INDIA MAP EXPLORER — Research by State, Landscape & Whole Country
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CHRONOLOGICAL REGION INDEX (LATEST FIRST) • English
30 verified dispatches across 30 regions
- 📅 2022 8 States
Subtropical & Temperate Forest Belt, Meghalaya & Arunachal Pradesh
East Khasi Hills & West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh • Attributed: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura
Climate, Air & Water #Climate & Carbon#Remote SensingHow Northeast India's Forests Lock Away Carbon"Satellite Based Integrated Approaches to Modelling Spatial Carbon Stock and Carbon Sequestration Potential of Different Land Uses of Northeast India"Authors: R. Bordoloi, B. Das, O. P. Tripathi, U. K. Sahoo, A. J. NathDOI:10.1016/j.indic.2021.100166 - 📅 2020 West Bengal
Northern West Bengal Dooars & Darjeeling Foothills
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Ecology#Human-Wildlife ConflictWhen Giants Walk the Fields: Elephant Crop Raids in North Bengal"Elephants in the Neighborhood: Patterns of Crop-Raiding by Asian Elephants within a Fragmented Landscape of Eastern India"Authors: Dipanjan Naha, Suraj Kumar Dash, A. Chettri, Akashdeep Roy, Sambandam SathyakumarDOI:10.7717/peerj.9399 - 📅 2020 Rajasthan
Jhalana Reserve Forest, Jaipur Aravalli Hills
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Ecology#Carnivore BiologyCity Leopards: How Big Cats Share Jaipur's Urban Forest"A Camera-Trap Home-Range Analysis of the Indian Leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) in Jaipur, India"Authors: Swapnil Kumbhojkar, Reuven Yosef, Abhinav Mehta, Shrey RakholiaDOI:10.3390/ani10091600 - 📅 2020 Kerala
Wayanad, Nilambur & Palakkad Forest Divisions, Kerala
Wayanad, Kerala
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Human-Wildlife Conflict#Conservation PolicyWhat Compensation Records Reveal About Kerala's Elephant Conflict"Human-Elephant Conflict in Kerala, India: A Rapid Appraisal Using Compensation Records"Authors: Asmita Sengupta, V. V. Binoy, Sindhu RadhakrishnaDOI:10.1007/s10745-020-00128-6 - 📅 2018 🇮🇳 Whole Country (Pan-India)
National Capital Region (Delhi), Bengaluru & Pune Urban-Rural Airsheds
Central Delhi, Delhi • Attributed: Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
Climate, Air & Water #Atmospheric Science#Public HealthSeasons of Smoke: How Regional Fires Fuel Urban Smog in Indian Metros"Seasonal Impact of Regional Outdoor Biomass Burning on Air Pollution in Three Indian Cities: Delhi, Bengaluru, and Pune"Authors: Tianjia Liu, Miriam E. Marlier, Ruth S. DeFries, Daniel M. Westervelt, Karen R. Xia, Arlene M. Fiore, Loretta J. Mickley - 📅 2018 Karnataka
Chikkamagaluru Shade-Coffee Agroforestry Landscapes, Bhadra Basin
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka
Forests & Landscapes #Agroecology#MammalogyNight Patrols Over Western Ghats Coffee Estates"Responses of Aerial Insectivorous Bats to Local and Landscape-Level Features of Coffee Agroforestry Systems in Western Ghats, India"Authors: Shasank Ongole, Mahesh Sankaran, Krithi K. KaranthDOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0201648 - 📅 2018 Karnataka
Netravathi & Kumaradhara Headwater Streams, Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Belt
Hassan, Karnataka
Climate, Air & Water #Freshwater Ecology#HydrologyDammed Waters and Fragmented Rivers: The Hidden Cost of Small Hydropower"Fish Community Responses to Stream Flow Alterations and Habitat Modifications by Small Hydropower Projects in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India"Authors: Suman Jumani, Shishir Rao, Nachiket Kelkar, Siddarth Machado, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Srinivas VaidyanathanDOI:10.1002/aqc.2904 - 📅 2016 Madhya Pradesh
Kanha Tiger Reserve (Kanha, Kisli, Mukki & Supkhar Ranges)
Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Wildlife Ecology#Distance SamplingThe Heart of Kanha: How Inviolate Wilderness Multiplies Prey for Tigers"Effect of Human Use, Season and Habitat on Ungulate Density in Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India"Authors: Neha Awasthi, Ujjwal Kumar, Qamar Qureshi, Anup Pradhan, J. S. Chauhan, Y. V. JhalaDOI:10.1007/s10113-016-0953-z - 📅 2014 5 States
Shivamogga & Western Ghats Tick-Borne Endemic Belt
Shivamogga, Karnataka • Attributed: Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
One Health & Livelihoods #Public Health#Zoonotic DiseaseTracking 'Monkey Fever' Across the Western Ghats"Monkey Fever Unbound: The Spread of Kyasanur Forest Disease from Its Forest Stronghold in India"Authors: Richard Stone - 📅 2013 2 States
Valparai Plateau & Anamalai-Parambikulam Tea-Forest Mosaic
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu • Attributed: Tamil Nadu, Kerala
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Mammalian Biology#Landscape EcologyGiants Across the Anamalai Range: Asian Elephant Habitats and Conflict Hotspots"A Landscape-Level Assessment of Asian Elephant Habitat, its Population and Elephant–Human Conflict in the Anamalai Hill Ranges of Southern Western Ghats, India"Authors: Nagarajan Baskaran, Govindarajan Kannan, Uthrapathy Anbarasan, Anisha Thapa, Raman SukumarDOI:10.1016/j.mambio.2013.04.007 - 📅 2013 4 States
Western Himalaya & Trans-Himalaya (Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti & Leh-Ladakh Altitudinal Belt)
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh • Attributed: Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Forests & Landscapes #Montane Ecology#Pollination BiologyWings Over the Apple Orchards: Pollinator Diversity and the Himalayan Fruit Crisis"Butterflies and Bees in the Indian Himalayas: Pollinator Diversity, Altitudinal Shifts, and Orchard Ecosystem Services"Authors: L. M. S. Palni, Pradeep Mehta, Bhawana Kapoti, Ravindra Joshi - 📅 2013 🇮🇳 Whole Country (Pan-India)
All-India Tiger Landscapes (Shivalik, Central India, Western Ghats, NE & Sundarbans)
Mandla (Kanha Core Reference), Madhya Pradesh • Attributed: Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Wildlife Conservation#Conservation TechnologyEvery Tiger Has a Unique Barcode: India's National Camera-Trap Database"India to Establish a National Database of Camera-Trapped Tigers"Authors: Narendra Patil, N. Samba Kumar, Prerna Bindra - 📅 2013 Kerala
Munnar High-Range Shola Sky Islands & Eravikulam Massif
Idukki, Kerala
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Ornithology#Montane EcologyJewels of the High Sholas: Bird Diversity in the Munnar Cloud Forests"Bird Diversity of Protected Areas in Munnar Hills, Western Ghats"Authors: Praveen J., P. O. Nameer - 📅 2012 3 States
Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary & Rayala Elephant Reserve, Southern Eastern Ghats
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh • Attributed: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Forests & Landscapes #Landscape Ecology#Wildlife CorridorsLifelines Across Broken Forests: Wildlife Corridor Connectivity in Chittoor"Conserving Biodiversity Outside Protected Areas: Analysis of a Potential Wildlife Corridor in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India"Authors: Diya Paul - 📅 2012 Arunachal Pradesh
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary & Pakke Foothills, West Kameng
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
Coexistence & Governance #Community Ecology#OrnithologyThe Forest Wave: Multispecies Songbird Alliances in the Eastern Himalayas"Patterns of Species Participation Across Multiple Mixed-Species Flock Types in a Tropical Forest in Northeastern India"Authors: Umesh Srinivasan, Rashid Hasnain Raza, Suhel QuaderDOI:10.1080/00222933.2012.717644 - 📅 2012 Karnataka
Ponnampet & Nagarahole Fringe Coffee Estates, Kodagu
Kodagu, Karnataka
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Human-Wildlife Conflict#Community ConservationHow a Kodagu Village Saved a Trapped Tigress Through Calm Restraint"Kodagu Villagers Demonstrate a Model Response to Managing Human-Tiger Conflict"Authors: K. Ullas Karanth - 📅 2011 Jharkhand
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Chota Nagpur Plateau
East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Avian Ecology#Sanctuary ManagementWings Over the Dalma Hills: Avian Community Survey in Jharkhand"A Preliminary Survey on the Avian Community of Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India"Authors: Sushant Kumar Verma - 📅 2011 🇮🇳 Whole Country (Pan-India)
32 Project Elephant Reserves Across 4 Regional Landscapes of India
Nilgiris & Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats Core, Karnataka • Attributed: Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
Coexistence & Governance #Conservation Policy#Landscape GovernanceGajah: India's Master Blueprint to Protect Wild Elephants and Rural Neighbours"Gajah: Securing the Future for the Elephant in India (Report of the Elephant Task Force)"Authors: Mahesh Rangarajan, Ajay Desai, Raman Sukumar, P. S. Easa, Vivek Menon - 📅 2011 🇮🇳 Whole Country (Pan-India)
All-India Agro-Climatic Zones & Rural Livestock Belts
Anand & Indo-Gangetic Dairy Belt, Gujarat • Attributed: Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
One Health & Livelihoods #Agriculture & Rural Economy#Dairy & LivestockHow Dairy Cooperatives and Fisheries Power Rural India's Food Security"National Livestock, Dairy Development, and Inland-Marine Fisheries Assessment (Annual Report 2010–11)"Authors: Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries - 📅 2010 Odisha
Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary & Similipal-Hadagarh Corridor
Balasore, Odisha
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Avian Ecology#Sanctuary ManagementWings of the Sal Forests: Avian Life in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary"Avifauna of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa, India"Authors: Sunit K. Das - 📅 2010 Rajasthan
Sariska Tiger Reserve, Aravalli Hills
Alwar, Rajasthan
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Carnivore Ecology#Reintroduction BiologyReturn of the King: Monitoring Reintroduced Tigers in Sariska"Monitoring of Reintroduced Tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Western India: Preliminary Findings on Home Range, Prey Selection and Food Habits"Authors: K. Sankar, Qamar Qureshi, Parag Nigam, P. K. Malik, P. R. Sinha, R. N. Mehrotra, Rajesh Gopal, Subhadeep Bhattacharjee, Krishnendu Mondal, Shilpi Gupta - 📅 2009 🇮🇳 Whole Country (Pan-India)
Saharanpur Wood-Carving & Poplar-Eucalyptus Agroforestry Cluster
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh • Attributed: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
Coexistence & Governance #Forest Economics#Carbon SequestrationArtisan Timber Vaults: Carbon Storage in Saharanpur Woodcrafts"Benefits of carbon markets to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in harvested wood products: A case study from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India"Authors: Anindita Bhattacharyya Sarkar, T. R. Manoharan - 📅 2009 3 States
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Nilgiri Biosphere
Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu • Attributed: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Carnivore Ecology#Prey SelectionStripes and Spots: Big Cat Diets in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve"Food habits and prey selection of tiger and leopard in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India"Authors: T. Ramesh, V. Snehalatha, K. Sankar, Qamar Qureshi - 📅 2008 Andhra Pradesh
Telineelapuram, Nelapattu & Kolleru Heronries, Coastal Andhra Pradesh
Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Avian Ecology#Wetland ConservationProtecting the Village Nesting Trees of Andhra Pradesh's Painted Storks"Conservation of Painted Stork Habitats in Andhra Pradesh"Authors: Chiranjibi Pattanaik, S. Narendra Prasad, C. Sudhakar Reddy - 📅 2008 3 States
Sindhudurg & Kolhapur Tillari Sahyadri Dispersal Corridor
Sindhudurg, Maharashtra • Attributed: Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Human-Elephant Conflict#Wildlife DispersalForest Giants Return: Wild Elephants in Southern Maharashtra"Man-Elephant Conflict in Sindhudurg and Kolhapur Districts of Maharashtra, India: Case Study of a State Coming to Terms with Presence of Wild Elephants"Authors: Jayant Kulkarni, Dr. Prachi Mehta, Umesh Hiremath - 📅 2007 3 States
Satpura, Vindhya, Maikal &Vidarbha Forest Complexes
Narmadapuram (Pachmarhi Biosphere), Madhya Pradesh • Attributed: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Entomology#Biodiversity Inventory174 Butterfly Species Mapped Across the Heart of India"A Checklist of Butterflies of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh States, India"Authors: Kailash Chandra, R. M. Sharma, Ajit Singh, R. K. Singh - 📅 2007 Maharashtra
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, Chandrapur District
Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Botany & Plant Ecology#Forest PhytosociologyInside the Teak, Bamboo, and Meadow Mosaic of Tadoba National Park"Diversity of Plant Communities in Tadoba National Park, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India"Authors: C. Kunhikannan, N. Rama Rao, S. S. Bisen - 📅 2006 Karnataka
Hessarghata Lake & Arkavathi Grassland Basin, North-West Bengaluru
Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Raptor Ecology#Avian MigrationWinter Twilight Over Hesaraghatta: Bengaluru's Migratory Harrier Roosts"Preliminary Observations on the Ecology of Harriers (Circus sp.) Roosting at Hessarghata, North Bangalore in Karnataka, South India with Special Reference to Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)"Authors: Ashok Verma - 📅 2004 Odisha
Gahirmatha, Rushikulya & Devi River Mouth Mass Nesting Beaches
Kendrapara, Odisha
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Marine Biology#HerpetologyCounting the Mass Nesting of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles on Odisha's Beaches"An Assessment of the Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) Nesting Population in Orissa, India"Authors: Kartik Shanker, Bivash Pandav, B. C. ChoudhuryDOI:10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00104-6 - 📅 2004 Uttarakhand
Chilla & Ramgarh Ranges, Rajaji Tiger Reserve Shivalik Hills
Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Wildlife & Biodiversity #Plant-Animal Interactions#Seed Dispersal EcologyHow Deer and Langurs Spread Amla Trees Across Rajaji National Park"Frugivory of Phyllanthus emblica at Rajaji National Park, Northwest India"Authors: Soumya Prasad, A. Pittet, Raman Sukumar