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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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  Publisher (down) Springer-Verlag Place of Publication Online Editor  
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  Notes 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 Jackson, R.M.; Ahlborn, G. url 
  Title Observations on the Ecology of Snow Leopard in West Nepal Type Conference Article
  Year 1988 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 65-87  
  Keywords Nepal; field study; predator; prey; home-range; habitat; tracking; trapping; radio-collars; behavior; activity; patterns; sign; scrapes; feces; marking; markings; browse; home range; home; range; radio; collar; radio collar; collars; radio collars; research; 1670  
  Abstract This summary of a four year field study by Jackson and Ahlborn begging in 1982 and concluding in 1985, discusses behaviour, trapping and tracking techniques, home range, activity patterns, prey and habitat and survey methods.  
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  Publisher (down) Snow Leopard Trust and Wildlife Institute of India Place of Publication India Editor H.Freeman  
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  Notes Full Text at URLTitle, Monographic: Fifth International Snow Leopard SymposiumPlace of Meeting: Srinagar, IndiaDate of Copyright: 1988 Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 117 Serial 478  
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Author Mallon, D.P. url 
  Title A Further Report on The Snow Leopard in Ladakh Type Conference Article
  Year 1988 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 89-97  
  Keywords Ladakh; India; ecology; Protected-area-network; reserves; parks; refuge; habitat; field study; tracking; scrapes; marking; feces; behavior; status; distribution; browse; 1680  
  Abstract A detailed knowledge of the ecology of a species is fundemental to the drawing up of effective conservation measures. One aim of the current project was to identify good areas of snow leopard habitatand evaluate them for possible inclusion in the Protected Area Network. Several good areas were surveyed and an outstanding area identified, and included in a report to the Chief Wildlife Warden.  
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  Publisher (down) Snow Leopard Trust and Wildlife Institute of India Place of Publication India Editor H.Freeman  
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  Notes Full Text at URLTitle, Monographic: Fifth International Snow Leopard SymposiumPlace of Meeting: Srinagar, IndiaDate of Copyright: 1988 Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 118 Serial 645  
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Author Ahlborn, G.; Jackson, R.M. url 
  Title Marking in Free-Ranging Snow Leopards in West Nepal: A preliminary assesment Type Conference Article
  Year 1988 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 25-49  
  Keywords Nepal; sign; markings; scrapes; spray; scat; habitat; status; behavior; browse; 1630  
  Abstract Describes and Quantifies snow leopard marking behaviour, based primarily on sign, gatherd during a four year study in Nepal. Emphasis is on scrapes and spray markings, detailing their frequency of occurence realtive to habitat characteristics and season. Both sexes mark intensively, sign abundance is associated with intensity of use, and sign is concentrated along breaks in terrain.  
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  Publisher (down) Snow Leopard Trust and the Wildlife Institute of India Place of Publication India Editor H.Freeman  
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  Notes Full Text at URLTitle, Monographic: Fifth International Snow Leopard SymposiumPlace of Meeting: Shrinagar, IndiaDate of Copyright: 1988 Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 102 Serial 37  
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Author Feng, Z.   
  Title The mammals of Tibet Type Book Whole
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Tibet; browse; 3500; Chinese  
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  Publisher (down) Science Press Place of Publication Beijing Editor  
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  Notes Chinese Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 95 Serial 272  
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Author Bhatnagar, Y.V.   
  Title Ranging and Habitat Use by Himalayan Ibex (Capra ibex sibirica) in Pin Valley National Park Type Book Whole
  Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords ibex; India; predator; prey; potected-area; parks; reserves; Pin-valley; browse; protected; area; 1850  
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  Publisher (down) Saurashtra University Place of Publication Editor  
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  Notes Place of Publication: Rajkot, India Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 301 Serial 135  
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Author Lydekker, R. url 
  Title The Game Animals of India, Burma, Malaya, and Tibet Type Book Chapter
  Year 1907 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords prey; predators; game; India; Burma; Malaya; Tibet; browse; 1930  
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  Publisher (down) Rowland Ward Place of Publication London Editor  
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  Notes ProCite field [12]: (1907) Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 9 Serial 630  
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Author Ishunin, G.I.   
  Title The Fauna of Uzbek SSR Type Book Whole
  Year 1961 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Uzbekistan; Russia; Soviet-Union; Ussr; browse; soviet; union; 2560; Russian  
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  Publisher (down) Predators Place of Publication Tashkent Editor  
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  Notes In Russian Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 14 Serial 423  
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Author Norberg-Hodge, H.   
  Title Ladakh: Developement without Destruction Type Book Chapter
  Year 1981 Publication The Himalaya: Aspects of Change Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 278-284  
  Keywords Ladakh; conservation; development; habitat; browse; 1960  
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  Publisher (down) Oxford University Press Place of Publication New Delhi Editor Lall, J.S.  
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  Notes Author Role: Editor Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 61 Serial 724  
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Author Rosenthal, M.; Ott, J.L.   
  Title Snow Leopard Captive Mangement Survey Type Book Whole
  Year 1988 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords captivity; zoos; zoo; management; browse; 3680  
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  Publisher (down) Lincon Park Zoological Gardens Place of Publication Chicago Editor  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number SLN @ rana @ 126 Serial 827  
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