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Author Suryawanshi, K.R.; Bhatnagar, Y.; Mishra, C. url 
  Title Why should a grazer browse? Livestock impact on winter resource use by bharal Pseudois nayaur Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication Oecologia Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 1-10  
  Keywords browse; livestock; impact; winter; resource; use; bharal; Pseudois; pseudois nayaur; Pseudois-nayaur; nayaur; diet; variation; diets; conservation; Media; study; decline; areas; area; grazing; Pressure; plants; plant; sign; feeding; location; population; structure; populations; using; young; Female; times; High; Competition; species; predators; predator; endangered; snow; snow leopard; snow-leopard; leopard; trans-himalaya; transhimalaya  
  Abstract Many mammalian herbivores show a temporal diet variation between graminoid-dominated and browse dominated diets. We determined the causes of such a diet shift and its implications for conservation of a medium sized ungulate-the bharal Pseudois nayaur. Past studies show that the bharal diet is dominated by graminoids (>80%) during summer, but the contribution of graminoids declines to about 50% in winter. We tested the predictions generated by two alternative hypotheses explaining the decline: low graminoid availability during winter causes bharal to include browse in their diet; bharal include browse, with relatively higher nutritional quality, in their diet to compensate for the poor quality of graminoids during winter. We measured winter graminoid availability in areas with no livestock grazing, areas with relatively moderate livestock grazing, and those with intense livestock grazing pressures. The chemical composition of plants contributing to the bharal diet was analysed. The bharal diet was quantiWed through signs of feeding on vegetation at feeding locations. Population structures of bharal populations were recorded using a total count method. Graminoid availability was highest in areas without livestock grazing, followed by areas with moderate and intense livestock grazing. The bharal diet was dominated by graminoids (73%) in areas with highest graminoid availability. Graminoid contribution to the bharal diet declined monotonically (50, 36%) with a decline in graminoid availability. Bharal young to female ratio was 3 times higher in areas with high graminoid availability than areas with low graminoid availability. The composition of the bharal winter diet was governed predominantly by the availability of graminoids in the rangelands. Our results suggest that bharal include more browse in their diet during winter due to competition from livestock for graminoids. Since livestock grazing reduces graminoid availability, creation of livestock-free areas is necessary for the conservation of grazing species such as the bharal and its predators including the endangered snow leopard in the Trans-Himalaya.  
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  Notes (down) This study was made possible by a grant from the Snow Leopard Network. Additional support was given by the Wildlife Conservation Society-India Program and Nature Conservation Foundation, the Whitley Fund for Nature, the Ford Foundation, and the Nadathur Conservation Trust. Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 1062 Serial 951  
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Author Scheber   
  Title Snow Leopard in the south part of Gobi-Altai mountain range Type Miscellaneous
  Year 1975 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 17  
  Keywords Mongolia; asia; snow-leopard; herders; livestock; predators; prey; gobi; distribution; snow leopard; browse; 960  
  Abstract Accorfing to the information from Gurvan its rumored that the snow leopards grow in number and many times they attacked the livestock entering into the domestic area causing damage, we investigated theGurvan Tes sumon of Umnogobi aimag and also Noyon sumon todisplay the reserve review and spreading area of snow leopard from 22 of December of 1975 to 10th of January of 1976.  
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  Notes (down) The Snow Leopard Trust has a hand copied form of this document translated from Russian, Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 28 Serial 872  
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Author Jackson, R.; Nepali, H.S.; Sherpa, A.R. url 
  Title Aspects of wildlife protection and utilization in the Makalu-Barun Conservation Area Type Miscellaneous
  Year 1990 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 76  
  Keywords protected-area; conservation; park; parks; reserve; refuge; Nepal; Makalu-Barun; browse; protected; area; areas; protected area; protected areas; makalu barun; makalu; barun; 3380  
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  Notes (down) The Makalu-Barun Conservation Project Working Paper Publication Series 11. Kathmandu, Nepal Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 170 Serial 446  
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Author Richard, C.   
  Title Sectoral Report in Vol II: Developing Strategies for Agriculture and Related Sectors in Ladakh Type Report
  Year 1999 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords livestock; grazing; predator; prey; herders; herder; Ladakh; browse; 1970  
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  Notes (down) Submitted to the Leh Autonomous Hill Developement Council by IMOCD, Jan 1999 Title, Analytic: Rangelands and Livestock as a Niche Opportunity for Ladakh. Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 373 Serial 815  
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Author Chundawat, R.S. url 
  Title Ecological Studies of Snow Leopard and its Associated Prey Species in Hemis High Altitude Park, Ladakh (J&K) Type Book Whole
  Year 1992 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 90 pages  
  Keywords India; Ladakh; snow-leopard; predator; prey; herder; blue-sheep; habitat; herders; Hemis; parks; reserves; refuge; protected-area; snow leopard; blue; sheep; browse; protected; area; 980  
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  Publisher University of Rajasthan Place of Publication Editor  
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  Notes (down) Snow Leopard Trust holds one copyPlace of Publication: Indira Gandhi Centre for Human Ecology, Environmental and Population Studies, University of Rajastan, Jaipur-302 004, IndiaDate of Copyright: 1992 Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 188 Serial 224  
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Author International Snow Leopard Trust   
  Title Assessing Presence, relative abundance and habitat of snow leopards and their prey: a handbook of field techniques Type Miscellaneous
  Year 1992 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords habitat; surveys; methods; field-techniques; assessment; prey; browse; field techniques; field; techniques; 2700  
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  Notes (down) Seattle, Washington. Out of date; no longer in circulation. Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 197 Serial 405  
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Author Bannikov, A.   
  Title Mammals of the Mongolian People's Republic Type Book Whole
  Year 1954 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Mongolia; snow-leopard; browse; 2680; Russian  
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  Publisher Academy of Sciences Place of Publication Moscow Editor  
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  Notes (down) Russian Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 15 Serial 116  
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Author Kamelin, R.V.   
  Title Gissar Nature Reserve. The reserves in Middle Asia and Kazakstan Type Book Whole
  Year 1990 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords kazakstan; asia; Gissar; reserves; reserve; park; parks; refuge; protected-area; Kazakhstan; browse; protected area; 2570; Russian  
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  Notes (down) Russian Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 162 Serial 513  
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Author Jackson, R.; Ahlborn, G.   
  Title Himalayan snow leopard project: final progress report, phase 1 Type Miscellaneous
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Himalayan; field-study; Nepal; browse; field; study; 3360; Report; national; Jackson  
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  Notes (down) Report to National Geographic Society. Washington D.C. 94 pp. Report not available but is superceded by Rodney Jackson's PhD thesis:Home Range, Movements and Habitat use of Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) in Nepal (1996). Thesis is available in this bibliography. Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 94 Serial 436  
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Author Rieger, I.; Peters, G. url 
  Title Observations on the mating and vocal behavior of snow leopards (Uncia-uncia) in zoological garden Type Journal Article
  Year 1981 Publication Zeitschrift Fur Saugetierkunde International Journal of Mamamalian Biology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 46 Issue 1 Pages 35-48  
  Keywords mating; breeding; vocalization; zoos; zoo; veterinary; behavior; browse; 1570  
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  Notes (down) Publisher:GUSTAV FISCHER VERLAG, JENA Document Type: German Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 59 Serial 821  
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