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Krishnanunni Thara Suresh Kumar
Master of Science in European Forestry (EMJMD)
Remote sensing and GIS, Spatial statistics, Bioeconomy, Qualitative research & Forest inventory and Modelling
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Introduction
Graduate in forestry with a genuine concern for forests and nature. Completed undergraduate project dissertation work on "Rapid Biodiversity Assessment in high altitudes of Munnar Territorial Division, South India" as a part of the Gol GEF UNDP IHRML project. Proficiency in Taxonomic identification (inc: birds, butterflies, odonates, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, spiders and flora) and Software knowledge(QGIS, PAST, R Studio, Adobe package).
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University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)
Position
- Graduate Student
Description
- Indulging myself in various advanced courses on remote sensing and GIS, spatial statistics, bioeconomy, qualitative research and forest inventory and modelling
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Publications (8)
A study was conducted at Munnar Forest Division Idukki District, Kerala, the southern Western Ghats, to assess the diversity of odonates. Around 44 species of odonates, which include 29 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) and 15 species of Zygoptera (damselflies). The odonate diversity of Munnar Forest Division accounted for 24.72 % of the odonates...
The diversity of odonates was documented from Madakkathara Grama Panchayath in the Thrissur District of Kerala state in southern India. Field surveys which were conducted from December 2018 to November 2019 recorded 47 odonates, including 32 species of dragonflies (Anisoptera) and 15 species of damselflies (Zygoptera). Among dragonflies, the family...
A study was conducted at Munnar Forest Division (MFD) Idukki district, Kerala, to assess the diversity of birds. The study highlights the importance of biodiversity documentation at high altitudes in the Western Ghats and focused on understanding information regarding the diversity, distribution, and habitat preference of the recorded bird species...
Quality Planting Material (QPM) may be
defined as "the production of uniform,
healthy, disease-free planting material
raised through seed or vegetative methods
with an overall goal to raise the
physiological and phytosanitary quality of
the plant and make it available to
stakeholders to increase productivity."
Particularly for economically...
India is home to a large variety of tree species, including 1,600 that are valuable as commercial timber, but only a small number of these species are traditionally used in handicrafts industry because the choice of trees for handicrafts depends on a number of factors with the availability of the species playing a key role. Wrightia tinctoria R.Br....
As we know, agroforestry is a beautiful combination of agriculture and forestry for enhancing production (food and wood) as well as protecting our environment. From
time immemorial, farmers started the practice of including trees in their farmlands for various purposes for various reasons, such as reducing risk from total crop failure, income gene...
Odonates has been recognized as bio-indicators that have implications for the state of the environment as a whole. They serve as a crucial instrument for many types of evaluations and monitoring, including the measurement of biodiversity, the health and integrity of wetlands or biological effects of climate change. The purpose of the current study...
Butterflies are insects beloved by all and as a group have been extensively studied. This short work was aimed at exploring the existing diversity of butterflies in a waterlogged area located at the heart of the city. The site was of an extent of 60-70 cents in the middle of Thampanoor City (8.492N 76.949E) with a variety of shrub species and a few...