Tenzing Ingty
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
Jacksonville State University
INGTY LAB
Biodiversity • Global Change • Conservation
The Ingty Lab at Jacksonville State University investigates biodiversity, global change, and conservation across the southeastern United States and the Himalaya. Our work combines field ecology, spatial analysis, species distribution modeling, and long-term ecological data to understand how climate and land-use change shape species and ecosystems.
Our lab explores the connections between biodiversity, environmental change, and society. We work across two biodiversity-rich regions—the southeastern United States and the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot. Although these regions differ greatly in their ecology and human landscapes, they face many shared conservation challenges. Our research examines how climate change, land-use change, and natural resource management shape species, ecosystems, and the people who depend on them.
BIODIVERSITY & GLOBAL CHANGE
Climate change, phenology, species distributions, and ecological responses
RESTORATION & CONSERVATION
Prairie restoration, disturbance ecology, biodiversity monitoring, and applied conservation
HIMALAYAN ECOLOGY
Biodiversity, pastoralism, land-use change, traditional ecological knowledge, and conservation
My new publication demonstrates how the transhumant pastoral system enhances biodiversity and ecosystem function. I argue that a complete restriction of open grazing meets neither conservation nor socioeconomic goals. The article advocates for evidence-based policies to conserve the rich and vulnerable biodiversity of the Himalaya.
Paper titled "Correlated evolution of flower size and seed number in flowering plants (monocotyledons)" selected as "Editors Choice Article" recognized for its outstanding quality and interest, and published as open access
An illustrated book with scientific insight and splendid photographs featuring the mystical valley of Lachen in the Eastern recesses of the Himalaya. This book tries to capture a glimpse of the threatened biodiversity, the kaleidoscopic array of cultural traditions, beliefs, and knowledge systems of the indigenous communities, and the major threats to the region. We aim that the book be used as an important tool to support and strengthen environmental policies, towards the conservation of this much understudied treasure of nature and encourage environmentally sustainable and economically viable tourism in the region. The book was partly crowdsource funded through kickstarter.com and ATREE.
Framed Himalaya: Lachen Valley now available at Rachna bookstore and Tag along backpackers - Development Area, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.