A5009954762- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- South Asian Studies and Conflicts
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Plant and animal studies
- Air Traffic Management and Optimization
- Aerospace and Aviation Technology
- Climate variability and models
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
2021-2024
Forest Research
2023
Royal University of Bhutan
2021-2022
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
2021
Queensland University of Technology
2017
Abstract Seasonal geophysical cycles strongly influence the activity of life on Earth because they affect environmental conditions like temperature, precipitation and day length. An increase in daylight availability during summer is especially enhanced when animals migrate along a latitudinal gradient. Yet, question how length (i.e. availability) influences patterns long‐distance, migrants still unclear. Here, we ask whether migration provides benefits to long‐distance by enabling them their...
Bio-logging, the on-animal deployment of miniaturised electronic data recorders, allows for study location, body position, and physiology individuals throughout their ontogeny. For terrestrial animals, 1 Hz GPS-position, 3D-body acceleration, ambient temperature provide standard to link life histories. Environmental context is added at ever finer scales using remote sensing earth observation data. Here we showcase use such bio-logging approaches in a conservation on endangered Himalayan...
This paper investigates connecting people in remote communities through nature order to foster stewardship and conservation of endangered species. Global citizen science technologies have found success urban, developed countries, but they typically rely on large distributed populations gather or analyze data do not suit sparsely populated contexts. We undertook a long-term field study iteratively co-design tangible playful engagement prototype World Heritage Area community. The design...
Movement is a key means by which animals cope with variable environments. As they move, construct individual niches composed of the environmental conditions experience. Niche axes may vary over time and covary one another as make tradeoffs between competing needs. Seasonal migration expected to produce substantial niche variation move keep pace major life history phases fluctuations in conditions. Here, we apply time-ordered principal component analysis examine dynamic variance covariance...
Abstract Aim The synergy between human land use and climate change is accelerating the global decline of biodiversity. In fragile Himalayas, this trend has a strong ecological impact on wildlife communities, better understanding needed to discern changes in mechanisms. This study aims understand effects functional (FD) phylogenetic diversity (PD) mammal bird communities across gradient. Location Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, Bhutan. Methods Mammal data were gathered from camera...
Abstract Growing developmental activities, such as hydropower construction, farm roads, and other human are affecting the critically endangered white‐bellied heron ( WBH ). Out of a known global population 60, 28 individuals inhabit river basin area freshwater lakes ponds Bhutan. Several constraints impede continuous monitoring species, isolated cryptic nature species remoteness its habitat; to date, there no long‐term reference data or techniques implemented for this species. In study, we...
Abstract Globally, the conversion of natural forest into agricultural land and human settlement has altered avian diversity structure often leading to functional and/or phylogenetic homogenisation. While effects land‐use change on (FD) (PD) is well studied in tropics, it poorly understood scarcely Himalayas let alone eastern Himalayan bird communities. Using data from replicated transect surveys, we investigated (agriculture, forest) community 336 species while accounting for imperfect...
Yak farming is the mainstays of nomadic herders’ economy in Bhutan. However, it has declined over years despite diverse government interventions. Rapid socio-economic development and access to economic opportunities further hindered yak culture rather than helping maintain highlanders’ livelihood. The study was carried out four gewogs, Chhoekhor, Sephu, Merak Sakteng, that depends on yaks for their living. Questionnaire based semi-structured interview conducted identify main challenges...
Abstract Over the past five decades, a large number of wild animals have been individually identified by various observation systems and/or temporary tracking methods, providing unparalleled insights into their lives over both time and space. However, so far there is no comprehensive record uniquely nor where data metadata are stored, for example photos, physiological genetic samples, disease screens, information on social relationships. Databases currently do not offer unique identifiers...
Passive acoustic recording has great potential for monitoring soniferous endangered and cryptic species. However, this approach requires analysis of long duration environmental recordings that span months or years. There is a variety approaches to analysing data. it unclear which are best suited species in the wild. Specifically, study undertaking critically White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) Bhutan. Four different methods investigated terms their detection accuracy, involvement human...
Every living organism requires a space for shelter, water and food to successfully complete their life history processes. Changes in foraging roosting habitats have an impact on Grus nigricollis interaction with the ecosystem which they live. The choice of by these birds is mostly influenced availability variety sources security environment. Habitat alteration has endangered cranes, leading decline population. For better action-based conservation management cranes’ habitat, it critical...
Land use and climate change interact to impact functional phylogenetic diversity globally, but this pattern is largely unknown in Eastern Himalayas. Using data comprising 45 mammal species 336 bird species, we investigated the response of taxonomic, functional, structure land variables Himalayan biodiversity hotspot Bhutan. Community both groups were lower than expected by chance decreased with land-use resulting clustering distinct assemblages different settings, produced mixed results....
The Euphorbiaceae, known for their significant diversity, are particularly abundant in tropical regions and have undergone several taxonomic reclassifications. Bhutan’s lowland forests remain the least explored this family, creating a gap floral database. genus <i>Sumbaviopsis</i> J. Sm., unrecorded Bhutan, was encountered during field visit. We report <i>Sumbaviopsis albicans</i> (Blume) Sm. as new species record Bhutan. Following recent revisions current newfound...
The species of two gastropod superfamilies, i.e. Pupilloidea and Enoidea, that have been recorded in Bhutan, are described illustrated. Five families with ten total dealt with. Three as new to science, viz. Pupisoma (P.) paroense Gittenberger et Leda, n. sp., Pseudonapaeus occibhutanus Gittenberger, Gyeltshen Sherub, Laevozebrinus parvus sp. Distribution maps presented for all the species. Some biogeographical considerations added.