{"id":5766,"date":"2022-06-07T19:13:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/45.119.114.148\/iisernew\/?page_id=5766"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:30:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T11:30:04","slug":"pmr-fellowship-report-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/pmrf\/jobin-varughese\/pmr-fellowship-report-3\/","title":{"rendered":"PMR FELLOWSHIP REPORT 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5766\" class=\"elementor elementor-5766\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9993d25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9993d25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dcb733\" data-id=\"4dcb733\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c5eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9c5eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REPORT FOR PMR FELLOWSHIP FROM JANUARY 2020 - JUNE 2020<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73f513d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73f513d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-799139d\" data-id=\"799139d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca0ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ca0ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/jobin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4161\" alt=\"Jobin Varughese Profile pic\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:125.33%;max-width:150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1057aa3\" data-id=\"1057aa3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de5359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4de5359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JOBIN VARUGHESE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe1da0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe1da0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a237fb\" data-id=\"1a237fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ffd6e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ffd6e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94901e8\" data-id=\"94901e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e79534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e79534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>My PhD project looks at the landscape changes and the consequent changes in the distribution of understory birds in the Shola Sky islands (SSI) &#8211; the mountain peaks (&gt; 1400m ASL) of Western Ghats, with a conspicuously different climate and biodiversity as compared to those at the foothills of the Ghats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6f7e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef6f7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Presentation of Open Seminar (the first stage of PhD):<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-352faca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"352faca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;How do climate and landscape change affect the range expansion of tropical understorey birds in forest plantations?&#8221;<br \/>Date: 7th January 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb005d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eb005d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Study Site: Wooded habitats in SSI of Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.<br \/>The presentation was deemed satisfactory and the additional comments state that it was overtly detailed and that there is a need to present patterns at the bigger picture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d2b62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d2b62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>2. Field work:<\/b>\u00a0Initiated in the hills of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, also a major part of SSI from 15th January.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ac146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06ac146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Study Site:<\/strong> Field stations were based out of Kotagiri, Ooty, Sholur, Manjoor, and Gudalur to cover a large part of the 1500 sq km landscape<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abb281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8abb281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Assisting Team members:<\/strong> Six field assistants, four interns and four research scholars, assisted me in collecting data<br \/>Time period: Five months &#8211; January 2020 to May 2020<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1267715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1267715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plots sampled: 83 nested square plots of 1ha and 4ha across the landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3c1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c3c1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Methodology:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f1614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f1614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Bird Survey &#8211; Occupancy survey for eight species of birds \u2013 Nilgiri Sholakili, Nilgiri Laughingthrush, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Black-and-orange Flycatcher, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, Indian White-eye, Indian Scimitar-babbler, and Red-whiskered Bulbul.<\/li>\n \t<li>Vegetation survey &#8211; 50 nested square plots of 1ha\/4ha\n<ul>\n \t<li>Variables measured: Girth at Breast Height (GBH) of Acacia sp., Eucalyptus sp., Pine sp. and Shola trees, vegetation profiles, stem density, canopy cover, moss cover, fallen logs, cut stems, stumps, percentage cover of Daphniphyllum sp., Rubus sp., Bamboo, fire and Lantana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Challenges faced: We had to discontinue our field work in the months of April and May because of nation-wide Covid lockdown. We had to spend those months in the field station at Gudalur, Tamil Nadu, before we could transport each member to their respective home-towns. During the lockdown, I finished the first draft of my first chapter which is out for review by the other authors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d79f9cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d79f9cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f88c58\" data-id=\"6f88c58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50a533f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50a533f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a137767\" data-id=\"a137767\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb02779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb02779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>3. Plans ahead:\u00a0<\/b>Comprehensive exam (the second stage of PhD): About 20th July, 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f66e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f66e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The presentation for comprehensive exam will involve four chapters:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a266e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a266e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Chapter 1:<\/i>\u00a0Review on patterns of climate and landscape change in Western Ghats and discussing the genetic impacts on biodiversity. Manuscript completed, in internal review.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fdda5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80fdda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Chapter 2:<\/i>\u00a0Vegetation structure change with the invasion of exotic Acacia mearnsii in the Shola Sky Islands. 20% completed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6082027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6082027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Chapter 3:<\/i>\u00a0Impacts of vegetation and landscape features on the distribution and abundance of understory birds in the Shola Sky Islands. 30% completed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7aa0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7aa0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Chapter 4:<\/i>\u00a0Use of technology for rapid assessment of vegetation structure. In proposal and trial data collection stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea754d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea754d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b69508\" data-id=\"3b69508\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce8c883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce8c883\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-441be76\" data-id=\"441be76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac12f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac12f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>4. Publications and Presentations:<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6bf49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6bf49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Report on &#8220;Survey and Study about the Present Status and Restoration of Grasslands and about the Native Grass Species in Kodaikanal Forest Division&#8221; as a part of Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives (TANII) 2017-2018. The report is submitted to the TN Forest department, in January, 2020.<\/li><li>Jobin Varughese, Ritobroto Chanda, Harikrishnan CP, Swapna Lawrence, M. Arasumani , Devcharan Jathanna, V. V. Robin (7th March 2020). \u201cHow do Understory Birds respond to the Impacts of Exotic Tree Invasion in Shola Sky Isalnds?\u201d Poster presentation at A Day of Life<\/li><li>Annual Biology Day at IISER Tirupati<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717bed5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717bed5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c66f766\" data-id=\"c66f766\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c03b9ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c03b9ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a6b671\" data-id=\"8a6b671\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a961ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a961ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>5. Papers in preparation :<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4ec13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be4ec13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Jobin Varughese, Meera M, Guha Dharmarajan, Pooja Gupta, Shomita Mukherjee, Nandini Rajamani, V.V. Robin. &#8220;Understanding the patterns of Climate and Landscape Change in the Western Ghats on Conservation of Biodiversity&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REPORT FOR PMR FELLOWSHIP FROM JANUARY 2020 &#8211; JUNE 2020 JOBIN VARUGHESE My PhD project looks at the landscape changes and the consequent changes in the distribution of understory birds in the Shola Sky islands (SSI) &#8211; the mountain peaks (&gt; 1400m ASL) of Western Ghats, with a conspicuously different climate and biodiversity as compared&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/pmrf\/jobin-varughese\/pmr-fellowship-report-3\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PMR FELLOWSHIP REPORT 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7974,"parent":4234,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5766"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16782,"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5766\/revisions\/16782"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iiser.ntc-us.com\/iisernew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}