ENVIS Technical Report: 43,  February 2012
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ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF DANDELI ANSHI TIGER RESERVE
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Ramachandra TV               Subash Chandran MD              Rao GR               Amit Yadav               Gururaja KV
Karthick B              Uttam Kumar              Durga Madhab Mahapatra              D.M. Vishnu
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Annexure I: Proposed research in DATR and probable institutions/persons


Sr. No. Topic Long term/Short term* Institution/person
1 Vegetation type and composition study Long term (3years) EWRG
2 Habitat preference of tigers Long term WII/WCS/NCF
3 Source Sink dynamics of tiger in DATR landscape Long term WII/WCS/NCF
4 The causes of low density of herbivores and the measures to boost the population Long term WII/WCS/NCF
5 a)The impact of teak on the habitat quality of the reserve
b)Measures to upgrade/improve habitat conditions		 a) Short term
b) Long term 		a) EWRG/KFD
b) EWRG/KFD/UAS
6 Impact of village relocation on the animal density of the reserve Long term COF, Sirsi/ WII
7 Management of grasslands within the DATR Long term EWRG, KFD, UAS
8 Conversion of abandoned/fallow paddy fields into swamps Long term EWRG, KFD,
9 Incidence of foot and mouth disease/ Reinderpest in the past and possible recurrence in future Short term IAH and VB,
10 Epidemiological studies on carnivores and ungulates Long term IAH and VB,
11 Impact of livestock grazing, firewood and NTFP collection on the ecosystem of DATR Long term EWRG, Local colleges
12 A study on traditional, indigenous knowledge in DATR Short term Local NGO’s, Biodiversity Board of Karnataka
13 a) Socio-economic profile of DATR and alternative livelihood options
b) Studies on indigenous forest dwelling communities like Kunbi, Gowli, etc. 		Long term University of Mysore, ISEC,
KUD,
14 Ecotourism potential and possible impact on the reserve Long term WII, ATREE, KUD
15 Socio-economic and cultural  impact on the relocated people Long term KUD
16 Studies on reptiles, amphibians, arboreal mammals, butterflies, insects etc. Long term Amphibians – EWRG, Reptiles – CES,
Arboreal mammals – CES,
17 Impact on wildlife of traditional hunting practices Long term KUD, KFD
18 The modus operandi in wildlife poaching Long term KFD
19 Reclamation of mining areas with natural vegetation replacing Acacia auriculiformis gradually Long term COF
20 Man-animal conflicts and mitigation measures Long term ANCF
21 Inventory and conservation status of major plant taxa Long term EWRG
22 Assessment of waterquality in major streams in river Kali
  1. Ground water recharge in the reserve, siltation rate in the reservoir
 Long term EWRG
23 Impact of management practices on vegetation dynamics in DATR Long term COF, EWRG
24 Weed infestation problems and weed management practices for DATR Long term NCBS, EWRG
25 Fire ecology and fire control measures Long term KFD, COF,
26 Design of spatial decision support system Long term EWRG
27 Impact of vehicular movement on wildlife in and around DATR Long term COF, KUD, local NGO’s
28 Impact of Ulvi and Kavla fairs on the ecosystem on DATR and mitigation measures Long term KUD, Local colleges, NGO’s
29 Scat analysis and genetic mapping of tigers of DATR Long term WII, WCS, NCBS, CCMB
30 Carrying capacity of the reserve with respect to important mammal species Long term WII/WCS/ANCF/NCF
31 Designing awareness programmes for different categories of people and developing course curricula and study material Long term CEE, KUD, Local colleges, NGO’s, KSOU
32 Assessing the impact of awareness programme on conservation in DATR Long term CEE, KUD, Local colleges, NGO’s, KSOU
33 Locating sources of water and creation of artificial sources of water in DATR Long term EWRG, KFD
34 Soil studies Long term UAS, NBSSLUP
35 Plant-animal interactions Long term WII, CES,
36 Staff training programmes in wildlife management and forest ecology Long term In collaboration with the institutes mentioned above
37 Phenological studies and mapping of key stone resources Long term  
38 Training local people in fire and tourism management Long term  
39 Preparation of field manuals  for use by forest ground staff Long term  
* long term indicates  more than a year; short term indicates less than a year

Abbreviations :
EWRG – Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science
WII – Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun
WCS – Wildlife conservation society, Bangalore
KFD – Karnataka Forest Department
COF – College of Forestry,
UAS – University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwar
IAH – Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Biologicals
NCF – Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore
ISEC – Institute for Social and economic change, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore.
ATREE – Asoka Trust for Research in Environment and Ecology
KUD – Karnatak University, Dharwar
ANCF – Asian Nature Conservation Foundation
NCBS – National Centre for Biological Sciences
CCMB – Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad
CEE – Centre for Environmental Education
KSOU – Karnataka State Open University
NBSSLUP – National Bureau of Soil Sample Land Use Planning, Bellary road, Bangalore

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