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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 Dens are crucial for the survival of all canids; however, for meso-carnivores such as Southeast Asian red foxes, denning is of greater importance as they utilize dens throughout the year for protection, resting and breeding.
Hussain S. Reshamwala +3 more
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of aufeis in the Tso Moriri basin, eastern Ladakh, India
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 81-93, January/March 2023., 2023 Abstract Aufeis is a common phenomenon in cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere that develops during winter by successive water overflow and freezing on ice‐covered surfaces. Most studies on aufeis occurrence focus on regions in North America and Siberia, while research in High Mountain Asia (HMA) is still in an exploratory phase.
Dagmar Brombierstäudl +2 more
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Influence of anthropogenic factors on the waterbirds in Trans-Himalayan wetlands
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Understanding waterbird abundance and distribution in relation to environmental and anthropogenic factors can contribute to effective waterbird management in high altitude wetlands, although it remains a logistical challenge due to the harsh climate ...
Neeraj Mahar +4 more
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Midpoint attractor models resolve the mid‐elevation peak in Himalayan plant species richness
Ecography, Volume 44, Issue 11, Page 1665-1677, November 2021., 2021 The midpoint attractor (MPA) models of species richness integrate a unimodal environmental favourability gradient and neutral effects forced by geometric constraints and thus extend the ecologically neutral mid‐domain model. However, both alternative MPA algorithms assume that underlying environmental favourability peaks within the modelling domain ...
Martin Macek +5 more
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Human-Wildlife Conflict Management Strategy in Changthang Landscape, Ladakh.
, 2021 This report highlights the current state of Human-Wildlife Conflict in the Changthang Landscape in the union territory of Ladakh. A multi-pronged approach to mitigate human wildlife conflict that involves a genuine participation of affected communities in planning and implementing conflict mitigation strategies is ...
Rishi Kumar Sharma +3 more
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Livelihood, Sustainability and Change among Changpas of Changthang: Ladakh India
JOURNAL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY, 2021 Pastoral societies use animals as providers of food, fuel, fiber, draught power and transportation. However, nomadic, semi- nomadic and transhumant pastoralist societies have lifestyles that revolve mainly around their livestock. The transhumant pastoral societies inhabiting the high Himalayan areas exploit the seasonal abundance of grazing areas.
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Thresholds of territory, time, and intimacy [PDF]
, 2023 I began this author’s response sitting on a plush red and pink Chinese blanket; the familiar Himalaya was in view across the Indus River, in Ladakh which is now a Union Territory, not part of Jammu and Kashmir State (J&K) as it had been when I wrote the ...
Smith, Sara
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, 2021 Research and development in animal husbandry and products manufacturing are ongoing, and the results should be summarized from time to time and made available to the reader in order to increase their knowledge.The present publication seeks to present the
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\u3ci\u3eManepa\u3c/i\u3e in Ladakh: The Revival of a Religious Tradition [PDF]
, 2020 Among Buddhist religious specialists in Ladakh, there were until recently people called manepa, the Ladakhi pronunciation of the Tibetan word manipa, literally ‘the one [who recites] mani’.
Dollfus, Pascale
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Ectoparasite prevalence in Pashmina goats in Changthang: A pastoralnomadic area of Ladakh
The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2018 The present study was a part of the survey which was carried out on Pashmina goats during November 2014 to October 2015 from in and around Nyoma block of Leh in 13 villages. There were around 38,412 Pashmina goats in 228 flocks which were less than 8 years recorded from these areas. Young goats constituted around 15–20% of whole goat population.
MIR SHABIR +5 more
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