Sutirtha Lahiri

• Doctor of Philosophy
• University of Minnesota

Although the study of bird acoustic communities has great potential to provide valuable conservation data, many aspects of their assembly and dynamics remain poorly understood. Grassland habitats in South Asia comprise distinct biomes with a unique avifauna, presenting an opportunity to address how community-level patterns in acoustic signal space...

The short communication describes how a Yellow-throated Marten was observed to raid a Great Hornbill Nest at Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh.

The poster aimed to highlight the difference in the sensitivity of acoustic recorders in studying and monitoring birds, with a particular focus on understanding the efficacy of low-cost passive recorders. We compared the Blue-throated Barbet (Psilogopon asiaticus- Low frequency) and the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus- High freque...

Trees have emerged as a key focus of global environmental policy. Several programs promote planting of trees outside forests (ToF), in places such as farms and grazing lands, due to the potential of trees to provide a wide variety of benefits to people and nature. Yet, our knowledge of human well-being outcomes of ToFs is limited, especially in Sou...

A diverse array of animals use a multidimensional acoustic space as a primary source of communication, especially in habitats where other signals are limited. However, in complex habitats, species must contend with other co-occurring species to send their message in a backdrop of ambient noise. This is exacerbated in closely related species that oc...

Unlike humans, political and physical boundaries do not limit animals that are long ranging. However, due to political, economic and social conflicts between countries, it is the wildlife that takes a hit. This has been recognized by many countries and effective measures of trans-boundary conservation have successfully been implemented. This has no...

Grasslands are contested ecosystems due to our scant understanding of their ecological and socio‐economic roles, and also due to the ambiguity in understanding what exactly constitutes them. This problem escalates in the absence of proper governance. In this paper, we explore the historical accounts of Indian grasslands to trace how they have shape...

India is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and hosts 10% of the planet’s biodiversity hotspots. In spite of this, all the major habitat types face pressure from rapid anthropogenic factors, including deforestation, habitat loss and conversion, land-use change, mega construction projects and indiscriminate hunting. Parallel to the im...

The diversity of animal acoustic signals has evolved due to multiple ecological processes, both biotic and abiotic. At the level of communities of signaling animals, these processes may lead to diverse outcomes, including partitioning of acoustic signals along multiple axes (divergent signal parameters, signaling locations, and timing). Acoustic da...

Although the study of bird acoustic communities has great potential in long-term monitoring and conservation, their assembly and dynamics remain poorly understood. Grassland habitats in South Asia comprise distinct biomes with unique avifauna, presenting an opportunity to address how community-level patterns in acoustic signal space arise. Similari...

Free-ranging dogs are among the top global invasive species with major impacts on biodiversity and humans. Academicians in conservation or allied fields are at the forefront of investigating this conflict. But are their opinions impaired by their emotional attachment with dogs? We investigated this question through an online survey that reached 360...