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Qamar Qureshi is affiliated with the Wildlife Institute of India, situated in India. The core of their research lies within the field of Environmental Science, with an extensive focus on topics such as Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Marine Animal Studies Overview, and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to numerous peer-reviewed publications across various reputable venues. Prominent publication outlets include Scientific Reports, Oryx, Journal of Threatened Taxa, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of Wildlife Science.

Among recent notable papers are:

  • Recovery of tigers in India: Critical introspection and potential lessons, 2021, People and Nature
  • Expanding niche and degrading forests: Key to the successful global invasion of Lantana camara (sensu lato), 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • GPS-telemetry unveils the regular high-elevation crossing of the Himalayas by a migratory raptor: implications for definition of a "Central Asian Flyway", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Role of species richness and human impacts in resisting invasive species in tropical forests, 2021, Journal of Ecology
  • Feasibility of reintroducing grassland megaherbivores, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, and swamp buffalo within their historic global range, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaboration has been a feature of their career, with coauthors including Yadvendradev V. Jhala, Vishnupriya Kolipakam, Lallianpuii Kawlni, Ninad Avinash Mungi, and Ujjwal Kumar. These partnerships have contributed to a substantial body of work in conservation and ecological research.

Qamar Qureshi's work spans several subfields of study, which include Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Genetics. This multidisciplinary approach supports diverse research questions related to conservation biology and species management.

Research topics covered emphasize complex ecological interactions and conservation challenges, reflecting ongoing contributions to understanding species recovery, invasive species management, habitat connectivity, and the feasibility of species reintroduction within natural landscapes.

Best Publications

  • Status of tigers, co-predators, and prey in India

    Y. V. Jhala;Rajesh Gopal;Q. Qureshi

  • Prioritizing tiger conservation through landscape genetics and habitat linkages.

    Bibek Yumnam;Yadvendradev V. Jhala;Qamar Qureshi;Jesus E. Maldonado

  • Evaluating capture–recapture population and density estimation of tigers in a population with known parameters

    R. K. Sharma;Y. Jhala;Q. Qureshi;J. Vattakaven

  • Density-dependent home-range size revealed by spatially explicit capture–recapture

    M.G. Efford;Deanna K. Dawson;Y.V. Jhala;Q. Qureshi

  • Spatio-temporal partitioning among large carnivores in relation to major prey species in Western Ghats

    T. Ramesh;R. Kalle;K. Sankar;Q. Qureshi

  • Recovery of tigers in India: Critical introspection and potential lessons

    Yadvendradev Jhala;Rajesh Gopal;Vaibhav Mathur;Prodipto Ghosh

  • Can the abundance of tigers be assessed from their signs

    Yadvendradev Jhala;Qamar Qureshi;Rajesh Gopal

  • Density of tiger and leopard in a tropical deciduous forest of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, southern India, as estimated using photographic capture–recapture sampling

    Riddhika Kalle;Tharmalingam Ramesh;Qamar Qureshi;Kalyanasundaram Sankar

  • Effects of selective logging on vascular epiphyte diversity in a moist lowland forest of Eastern Himalaya, India

    R. Padmawathe;Q. Qureshi;G.S. Rawat

  • Predicting the distribution pattern of small carnivores in response to environmental factors in the Western Ghats.

    Riddhika Kalle;Tharmalingam Ramesh;Qamar Qureshi;Kalyanasundaram Sankar

  • Enclosure design and space utilization by Indian leopards (Panthera pardus) in four zoos in Southern India.

    Avanti Mallapur;Qamar Qureshi;Ravi Chellam

  • Adding constraints to predation through allometric relation of scats to consumption.

    Stotra Chakrabarti;Yadvendradev V. Jhala;Sutirtha Dutta;Qamar Qureshi

  • Monitoring of Reintroduced Tigers in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Western India: Preliminary Findings on Home Range, Prey Selection and Food Habits

    K. Sankar;Qamar Qureshi;Parag Nigam;P.K. Malik

  • Expanding niche and degrading forests: Key to the successful global invasion of Lantana camara (sensu lato)

    Ninad Avinash Mungi;Qamar Qureshi;Yadvendradev V. Jhala

  • GPS-telemetry unveils the regular high-elevation crossing of the Himalayas by a migratory raptor: implications for definition of a "Central Asian Flyway".

    Nishant Kumar;Urvi Gupta;Yadvendradev V. Jhala;Qamar Qureshi

  • Evaluating the status of the Endangered tiger Panthera tigris and its prey in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.

    Rajesh Gopal;Qamar Qureshi;Manish Bhardwaj;R.K. Jagadish Singh

  • Food habits and prey selection of tiger and leopard in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India

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  • Dietary partitioning in sympatric large carnivores in a tropical forest of Western Ghats, India

    Tharmalingam Ramesh;Riddhika Kalle;Kalyanasundaram Sankar;Qamar Qureshi

  • Role of species richness and human impacts in resisting invasive species in tropical forests

    Ninad Avinash Mungi;Qamar Qureshi;Yadvendradev V. Jhala

  • Food habits and temporal activity patterns of the Golden Jackal Canis aureus and the Jungle Cat Felis chaos in Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh

    Aniruddha Majumder;K. Sankar;Qamar Qureshi;Santanu Basu

  • Importance of forest structure versus floristics to composition of avian assemblages in tropical deciduous forests of Central Highlands, India

    Rajah Jayapal;Qamar Qureshi;Ravi Chellam

  • Economics of wildlife tourism - contribution to livelihoods of communities around Kanha tiger reserve, India.

    Bitapi C. Sinha;Qamar Qureshi;V. K. Uniyal;S. Sen

  • Use of camera traps to determine dispersal of tigers in semi-arid landscape, western India

    Randeep Singh;Qamar Qureshi;Kalyanasundaram Sankar;Paul R. Krausman

  • Plant diversity in sacred forest fragments of Western Ghats: a comparative study of four life forms

    Navendu V. Page;Qamar Qureshi;Gopal S. Rawat;Cheppudira G. Kushalappa

  • Habitat selection by an avian top predator in the tropical megacity of Delhi: human activities and socio-religious practices as prey-facilitating tools

    Nishant Kumar;Nishant Kumar;Urvi Gupta;Urvi Gupta;Yadvendradev V. Jhala;Qamar Qureshi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yadvendradev V. Jhala
Yadvendradev V. Jhala Wildlife Institute of India
Fabrizio Sergio
Fabrizio Sergio Spanish National Research Council
Paul R. Krausman
Paul R. Krausman University of Arizona
Jesús E. Maldonado
Jesús E. Maldonado Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Colleen T. Downs
Colleen T. Downs University of KwaZulu-Natal
Ruth S. DeFries
Ruth S. DeFries Columbia University
Stephen T. Buckland
Stephen T. Buckland University of St Andrews
Vincent Nijman
Vincent Nijman Oxford Brookes University

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