XXI Annual Research Seminar 2007

XXI Annual Research Seminar 19th & 20th September, 2007 P R O G R A M M E Seminar Chairperson: Shri V.B.Sawarkar, Chairman, TRAC
FIRST DAY - Wednesday, 19th September, 2007
0900– 0925 hrs	Registration
0925– 0930 hrs	Welcome Address – Director, WII
0930 – 0935 hrs	Introduction to the Annual Research Seminar – Dr. K. Sankar, Research Coordinator
0935 – 0945 hrs	Release of field guide ‘Tiger beetles of Shivaliks, Himachal Pradesh’. Release of report ‘Natural Resource Ecology and Management in the Himalaya’. Release of report ‘Studies on animal-habitat interactions in the buffer zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve’
0945 – 1000 hrs	Wildlife Research - Management Interface : Global Experience - Alan Rodgers, Former Chief Technical Advisor, UNDP
Session - 1 Studies on large carnivores
Session Chairperson : Sh. S.C. Dey, Secretary General, Global Tiger Forum, New Delhi Co-Chairpersons : 1. Dr. R.B. Lal, Director, Wildlife Preservation, MoEF, Govt. of India, New Delhi 2. Dr. Y.V. Jhala, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India
1000 – 1025 hrs	Spatial organisation and predation ecology of tigers in Kanha Tiger Reserve. - V. Joseph, SRF
1025 – 1050 hrs	Response of tiger and wild ungulate populations to human disturbance in Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand: Spatial and seasonal variations. - Abishek Harihar, JRF
1050 – 1110 hrs	Group Photograph and High Tea
1110 – 1135 hrs	A study on status and ecology of leopard Panthera pardus in Pauri Garhwal Himalayas. - Devendra Singh, SRF
1135 – 1155 hrs	Evaluating the effect of design and sampling intensity on estimating tiger population and density. - Deep Contractor, X-M.Sc. Student
1155 – 1225 hrs	Sampling strategies for identifying tiger individuals using non-invasive techniques and population estimation. - S.P. Goyal, Professor
1225 – 1255 hrs	Discussion
1255 – 1400 hrs	Lunch
Session - 2 Molecular genetics and forensic studies
Session Chairperson : Sh. Vinay Tandon, Addl. PCCF(WL) and CWLW, Himachal Pradesh Co-Chairpersons : 1. Sh. Srikant Chandola, Addl. PCCF (WL) and CWLW, Uttarakhand 2. Dr. P.K. Mathur, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India
1400 – 1420 hrs	Novel approaches for species characterization from hair. - Vivek Sahajpal, SRF
1420 – 1440 hrs	Characterization of species from bone, tusk, rhino horn and antler to deal wildlife offence cases. - Rina Rani Singh
1440 – 1455 hrs	Discussion
1455 – 1520 hrs	Tea
Session - 3 avifaunal studies
Session Chairperson : Sh. Shishir Sinha, Secretary, Dept. of Forests & Environment, Govt. of Bihar Co-Chairpersons : 1. Dr. Erach Bharucha, Director, BVIEER, Pune 2. Sh. Dhananjai Mohan, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India
1520 – 1540 hrs	Key areas project: On the surveys of pheasants and partridges in Uttarakhand. - K. Ramesh, WPA- Research Affiliate
1540 – 1600 hrs	An ecological reconnaissance of colonial nesting birds in Bhitarkanika mangroves, Orissa, India. - Gopi, G.V
1600 – 1620 hrs	Winter ecology of three species of sympatric Phylloscopus warblers. - Mousumi Ghosh, X-M.Sc. Student
1620 – 1635 hrs	Discussion
Session - 4 STUDIES ON ARTHROPODS
Session Chairperson : Dr. R.K. Sinha, Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Patna University, Patna Co-Chairpersons : 1. Sh. L.R. Thanga, CWLW, Mizoram 2. Dr. Asha Rajvanshi, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India
1635 – 1655 hrs	Diversity of spiders in Terai Conservation Area: Untangling habitat association and disturbance effects from burning. - Upamanyu Hore, SRF
1655 – 1715 hrs	The functioning of bioindicators: A field study perspective from the Shivalik Landscape, Himachal Pradesh. - Vinay Bhargav, JRF
1715 – 1730 hrs	Discussion
2000 hrs onwards	*Dinner*
SECOND DAY - THURSDAY, 20th September, 2007 Session - 5 STUDIES ON VEGETATION, UNGULATES-HABITAT AND HUMAN ASPECTS
Session Chairperson : Dr. D. Pandey, Director General, Forest Survey of India, Dehra Dun Co-Chairpersons : 1. Dr. S.S. Negi, Director, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun 2. Dr. G.S. Rawat, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
0900 – 0935 hrs	Management of forests in India for biological diversity and forest productivity - A New Perspective. - P.K. Mathur, Professor
0935 – 0955 hrs	High resolution data (IRS P6 LISS IV) and its validation for enhanced application in PA management. - Neha Midha, SRF
0955 – 1015 hrs	Spatial distribution of ungulates and vegetation structure in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), Maharashtra. - Ambica Paliwal, SRF
1015 – 1035 hrs	An assessment of ecodevelopment initiatives in Periyar Tiger Reserve. - Anil Bhardwaj, Professor
1035 – 1055 hrs	Discussion.
1055 – 1120 hrs	Tea.
Session - 6 HERPETOFAUNAL STUDIES
Session Chairperson : Sh. S.K. Mukherjee, Former Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun Co-Chairpersons : 1. Dr. Sushil K. Dutta, Professor, Dept. of Zoology, North Orissa Univ., Orissa 2. Sh. Anup Nayak, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India
1120 – 1140 hrs	An evaluation of endemism in herpetofaunal assemblages in the Western Ghats using molecular techniques. - Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Senior Lecturer
1140 – 1200 hrs	Ecological aspects of Indian spiny-tailed lizard Uromastyx hardwickii in Kutch. - Sutirtha Dutta, TA
1200 – 1220 hrs	A taxonomic evaluation of three endemic frog genera of the Western Ghats. - Varun Torsekar, X-M.Sc. Student
1220 – 1235hrs	Discussion.
SESSION - 7 STUDIES ON COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY
Session Chairperson : Sh. Pradeep Khanna, PCCF (WL) and CWLW, Gujarat Co-Chairperson : 1. Sh. A.N. Prasad, Director, Project Elephant, MoEF, Govt. of India, New Delhi 2. Sh. B.C. Choudhury, Professor, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
1235 – 1255 hrs	An assessment of conservation and protection status of costal and marine biodiversity hotspots in India. - K.R. Sarvanan, JRF
1255 – 1315 hrs	An update on the assessment of current status of certain threatened and protected marine fauna in trade in India. - Sajan John, JRF
1315 – 1330 hrs	Discussion
1330 – 1430 hrs	Lunch
SPECIAL SESSION STATUS MONITORING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES AND RESTORATION OF CRITICAL HABITATS
Session Chairperson : Sh. Vinod Rishi, Former Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehra Dun Co-Chairperson : 1. Dr. Anmol Kumar, Dy. IGF (WL), MoEF, Govt. of India, New Delhi 2. Dr. V.B. Mathur, Dean, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun
1430 – 1455 hrs	An assessment of the current status of Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus in India. - B.C. Choudhury, Professor & S. Sathyakumar, Senior Reader
1455 – 1520 hrs	The Science of Tiger Monitoring. - Y.V. Jhala, Professor & Qamar Qureshi, Senior Reader
1520 – 1545 hrs	Lantana eradication as part of habitat restoration in Corbett Tiger Reserve. - Rajiv Bhartari, Field Director, Corbett Tiger Reserve
1545 – 1605 hrs	Use of sensors network technology in wildlife research. - Prabhat Ranjan, Professor, DAIICT, Gandhinagar
1605 - 1620 hrs	Tea
1620 - 1645 hrs	Comments on the Annual Research Seminar.
1645 – 1700 hrs	Presentation of Awards (ARS Presentations and Photography Competition).
1700 - 1715 hrs	Concluding Remarks – Shri V.B. Sawarkar, Chairman, TRAC.
1715 – 1725 hrs	Vote of Thanks – Dr. K. Sankar, Research Coordinator.
THIRD DAY - FRIDAY, 21st September, 2007
1000 hrs onwards ...	XVIII MEETING OF THE TRAINING, RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC COUNCIL (TRAC) *(For TRAC members only)*
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