Bat Communities in the Western Ghats: Status, Ecology and Conservation
Grantee Name: Mahesh Sankaran
- Hotspot
- Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
- Location
- India
- Amount
- $15,740
- Dates
- Nov 2009 – Jan 2011
- Keywords
- Conservation planning, Research, Species Conservation
Quantify and characterize spatial variation in bat communities, and develop echo-location call libraries for bats in priority conservation areas in the Western Ghats. Contribute to an enhanced recognition of the biological value of this unstudied taxonomic group, and evaluate the efficacy of the current protected area network for bat conservation in the region.
2 Improve the conservation of globally threatened species through systematic conservation planning and action
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