Journal Articles
· Ahrestani, F.S. Ternent, M.A., Lovallo, M.J., & Walter, W.D. (2020) Resource use by American black bear (Ursus americanus) in suburbia: a novel landholder step selection approach. Human Wildlife Interactions 14:Iss 1. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. Vaidyanathan, S., Kumar, S.N., Jathanna, D. & Karanth, K.U. (2018) Estimating densities of large herbivores in tropical forests: A rigorous evaluation of a dung-based method. Ecology and Evolution 8:7312-7322. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2018) Bos gaurus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). Mammalian Species 50:34-50. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Saracco, J.F., Sauer, J.R., Pardieck, K., & Royle, J.A. (2017) An integrated population model for bird monitoring in North America. Ecological Applications 27:916-924. pdf
· Garnier, E., Stahl, U., Laporte, M-A., Kattge, J., Mougenot, I., Kühn, I., Laporte, B., Amiaud, B., Ahrestani, F.S., Bönisch, G., Bunker, D.E., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Diaz. S., Enquist, B.J., Gachet, S., Jaureguiberry, P., Kleyer, M., Lavorel, S., Maicher, L., Pérez-Harguindeguy, N., Poorter, H., Schildhauer, M., Shipley, C., Violle, B., Weiher, E., Wirth, C., Wright, I.J., & Klotz, S. (2017) Towards a thesaurus of plant characteristics: an ecological contribution. Journal of Ecology 105:298–309. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Smith, W.K., Hebblewhite, M., Running, S. & Post, E. (2016) Density dependence and stability in elk and red deer populations across a changing world. Ecology 97:3184-3194. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Hebblewhite, M. & Post, E. (2013) The importance of observation versus process error in analyses of global ungulate populations. Scientific Reports (Nature). pdf
· Mulder, C., Ahrestani, F.S., Bahn, M., Bohan, D.A., Bonkowski, M., Griffiths, B.S., Guicharnaud, R.A., Kattge, J., Krogh, P.H., Lavorel, S., Lewis, O.T., Mancinelli, G., Naeem, S., Peñuelas, J., Poorter, H., Reich, P.B., Rossi, L., Rusch, G.M., Sardans, J. & Wright, I.J. (2013) Connecting the green and brown worlds: Allometric and stoichiometric predictability of above- and below-ground networks. Advances in Ecological Research 49:69-175. pdf
· Jain, M., Flynn, D.F.B., Prager, C.M., Hart, G.M., DeVan, C.M., Ahrestani, F.S., Palmer, M.I., Bunker, D.E., Knops, J.M.H., Jouseau, C.F. & Naeem, S. (2013) The importance of rare species: A trait-based assessment of the potential for rare species to contribute to ecosystem function in tall-grass prairies. Ecology and Evolution. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Langevelde, F.V., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2012) Contrasting timing of parturition of chital Axis axis and gaur Bos gaurus in tropical South India - the role of body mass and seasonal forage quality. Oikos 121:1300-1310. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2012) Diet and habitat-niche relationships within an assemblage of large herbivores in a seasonal tropical forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28:385-394. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A., Langevelde, F.V., Srinivas, V., Madhusudan, M.D. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Moisture and nutrients determine the distribution and richness of India’s large herbivore species assemblage. Basic and Applied Ecology 12:634-642. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Herbaceous production in South India—limiting factors and implications for large herbivores. Plant and Soil 349:319-330. pdf
· Perrings, C., Naeem, S., Ahrestani, F.S., Bunker, D.E., Burkill, P., Canziani, G., Elmqvist,T., Ferrati, R., Fuhrman, J., Jasic, F., Kawabata, Z., Kinzig, A., Mace, G.M., Milano, F., Mooney, H., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Tschirhart, J. & Weisser, W. (2011). Ecosystem services and target-setting for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:512-520. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Age and sex determination of gaur Bos gaurus (Bovidae). Mammalia 75:151-155. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Iyer, S., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Life history traits of gaur Bos gaurus: a first analysis. Mammal Review 41:75-84. pdf
· Perrings, C., Naeem, S., Ahrestani, F.S., Bunker, D. E., Burkill, P., Canziani, G., Elmqvist, T., Ferrati, R., Fuhrman, J., Jaksic, F., Kawabata, Z., Kinzig, A., Mace, G. M., Milano, F., Mooney, H., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Tschirhart, J. & Weisser, W. (2010) Biodiversity transcends services response. Science 330:1745. pdf
· Perrings, C., Naeem, S., Ahrestani, F.S., Bunker, D. E., Burkill, P., Canziani, G., Elmqvist, T., Ferrati, R., Fuhrman, J., Jaksic, F., Kawabata, Z., Kinzig, A., Mace, G. M., Milano, F., Mooney, H., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Tschirhart, J. & Weisser, W. (2010) Ecosystem Services for 2020. Science 330:323-324. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. Vaidyanathan, S., Kumar, S.N., Jathanna, D. & Karanth, K.U. (2018) Estimating densities of large herbivores in tropical forests: A rigorous evaluation of a dung-based method. Ecology and Evolution 8:7312-7322. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2018) Bos gaurus (Artiodactyla: Bovidae). Mammalian Species 50:34-50. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Saracco, J.F., Sauer, J.R., Pardieck, K., & Royle, J.A. (2017) An integrated population model for bird monitoring in North America. Ecological Applications 27:916-924. pdf
· Garnier, E., Stahl, U., Laporte, M-A., Kattge, J., Mougenot, I., Kühn, I., Laporte, B., Amiaud, B., Ahrestani, F.S., Bönisch, G., Bunker, D.E., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Diaz. S., Enquist, B.J., Gachet, S., Jaureguiberry, P., Kleyer, M., Lavorel, S., Maicher, L., Pérez-Harguindeguy, N., Poorter, H., Schildhauer, M., Shipley, C., Violle, B., Weiher, E., Wirth, C., Wright, I.J., & Klotz, S. (2017) Towards a thesaurus of plant characteristics: an ecological contribution. Journal of Ecology 105:298–309. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Smith, W.K., Hebblewhite, M., Running, S. & Post, E. (2016) Density dependence and stability in elk and red deer populations across a changing world. Ecology 97:3184-3194. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Hebblewhite, M. & Post, E. (2013) The importance of observation versus process error in analyses of global ungulate populations. Scientific Reports (Nature). pdf
· Mulder, C., Ahrestani, F.S., Bahn, M., Bohan, D.A., Bonkowski, M., Griffiths, B.S., Guicharnaud, R.A., Kattge, J., Krogh, P.H., Lavorel, S., Lewis, O.T., Mancinelli, G., Naeem, S., Peñuelas, J., Poorter, H., Reich, P.B., Rossi, L., Rusch, G.M., Sardans, J. & Wright, I.J. (2013) Connecting the green and brown worlds: Allometric and stoichiometric predictability of above- and below-ground networks. Advances in Ecological Research 49:69-175. pdf
· Jain, M., Flynn, D.F.B., Prager, C.M., Hart, G.M., DeVan, C.M., Ahrestani, F.S., Palmer, M.I., Bunker, D.E., Knops, J.M.H., Jouseau, C.F. & Naeem, S. (2013) The importance of rare species: A trait-based assessment of the potential for rare species to contribute to ecosystem function in tall-grass prairies. Ecology and Evolution. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Langevelde, F.V., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2012) Contrasting timing of parturition of chital Axis axis and gaur Bos gaurus in tropical South India - the role of body mass and seasonal forage quality. Oikos 121:1300-1310. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2012) Diet and habitat-niche relationships within an assemblage of large herbivores in a seasonal tropical forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28:385-394. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A., Langevelde, F.V., Srinivas, V., Madhusudan, M.D. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Moisture and nutrients determine the distribution and richness of India’s large herbivore species assemblage. Basic and Applied Ecology 12:634-642. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Herbaceous production in South India—limiting factors and implications for large herbivores. Plant and Soil 349:319-330. pdf
· Perrings, C., Naeem, S., Ahrestani, F.S., Bunker, D.E., Burkill, P., Canziani, G., Elmqvist,T., Ferrati, R., Fuhrman, J., Jasic, F., Kawabata, Z., Kinzig, A., Mace, G.M., Milano, F., Mooney, H., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Tschirhart, J. & Weisser, W. (2011). Ecosystem services and target-setting for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9:512-520. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Age and sex determination of gaur Bos gaurus (Bovidae). Mammalia 75:151-155. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S., Iyer, S., Heitkönig, I.M.A. & Prins, H.H.T. (2011) Life history traits of gaur Bos gaurus: a first analysis. Mammal Review 41:75-84. pdf
· Perrings, C., Naeem, S., Ahrestani, F.S., Bunker, D. E., Burkill, P., Canziani, G., Elmqvist, T., Ferrati, R., Fuhrman, J., Jaksic, F., Kawabata, Z., Kinzig, A., Mace, G. M., Milano, F., Mooney, H., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Tschirhart, J. & Weisser, W. (2010) Biodiversity transcends services response. Science 330:1745. pdf
· Perrings, C., Naeem, S., Ahrestani, F.S., Bunker, D. E., Burkill, P., Canziani, G., Elmqvist, T., Ferrati, R., Fuhrman, J., Jaksic, F., Kawabata, Z., Kinzig, A., Mace, G. M., Milano, F., Mooney, H., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Tschirhart, J. & Weisser, W. (2010) Ecosystem Services for 2020. Science 330:323-324. pdf
Book Chapters
· Ahrestani, F.S., Heitkönig, I.M.A., Matsubayashi, H. & Prins, H.H.T. (2016) Grazing and browsing by large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia. In: The ecology of large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia, eds. F.S. Ahrestani & M. Sankaran. Springer. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. & Sankaran, M. (2016) The large herbivores of South and Southeast Asia: A prominent but neglected guild. In: The ecology of large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia, eds. F.S. Ahrestani & M. Sankaran. Springer. pdf
• Sankaran, M. & Ahrestani, F.S. (2016) The ecology of large herbivores of South and Southeast Asia: Synthesis and future directions. In: The ecology of large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia, eds. F.S. Ahrestani & M. Sankaran. Springer. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. & Karanth, K.U. (2014) Gaur Bos gaurus C. H. Smith, 1827. In: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle: Implications for Conservation, eds. M. Malletti & J. Burton. Cambridge University Press.
· Ahrestani, F.S. & Sankaran, M. (2016) The large herbivores of South and Southeast Asia: A prominent but neglected guild. In: The ecology of large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia, eds. F.S. Ahrestani & M. Sankaran. Springer. pdf
• Sankaran, M. & Ahrestani, F.S. (2016) The ecology of large herbivores of South and Southeast Asia: Synthesis and future directions. In: The ecology of large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia, eds. F.S. Ahrestani & M. Sankaran. Springer. pdf
· Ahrestani, F.S. & Karanth, K.U. (2014) Gaur Bos gaurus C. H. Smith, 1827. In: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle: Implications for Conservation, eds. M. Malletti & J. Burton. Cambridge University Press.
Mass media
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2021) Kodai's kaatu maadu crisis. The Kodai Chronicle.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2017) Guar in the big town. The Hindu, Sunday Magazine.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2014) To chop, or not to chop? The issue of exotic invasive trees in the Western Ghats. Conservation India.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2013) Breaking into the wild. Livemint/Wall Street Journal India.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2013) Make "khichdi" in snowy wilderness. Livemint/Wall Street Journal India.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2017) Guar in the big town. The Hindu, Sunday Magazine.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2014) To chop, or not to chop? The issue of exotic invasive trees in the Western Ghats. Conservation India.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2013) Breaking into the wild. Livemint/Wall Street Journal India.
· Ahrestani, F.S. (2013) Make "khichdi" in snowy wilderness. Livemint/Wall Street Journal India.