Sand dunes and natural vegetation of the Thar desert

Arnab Chatterjee

Institute of Ecology and Evolution | Professorship for Ecology | Small Mammal Ecology Group

Sand dunes and natural vegetation of the Thar desert

Image: Arnab Chatterjee

Institute of Ecology and Evolution | Professorship for Ecology | Small Mammal Ecology

Arnab Chatterjee

PhD student

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Professorship of Ecology

Image: Arnab Chatterjee

Room 424
Dornburger Straße 159
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Research Interests

Population dynamics of small mammals with a special reference to rodents.
Impacts of land use and land cover changes on the demography and behaviour of native prey species (e.g., Indian desert gerbil Meriones hurrianae).
Ecological relationship between rodents and native plant community.
Western arid grassland ecosystem of India.
Systematic review and evidence-based conservation

Curriculum vitae


Since 02/2021	PhD student at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Working Group: Small Mammal Ecology. Project: Impacts of Land Use and Cover Changes on the Demography and Behaviour of Indian Desert Gerbil (Meriones hurrianae) in Thar Desert, India. Scholarship: „Research Grants- Doctoral Programmes in Germany“ by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).
10/2018 - 03/2019	Project intern in the “Habitat Improvement and Conservation Breeding of Great Indian Bustard: An Integrated Approach” under ‘Endangered Species Recovery Programme’ at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
07/2018 - 10/2018	Project intern in the field survey for the “National Status Assessment of Lesser Florican” by the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
08/2016 - 07/2018	Master of Science in Zoology with a specialization in Wildlife and Conservation Biology at the University of Calcutta. Thesis: Assessment of Conservation Threats for Wetland Mammals: An Evidence-based Conservation Approach. Scholarship: Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
07/2013 - 06/2016	Bachelor of Science in Zoology (Honours); Chemistry and Botany (Pass/Minor) from the Scottish Church College, the University of Calcutta. Scholarship: Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

Field stays


08/2022 - 11/2022	Study on population genetics of Indian desert gerbil and landscape connectivity of Thar desert in Rajasthan, India.
08/2021 - 11/2021	Study on population, behaviour and habitat of Indian desert gerbil in the Thar desert, Rajasthan, India.
01/2019-03/2019	Mark-recapture of free-ranging dog population in the Thar desert landscape, Rajasthan, India.
07/2018-10/2018	Population estimation of lesser florican and associated agro-grassland habitat survey in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India.
03/2018	Masters’ field excursion in Okhrey Village and Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary (Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot), Sikkim, India
12/2014	Bachelor’s field excursion in Mudhumalai Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu), Bandipur National Park (Karnataka) and Nagarhole National Park (Karnataka), Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India.

Publications

Chatterjee A, Bhattacharyya S (2021) Assessing the threats facing wetland mammals in India using an evidence‐based conservation approach. Mam Rev. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12242External link.