Dehra Dun
Project "Study of impacts of biotic disturbances on birds in western Himalayas and development of bird-habitat monitoring protocol"
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Essential Qualification
Masters degree in (Botany/Zoology/Forestry/Life Science/Experimental Biology/ Environment Sciences/Biological Sciences/Wildlife Sciences or any subject relevant to Wildlife Sciences) with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks, from a recognized University.
Desirable Qualification
Candidate should have good skills in bird identification and a decent knowledge of their vocalizations also. Familiarity with birds of Western Himalayas would be an added qualification. Candidate should be ready to spend considerably long stretches of time in difficult conditions in the forests of Western Himalayas.
Description of Work
The task in the field would primarily involve collecting bird and vegetation data, analyzing it, as given below:
- Birds – To conduct point transect surveys to collect information on density and diversity of birds in different disturbance regimes in the study area of Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand and adjoining Uttar Pradesh.
- Vegetation – To quantify vegetation structure and composition parameters like plant species diversity and foliage height diversity through measurements in vegetation plots.
- Analysis and report writing – To analyse data and write report.
Walk-in-Interview to be held on Monday, 30th March 2009.
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