III In-House Research Seminar 17-18 September, 2007

III Internal Annual Research Seminar 17th & 18th September, 2007 P R O G R A M M E Seminar Chairperson: Sh. V.B. Sawarkar, Chairman, TRAC
Day One : Monday, 17^th September 2007
0910 – 0920 hrs	Welcome Address – Dr. V.B. Mathur, Dean, Faculty of Sciences
0920 – 0930 hrs	Inaugural Address - Sh. V.B. Sawarkar, Chairman, TRAC
Session - 1 Studies on coastal and marine biodiversity
Session Chairperson	Sh. A. Udhayan, Senior Reader
Co- Chairperson	Dr. K. Sivakumar, Senior Lecturer
0930 – 0950 hrs	The deployment of satellite transmitters on olive ridley turtles along the Orissa coast and the current status of their response. - Basudev Tripathy, RA
0950 – 1010 hrs	An investigation on the relationship of offshore distribution patterns of olive ridley turtles and mass nesting along the Rushikulya rookery of Orissa. - R. Suresh Kumar, SRF
1010 – 1030 hrs	Assessment of factors that impact the offshore congregation and onshore nesting density of olive ridley sea turtles in the Devi river rookery of Orissa. - Subrata Kumar Behera, SRF
1030 – 1050 hrs	Changes in the geomorphological features in the onshore nesting habitat and the status of other factors in the offshore habitat of olive ridley turtles in Gahirmatha rookery of Orissa. - Sandeep Ranjan Mishra, SRF
1050 – 1110 hrs	An ecological assessment of the critical habitats of the three sympatric species of marine turtles in the Lakshadweep islands. - Sruthi Kumar, JRF
1110 – 1130 hrs	Tea
1130 – 1150 hrs	Discussion.
Session - 2 BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT AND WILDLIFE MONITORING
Session Chairperson	Sh, A. K. Bhardwaj, Professor
Co-Chairperson	Dr. Ruchi Badola, Senior Reader
1150 – 1210 hrs	Ecological studies in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan. - Krishnendu Mondal, JRF
1210 – 1225 hrs	Ecological assessment of timberline ecotone in western Himalaya with special reference to climate change and anthropogenic pressures. - Bhupendra S. Adhikari, Reader
1225 – 1245 hrs	Ecological assessment of the sites proposed as protected areas in the mitigation plan of Sardar Sarovar project, Gujarat. - A. Pragatheesh, TA
1245 – 1305 hrs	Ecology of two endemic turtles in the Western Ghats, south India. - Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Senior Lecturer
1305 – 1325 hrs	Habitat characteristics and level of disturbance in the Rajaji-Corbett and Gola river corridors for tiger conservation in Terai Arc Landscape. - Meraj Anwar, JRF
1325 – 1430 hrs	Lunch
1430 – 1450 hrs	A study on insect diversity in Chilla Wildlife Sanctuary, following Gujjar relocation. - V.P. Uniyal, Reader
1450 – 1515 hrs	Discussion
Session - 3 VEGETATION STUDIES
Session Chairperson	Dr. B.K. Mishra, Professor
Co-Chairperson	Dr. B.S. Adhikari, Reader
1515 – 1535 hrs	Chital and livestock in Gir: Impact on vegetation. - Chittaranjan Dave, TA
1535 – 1555 hrs	An assessment of plant diversity and wildlife use in teak plantations in Anamalais, Western Ghats. - S. Harikrishnan, JRF
1555 – 1615 hrs	Forest vegetation in the outer fringes of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary: Community structure, composition and anthropogenic pressures. - Gajendra Singh, JRF
1615 – 1630 hrs	Tea
1630 – 1650 hrs	Orchid Project in Uttarakhand: Summary of findings and recommendations. - Jeewan Singh Jalal, SRF
1650 – 1710 hrs	Orchid Project in Jharkhand: Summary of findings and recommendations. - Pankaj Kumar, SRF
1710 – 1730 hrs	Discussion.
Session - 4 AVIFAUNAL STUDIES
Session Chairperson	Dr. S. Sathyakumar, Senior Reader
Co-Chairperson	Dr. K. Vasudevan, Senior Lecturer
1730 – 1750 hrs	An assessment of the current distribution and trait characteristics of Red Junglefowl. - Merwyn Fernandes, JRF
1750 – 1800 hrs	species numbers and densities in the east and west Himalayas. - Dhananjai Mohan, Professor
1800 – 1820 hrs	Monitoring of satellite-wetlands around Keoladeo National Park for water birds. - Ashok Verma, RA
1820 – 1835 hrs	Discussion.
Day Two : Tuesday, 18^th September 2007
Session - 5 STUDIES ON UNGULATES
Session Chairperson	Dr. S.A. Hussain, Senior Reader
Co-Chairperson	Sh. D. Chakraborty, Reader
0900 – 0915 hrs	Ecology and monitoring of wild ungulates in Changchenmo valley, Ladakh. - G.S. Rawat, Professor
0915 – 0935 hrs	Population structure of Sangai Cervus eldi eldi and Hog deer Axis porcinus in Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur. - Sangeeta Angom, SRF
0935 – 0955 hrs	A study on the nutritive value of food plants of Sangai in wild. - Naglian Vaiphei, SRF
0955 – 1010 hrs	Discussion
Session - 6A STUDIES ON CARNIVORES
Session Chairperson	Sh. N.K. Vasu, Professor
Co-Chairperson	Dr. Parag Nigam, Reader
1010 – 1030 hrs	Ecological aspect of the Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis in Kutch: Preliminary findings. - Kamlesh Kumar Maurya, TA
1030 – 1050 hrs	Food habits of leopard in Mandi and Hamirpur districts, Himachal Pradesh. - Devender Kumar, SRF
1050 – 1110 hrs	Food habits and prey availability of tigers in Pench National Park and Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh. - Aniruddha Majumder, JRF
1110 – 1120 hrs	Discussion.
1120 – 1135 hrs	Tea
SESSION – 6B STUDIES ON CARNIVORES
Session Chairperson	Sh. Qamar Qureshi, Senior Reader
Co-Chairperson	Dr. V.P. Uniyal, Reader
1135 – 1155 hrs	Population estimation of tigers in Ranthambhore National Park using different methods. - Randeep Singh, JRF and Udyan Bothakur, JRF
1155 – 1215 hrs	Distribution and relative abundance of Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir. - Samina Amin Charoo, JRF
1215 – 1235 hrs	Characterisation of habitats and their use by Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus in Dachigam National Park, Kashmir. - Lalit Kumar Sharma, JRF
1235 – 1255 hrs	Food habits of brown bear Ursus arctos in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary: Preliminary findings. - Rajkishore Mohanta, TA
1255 – 1315 hrs	Status and distribution of sun bear Helarctos malayanus in Mizoram: Preliminary findings. - Lalthanpuia, JRF
1315 – 1415 hrs	Lunch
1415 – 1435 hrs	Human-sloth bear conflict in and around Mount Abu and Jessore Wildlife Sanctuaries. - Prakash Mardaraj, JRF
1435 – 1555 hrs	Social organization and dispersal of Asiatic lions: Research achievements and way ahead. - Kaushik Banerjee, JRF
1455 – 1530 hrs	Discussion
SESSION - 7 MOLECULAR GENETICS AND FORENSIC STUDIES
Session Chairperson	Dr. S.P. Goyal, Professor
Co-Chairperson	Smt. Bitapi C. Sinha, Senior Reader
1530 – 1550 hrs	Genetic diversity based on genotyping in tigers of Central India: Preliminary findings. - Sudhanshu Mishra, JRF
1550 – 1610 hrs	Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA variations in north-western Tiger population of India: Preliminary findings. - Imran Khan, TA
1610 – 1630 hrs	Tea
1630 – 1650 hrs	DNA profiling of Indian species: Dealing closely related species. - Ranjana, RA
1650 – 1710 hrs	Standardization of DNA extraction protocols and optimization of PCR condition for microsatellite analysis to assess the purity of Red Junglefowl (RJF) in India. - Mukesh Thakur, JRF
1710 – 1730 hrs	Discussion
SESSION - 8 FIELD TECHNIQUES AND HUMAN DIMENSION STUDIES
Session Chairperson	Dr. Sushant Chowdhary, Professor
Co-Chairperson	Dr. N.P.S. Chauhan, Senior Reader
1730 – 1750 hrs	Anthropogenic pressures in Keibul Lamjao National Park: Preliminary survey. - Sanggai Leima, JRF
1750 – 1810 hrs	Wild pig-proof power fencing and its efficacy in Jaitpur village outside Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. - Kuldeep Singh Barwal, SRF
1810 – 1820 hrs	An integrated approach to reduce the vulnerability of local community to environmental degradation in the western Himalayas, India. - Ruchi Badola, Senior Reader
1820 – 1830 hrs	Evaluating effectiveness of interpretive facilities in enhancing conservation awareness in select tiger reserves in India. - Bitapi C. Sinha, Senior Reader
1830 – 1845 hrs	Discussion
1845 – 1900 hrs	Concluding remarks by the Chairman, TRAC and Director, WII.
1900 – 1905 hrs	Vote of thanks by Smt. Bitapi C. Sinha, Senior Reader
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