Shared Pastures

Project Animal(s) : Ungulates
Project Category : Mammals
Project Region : Asia
Project Type : Research
Project URL : http://ncf-india.org/projects/how-mountain-ungulates-live-together
Project is timebound? : No

How mountain ungulates of the trans-Himalaya live together?

The causes and mechanisms that determine herbivore species richness in grazing ecosystems are poorly understood. This study has been designed to determine the role of competition, habitat heterogeneity and bio-geography in determining large herbivore species-richness patterns at a regional scale.

Project Agency : Nature Conservation Foundation

Project Researcher : Charudutt Mishra

Project Researcher Contact : charu@ncf-india.org