Free and open source geographic information tools for landscape ecology

S Steiniger, GJ Hay - Ecological informatics, 2009 - Elsevier
Geographic Information tools (GI tools) have become an essential component of research in
landscape ecology. In this article we review the use of GIS (Geographic Information …

Identification of potential ecotourism sites in West District, Sikkim using geospatial tools.

S Kumari, MD Behera, HR Tewari - 2010 - cabidigitallibrary.org
We integrated five indicator indices viz., wildlife distribution index (WDI), ecological value
index (EVI), ecotourism attractivity index (EAI), environmental resiliency index (ERI) …

Water quality assessment in two lakes of Panchkula, Haryana, using GIS: case study on seasonal and depth wise variations

P Vasistha, R Ganguly - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Water is the most important commodity available on earth and exists as both surface and
sub-surface sources, but increased water pollution has reduced its potability. In this context …

Rusa unicolor (Artiodactyla: Cervidae)

DM Leslie Jr - Mammalian Species, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Rusa unicolor (Kerr, 1792), or sambar, is the largest Oriental deer. Seven
subspecies occur in varied habitats and elevations from India and Sri Lanka throughout …

[HTML][HTML] Abundance, distribution and conservation status of Siberian ibex, Marco Polo and Blue sheep in Karakoram-Pamir mountain area

B Khan, A Ablimit, G Khan, AW Jasra, H Ali, R Ali… - Journal of King Saud …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study was carried out to investigate abundance, distribution, structure and conservation
status of three major ungulate species viz., Capra sibirica, Pseudois nayaur and Ovis …

On the road to losing connectivity: Faecal samples provide genome‐wide insights into anthropogenic impacts on two large herbivore species in central India

A Tyagi, N Yadav, A Pandit… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have impacted most of the planet, and the ensuing fragmentation results in small,
isolated habitat patches posing a risk of genetic diversity loss, inbreeding, and genetic load …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-species occupancy modeling suggests interspecific interaction among the three ungulate species

H Singh, A Sharief, BD Joshi, V Kumar, T Mukherjee… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Species with sympatric distribution influence ecosystem dynamics and are impacted by the
presence of other co-existing species. Assessing the coexistence and the role of …

Livestock guardian dogs as surrogate top predators? How Maremma sheepdogs affect a wildlife community

L van Bommel, CN Johnson - Ecology and Evolution, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Use of livestock guardian dogs (LGD s) to reduce predation on livestock is increasing.
However, how these dogs influence the activity of wildlife, including predators, is not well …

Habitat suitability modelling for Gaur (Bos gaurus) using multiple logistic regression, remote sensing and GIS

E Imam, SPS Kushwaha - Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to produce georeferenced ecological information about the suitable
habitats available for gaur Bos gaurus in Chandoli tiger reserve, India (17° 04′ 00 ″N to …

[HTML][HTML] Mammals make use of cashew plantations in a mixed forest–cashew landscape

A Rege, GA Punjabi, D Jathanna… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heterogeneous landscapes harboring mosaics of natural habitat and agriculture are
increasingly gaining conservation focus in the tropics. While research on cash crops such as …