The high altitudes of Arunachal Pradesh, India, located in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity
hotspot, remain zoologically unexplored and unprotected. We report results of recent …

Climate change is expected to alter the structure and functions of an ecosystem including
species composition and its geographical distribution. There is limited understanding on …

Climate change has significant impacts on species' distributions and diversity patterns.
Understanding range shifts and changes in richness gradients under climate change is …

Due to their secretive habits, predicting the pattern of spatial distribution of small carnivores
has been typically challenging, yet for conservation management it is essential to …

The group of langur species in the Himalayan range, comprising Semnopithecus ajax,
Semnopithecus hector and Semnopithecus schistaceus, now proved to be one single …

Predicting climatic niche of species and projecting their potential range shifts in geographic
distribution under future climate scenarios is essential for assessing impacts of climate …

The Himalayan musk deer (Moschus chry-sogaster leucogaster, Hodgson 1839), one of the
most primitive and least studied of the deerlike animals, is listed as vulnerable by the …

Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon (YTGC) in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on the basis
of its global importance as a hotspot of biodiversity and ecosystem services 1, 2. Two years …

Understanding the status and spatial distribution of endangered species in biologically and
ethnologically diverse areas is important to address correlates of cultural and biological …

Effective conservation solutions for small and isolated wildlife populations depend on
identifying and preserving critical biological corridors and dispersal routes. With a worldwide …