Nishanta Rajakaruna

California Polytechnic State University — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies(30), Heavy metals in environment(29), Lichen and fungal ecology(28), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(25), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies(22)

Publications141 total

Adaptive Significance of Nickel Hyperaccumulation by Plants
Ecological Research·2026Open Access
Extreme environments in a world of new extremes
Ecosphere·2026· 1 citedOpen Access
Soil and biomass data from: Soil, competition, and niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant diversity hotspot
DRYAD·2025Open Access
Rapid and selective sorption of organic dyes using Na2Ti(PO4)2⋅H2O synthesized from natural Ilmenite
Chemical Papers·2025
A Comparative Study of Lichen and Bryophyte Communities on Sandstone and Ultramafic Bedrocks Along a Maritime Gradient in Central California
Journal of Vegetation Science·2025
CLAY AFFINITY AND ENDEMISM IN CALIFORNIA'S FLORA
Madroño·2025
Population assessment and conservation strategies for the critically endangered lichen Sulcaria isidiifera
Endangered Species Research·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The Edaphic Factor in Ecology
Elsevier eBooks·2024· 1 cited
Lichen morphospecies diversity and community composition across the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Recent advances in the study of serpentine plants and ecosystems: Perspectives from the 10th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology, France: Part <scp>II</scp>
Ecological Research·2024Open Access
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts
Ecological Research·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Recent advances in the study of serpentine plants and ecosystems: Perspectives from the 10th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology, France
Ecological Research·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
A Preliminary Exploration of an Understudied Lichen Flora: Lichens of the Basin of Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Evansia·2024
GYPWORLD Africa: Setting an agenda for gypsum ecosystem research in southern Africa
South African Journal of Science·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Testing the suitability of portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysis of dried herbarium specimens to detect Ni hyperaccumulators in South Africa
South African Journal of Botany·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Specific leaf area is lower on ultramafic than on neighbouring non-ultramafic soils
Plant Ecology & Diversity·2022· 17 citedOpen Access
Introduction to special issue: the ecology and evolution of plants in extreme environments
Plant Ecology & Diversity·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran
South African Journal of Botany·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Global Plant Ecology of Tropical Ultramafic Ecosystems
The Botanical Review·2022· 28 cited
Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review
Botany·2022· 3 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Robert S. Boyd(9), Meththika Vithanage(8), Tanner B. Harris(7), Mihiri Seneviratne(5), Yong Sik Ok(4), Bruce A. Bohm(4), Nathaniel S. Pope(4), Fred C. Olday(4), H. M. S. P. Madawala(3), Antony van der Ent(3), Tharanga Bandara(3), Gamini Seneviratne(3), Jeannette Whitton(3), Ryan E. O’Dell(3), Stefan J. Siebert(3), Jillian E. Gall(2), Muhammad Rizwan(2), Indika Herath(2), Prasanna Kumarathilaka(2), M. C. M. Iqbal(2)