Picture: Sarika Khanwilkar
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I am an avian ecologist pursuing my PhD at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University.
My research examines the historical and contemporary drivers of species distributions. Publications: Google Scholar Email: vr2352 [at] columbia.edu |
Research Interests
Hugh Whistler's meticulous records of species distributions (Source: Natural History Museum, Tring)
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An audio recorder deployed in the Western Ghats
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A pair of Hill swallows in the Western Ghats
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Historical Ecology |
Bioacoustics |
Citizen Science |
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Historical datasets are a goldmine of information that can assist in inferring ecological trends. I aim to understand the impacts of long-term changes in environmental drivers on species distributions.
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Acoustics is a novel tool that can be used to monitor vocalizing biodiversity. I aim to examine the associations between habitat types and species activity across space and time.
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Citizen science datasets can be used to monitor and quantify trends in species distributions. I aim to understand associations between environmental drivers and species distributions using citizen science data.
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