Senior Research Fellow
Rajat has completed his Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation. He is interested in understanding the influence of anthropogenic activities and climate change on ecosystem processes and services. He currently works on forest fragmentation and its influence on wildlife movement and ecosystem services.
Ongoing Projects
Completed Projects
Publications
Report
- Elephant on the Zebra Crossing: Predicting human-elephant conflict to inform urban development in and around Bengaluru city. Jayadevanetal_2023_report.pdf (6.16 MB)
- Hydrological health of the Tuivang river system
- Aquatic biodiversity of the Tuivang river system
- Climate variability and trends in ecosystem services in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Experiences and learnings from pilot payments made to local residents to enhance and conserve biodiversity
Journal Article
- Invasion of natural grasslands by exotic trees increases flood risks in mountainous landscapes in South India
- Prioritizing India’s landscapes for biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being WLB_Srivathsaetal_2023_NatSustan.pdf (3.28 MB)
- Bits and pieces: Forest fragmentation by linear intrusions in India Nayaketal_2020_paper_landusepolicy.pdf (6.55 MB)
- Efficient Reservoir Management through Deep Reinforcement Learning
- Navigating paved paradise: Evaluating landscape permeability to movement for large mammals in two conservation priority landscapes in India
- The role of geography, environment, and genetic divergence on the distribution of pikas in the Himalaya