud- puddling and threatsProf. S.K. ChakrabortyOngoingJan, 2023
Prasun MandalDiversity, Ecology and Threats of Freshwater Turtles in South-West Bengal OngoingJan, 2025
Amit MahataSome Ecobiological Characterizations of the Breeding Habitats of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Southern West Bengal, India, through Metagenomic Analysis and their Insecticide Resistance Status OngoingJan, 2027

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Souraditya ChakrabortyStudies on diversity and community dynamics of Cladocerans (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in some selected freshwater wetlands of West Midnapore district, West Bengal AwardedApr, 2024
Subir MalEffect of nanoparticles (Gold and Silver) prepared using fish bile on Labeo bata. AwardedAug, 2024
Project Work

Ongoing Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year
Status
Empowering Women of Midnapore with Training of Handicrafts and UpskillingPrincipal InvestigatorIncubation Center, Vidyasagar University200000 year and 6 months20242025


Completed Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year
Status
Empowering Women of Jangalmahal with Training and Marketing of HandicraftsPrincipal InvestigatorIncubation Center, Vidyasagar University100000 year and 6 months20232024
Cytogenetical and immunological analysis of Tilapia exposed to heavy metals.Co-InvestigatorUGC1255002 year20122014
Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueDate
‘Citizens for Turtles’Department of Environmental Science & Eco Club, Pachhunga University College Campus, Mizoram Universityonline2021
‘Revisiting our wetlands’ITCAN (West Bengal)online2021
‘Citizen science, conservation & its application for turtles’Eco Club of Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur, Kolkataonline2020
‘Mantra for adjusting effectively’North Bengal University and HMMC collegeonline2020
“Importance of natural and artificial feed in aquaculture- present status”Directorate of Fisheries, Paschim MedinipurMeen Bhawan, Sepoybazar, Medinipur2019
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Membership of Learned Society 
Life member of the Zoological Society Kolkata
• Life member of Institute of Science, Education & Culture (ISEC) since 2014.
• Life member of Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA) since 2017.
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Reviewer for Elsevier journal – Environmental Pollution2016 to 2016
Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/WorkshopDateRoleHeld at and Organiser
Attended the 23rd International Biennial Conference and AGM 2023 of the Zoological Society of BangladeshApr, 2024Co-authorDhaka University
One day International seminar on Frontiers of Science 2024Feb, 2024Paper PresenterJhargram Raj College and Mahisadal Raj College
Biocolloq- a one-day conference on interdisciplinary biological sciencesJan, 2024Paper PresenterRamakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (Autonomous)
6th Regional Science and Technology Congress (region 6)Dec, 2023Co-authorUniversity of Calcutta and the Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal
Opportunities and Challenges of Quality Research and Teaching in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)Dec, 2023Paper PresenterI.Q.A.C., Vidyasagar University
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Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/WorkshopDateRole in the EventFunding Agency
National seminar on ‘Biodiversity Management & Ecosystem Services (NSBMES)’2019OrganiserWBB & Vidyasagar University
National Seminar on "Crosstalk on Zoology"2017Organising SecretaryUGC-sponsored; Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University on March 9, 2017
National Seminar on "Zoological Research: Past present and future"2015TreasurerUGC; held at Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University on 26th March.
Vocational Training on "Vermitechnology and its Applicability to Aquaculture, Horticulture and Sericulture"2014Joint Organizing SecretaryDEC
"Women’s health: recent trends in research"2011Member SecretaryUGC-sponsored; organised by Women’s Study Centre at Vidyasagar University held on 17th March
Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
3rd in best oral presentationNational Seminar on Forest Resources: Conservation Issues and Management organized by SEBA, held at Jadavpur University on September 92017
Best oral presentation prize in the Animal Science categorythe 23rd West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress2016
R.K. Sur Memorial Medal 2011 in Young Scientist category for unpublished original piece of research work in Animal ScienceThe Zoological Society, Kolkata2011
State Level Eligibility TestGovt. of West Bengal2002
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