Department of Management, The ICFAI University Sikkim, Gangtok 737101, India
"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-0606","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Management, The ICFAI University Sikkim, Gangtok 737101, India
","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I78663439"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026655473","display_name":"Ashish Kumar Arya","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-2915","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-2915"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60054993","display_name":"Graphic Era University","ror":"https://ror.org/03wqgqd89","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60054993"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ashish Kumar Arya","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Environmental Science, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun 248002, India
"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-2915","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Environmental Science, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun 248002, India
","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60054993"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10226","display_name":"Land Use and Ecosystem Services","score":0.6919000148773193,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2306","display_name":"Global and Planetary Change"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10226","display_name":"Land Use and Ecosystem Services","score":0.6919000148773193,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2306","display_name":"Global and Planetary Change"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10319","display_name":"Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management","score":0.21639999747276306,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2306","display_name":"Global and Planetary Change"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10005","display_name":"Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies","score":0.04170000180602074,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2309","display_name":"Nature and Landscape Conservation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/urbanization","display_name":"urbanization","score":0.9580000042915344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/biodiversity-loss","display_name":"biodiversity loss","score":0.9909999966621399},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sikkim-himalaya","display_name":"Sikkim Himalaya","score":0.9750000238418579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/biodiversity-hotspots","display_name":"biodiversity hotspots","score":0.9150000214576721},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/land-use-change","display_name":"land use change","score":0.8799999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/habitat-fragmentation","display_name":"habitat fragmentation","score":0.9900000095367432},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ecological-corridors","display_name":"ecological corridors","score":0.9369999766349792},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/hydropower-development","display_name":"hydropower development","score":0.7649999856948853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/infrastructure-development","display_name":"infrastructure development","score":0.7129999995231628},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/community-based-conservation","display_name":"community-based conservation","score":0.7549999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/urban-green-space","display_name":"urban green space","score":0.8949999809265137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/invasive-species","display_name":"invasive species","score":0.6940000057220459},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/biodiversity-monitoring","display_name":"biodiversity monitoring","score":0.703000009059906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sustainable-development-goals","display_name":"Sustainable Development Goals","score":0.7850000262260437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/conservation-development-trade-offs","display_name":"conservation-development trade-offs","score":0.5770000219345093}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C130217890","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47041","display_name":"Biodiversity","level":2,"score":0.8080999851226807},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39853841","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161078","display_name":"Urbanization","level":2,"score":0.7276999950408936},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C153427425","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q864294","display_name":"Biodiversity hotspot","level":3,"score":0.6769999861717224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.6057999730110168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C24518262","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16197023","display_name":"Threatened species","level":3,"score":0.5249000191688538},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C58941895","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295865","display_name":"Ecosystem services","level":3,"score":0.46549999713897705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C552854447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131201","display_name":"Sustainable development","level":2,"score":0.44110000133514404},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107826830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929380","display_name":"Environmental resource management","level":1,"score":0.438400000333786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C64229544","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q552431","display_name":"Habitat destruction","level":3,"score":0.4000999927520752},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.39500001072883606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110872660","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37813","display_name":"Ecosystem","level":2,"score":0.39149999618530273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C91375879","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15473274","display_name":"Environmental planning","level":1,"score":0.38909998536109924},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112276597","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16191822","display_name":"Measurement of biodiversity","level":4,"score":0.3822000026702881},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66204764","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219416","display_name":"Sustainability","level":2,"score":0.37450000643730164},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3987366","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6658164","display_name":"Livelihood","level":3,"score":0.37139999866485596},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C124886560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913302","display_name":"Habitat fragmentation","level":3,"score":0.3517000079154968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187604713","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5570810","display_name":"Global biodiversity","level":3,"score":0.33709999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C49545453","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69883","display_name":"Urban planning","level":2,"score":0.33410000801086426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185933670","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52105","display_name":"Habitat","level":2,"score":0.32910001277923584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146481406","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105131","display_name":"Hotspot (geology)","level":2,"score":0.3124000132083893},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C140367703","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295843","display_name":"Ecological health","level":3,"score":0.3084000051021576},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C87690585","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738011","display_name":"Landscape ecology","level":3,"score":0.30730000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C40675005","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170196","display_name":"Hydropower","level":2,"score":0.305400013923645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C179768671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q842388","display_name":"Ecosystem diversity","level":3,"score":0.2953000068664551},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C152327789","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4782802","display_name":"Aquatic biodiversity research","level":3,"score":0.29190000891685486},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C141818822","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17011699","display_name":"Ecosystem health","level":4,"score":0.2840000092983246},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780057273","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3427027","display_name":"Green infrastructure","level":2,"score":0.2809999883174896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C22787982","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430301","display_name":"Urban ecology","level":3,"score":0.2800000011920929},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54286561","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q397350","display_name":"Agroforestry","level":1,"score":0.2599000036716461},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C20664614","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2067951","display_name":"Urban ecosystem","level":3,"score":0.25870001316070557},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C141151480","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q397284","display_name":"Agricultural biodiversity","level":3,"score":0.2538999915122986},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776248522","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18387722","display_name":"Conservation Plan","level":3,"score":0.25099998712539673},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C198428699","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334780","display_name":"Environmental degradation","level":2,"score":0.25060001015663147}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.30564/re.v8i1.11720","doi":"https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v8i1.11720","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v8i1.11720","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210206348","display_name":"Research in Ecology","issn_l":"2661-3379","issn":["2661-3379"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4360969247","host_organization_name":"Bilingual Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4360969247"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Bilingual Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Research in Ecology","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.30564/re.v8i1.11720","doi":"https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v8i1.11720","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v8i1.11720","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210206348","display_name":"Research in Ecology","issn_l":"2661-3379","issn":["2661-3379"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4360969247","host_organization_name":"Bilingual Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4360969247"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Bilingual Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Research in Ecology","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.8787999749183655,"display_name":"Sustainable cities and communities","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/11"},{"score":0.8518999814987183,"display_name":"Life on land","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/15"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2970802575","https://openalex.org/W4410739890","https://openalex.org/W2988684022","https://openalex.org/W2800609157","https://openalex.org/W3008755368","https://openalex.org/W4415932306","https://openalex.org/W7109953560","https://openalex.org/W1990665532","https://openalex.org/W4224312381","https://openalex.org/W7128420516"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Sikkim,":[0],"located":[1],"in":[2,82,91,158,229],"the":[3,10,30,34,69,76,83,89,116,127,141,145,149,159,175,230,235,245],"Eastern":[4],"Himalayan":[5],"Region,":[6],"represents":[7],"one":[8],"of":[9,21,78,110,115,129,133,140,151,234],"36":[11],"globally":[12],"recognized":[13],"biodiversity":[14,81,109,194,205,241],"hotspots":[15],"and":[16,51,100,107,166,189,203,219,244],"harbors":[17],"an":[18],"exceptional":[19],"range":[20],"ecosystems":[22],"within":[23],"a":[24],"relatively":[25],"small":[26],"geographic":[27],"area.":[28],"Over":[29],"past":[31],"few":[32],"decades,":[33],"region":[35],"has":[36,124],"witnessed":[37],"rapid":[38],"urbanization":[39,79],"alongside":[40],"other":[41],"developmental":[42,153],"activities":[43],"such":[44],"as":[45],"hydropower":[46],"construction,":[47],"road":[48],"expansion,":[49],"mining":[50],"infrastructure":[52],"development.":[53],"While":[54],"these":[55],"processes":[56],"have":[57,63,103],"contributed":[58],"to":[59,88,96,126,192,209,224],"socio-economic":[60],"development,":[61],"they":[62],"simultaneously":[64],"exerted":[65],"significant":[66],"pressure":[67],"on":[68,80],"fragile":[70],"mountain":[71],"environment.":[72],"This":[73,172],"review":[74],"examines":[75],"impacts":[77],"Sikkim":[84,236],"Himalaya":[85,237],"drawing":[86],"attention":[87],"ways":[90],"which":[92],"land-use":[93,180],"change":[94],"due":[95],"urbanization,":[97],"habitat":[98],"fragmentation":[99],"economic":[101],"development":[102,212],"altered":[104],"ecological":[105,134,164,184,214],"dynamics":[106],"threatened":[108],"this":[111],"region.":[112,142],"The":[113],"findings":[114],"current":[117,146],"study":[118,147,160,173],"suggest":[119],"that":[120,182,226],"unplanned":[121],"urban":[122,186,211,227],"growth":[123,228],"led":[125],"degradation":[128],"forest":[130],"cover,":[131],"disruption":[132],"corridors":[135],"thereby":[136],"diminishing":[137],"ecosystem":[138],"resilience":[139],"In":[143],"addition,":[144],"highlights":[148,174],"challenges":[150],"balancing":[152],"imperatives":[154],"with":[155,213,239],"environmental":[156],"conservation":[157,191,242],"area":[161],"where":[162],"both":[163],"integrity":[165],"human":[167],"livelihoods":[168],"are":[169,207,222],"intricately":[170],"interdependent.":[171],"urgent":[176],"need":[177],"for":[178],"integrated":[179],"planning":[181],"incorporates":[183],"corridors,":[185],"green":[187],"spaces,":[188],"community-based":[190],"mitigate":[193],"loss.":[195],"Strengthened":[196],"governance,":[197],"sustainable":[198],"tourism,":[199],"invasive":[200],"species":[201],"control,":[202],"systematic":[204],"monitoring":[206],"essential":[208],"balance":[210],"integrity.":[215],"Most":[216],"importantly,":[217],"holistic":[218],"interdisciplinary":[220],"approaches":[221],"critical":[223],"ensuring":[225],"Global":[231],"Biodiversity":[232],"Hotspot":[233],"aligns":[238],"global":[240],"goals":[243],"Sustainable":[246],"Development":[247],"Goals":[248],"(SDGs).":[249]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-10-28T10:33:24.094632","created_date":"2026-02-03T00:00:00"}