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| Ghoshal, A. | |
| Determinants of occurrence of snow leopard and its prey species in the Indian Greater and Trans Himalaya | |
| 2017 Full Book | |
Understanding patterns of species occurrences and how their distribution and abundance are affected by abiotic and biotic factors have been a major theme of ecological research. The range and changes in the distribution of a species are important parameters to assess conservation status. Robust assessment of factors affecting species distribution and abundance contribute to the identification of conservation issues, appropriate scale(s) for species conservation and key stakeholders. Through this thesis, I have attempted to understand how distribution and abundance of a large-ranging and difficult-to-sample carnivore and its primary wild-prey species are affected by topographic, vegetation and land-use variables, at wide and fine spatial scales. I have focused on the snow leopard (_Panthera uncia_), the elusive, rare and endangered apex predator of the Central and South Asian mountain systems, and its main prey, blue sheep or bharal (_Pseudois nayaur_) and Asiatic ibex (_Capra sibirica_) for the work. I have utilized tools from quantitative ecology and social sciences through the thesis. |
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