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Sahotra Sarkar is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, nature and landscape conservation, molecular biology, genetics, and ecological modeling.

The scientist's published work spans a range of topics including species distribution and climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, philosophy and history of science, conservation, biodiversity and resource management, Trypanosoma species research and implications, research on leishmaniasis studies, and helminth infection and control.

Significant publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Biological Theory
  • BioScience
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Environmental Conservation
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Sarkar has contributed to several research papers, some of which are notable for their interdisciplinary reach and application, such as:

  • "Persistence of US measles risk due to vaccine hesitancy and outbreaks abroad" (2020), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Transdisciplinary science for improved conservation outcomes" (2020), published in Environmental Conservation
  • "Modeling strongyloidiasis risk in the United States" (2020), published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • "Modeling the relative role of human mobility, land-use and climate factors on dengue outbreak emergence in Sri Lanka" (2020), published in BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Phylogenetic diversity of two common Trypanosoma cruzi lineages in the Southwestern United States" (2022), published in Infection Genetics and Evolution

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Lauren Gardner, Carlos A. Flores-López, Elizabeth A. Mitchell, and Carolina E. Reisenman.

Sarkar's contributions extend to book publications, with a noted work titled "Cut-and-Paste Genetics" (2021), published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity Conservation Planning Tools: Present Status and Challenges for the Future

    Sahotra Sarkar;Robert L. Pressey;Daniel P. Faith;Christopher R. Margules

  • Embracing complexity: organicism for the 21st century.

    Scott F. Gilbert;Sahotra Sarkar

  • Genetics and reductionism

    Sahotra Sarkar

  • Climate change and risk of leishmaniasis in north america: predictions from ecological niche models of vector and reservoir species.

    Camila González;Ophelia Wang;Stavana E. Strutz;Constantino González-Salazar

  • Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction

    Sahotra Sarkar

  • Systematic conservation planning.

    C. Margules;S. Sarkar

  • Operationalizing biodiversity for conservation planning.

    Sahotra Sarkar;Chris Margules;Chris Margules

  • Biological Information: A Skeptical Look at Some Central Dogmas of Molecular Biology

    Sahotra Sarkar

  • Malaria in Africa: vector species' niche models and relative risk maps.

    Alexander Moffett;Nancy Shackelford;Sahotra Sarkar

  • Models of reduction and categories of reductionism

    Sahotra Sarkar

  • Incorporating multiple criteria into the design of conservation area networks : a minireview with recommendations

    Alexander Moffett;Sahotra Sarkar

  • Defining “Biodiversity”; Assessing Biodiversity

    Sahotra Sarkar

  • Conservation assessment and prioritization of areas in Northeast India: Priorities for amphibians and reptiles

    Samraat Pawar;Michelle S. Koo;Chris Kelley;M. Firoz Ahmed

  • On fluctuation analysis : a new, simple and efficient method for computing the expected number of mutants

    Sahotra Sarkar;W. T. Ma;G. v.H. Sandri

  • The principle of complementarity in the design of reserve networks to conserve biodiversity: a preliminary history.

    James Justus;Sahotra Sarkar

  • Deforestation and extant distributions of Mexican endemic mammals

    Víctor Sánchez-Cordero;Patricia Illoldi-Rangel;Miguel Linaje;Sahotra Sarkar

  • Wilderness preservation and biodiversity conservation—keeping divergent goals distinct

    Sahotra Sarkar

  • Chagas Disease Risk in Texas

    Sahotra Sarkar;Stavana E. Strutz;David M. Frank;Chissa Louise Rivaldi

  • The Philosophy of Science : An Encyclopedia

    Sahotra Sarkar;Jessica Pfeifer

  • Environmental Philosophy: From Theory to Practice

    Sahotra Sarkar

Frequent Co-Authors

Víctor Sánchez-Cordero
Víctor Sánchez-Cordero National Autonomous University of Mexico
Chris Margules
Chris Margules James Cook University
Alfred I. Tauber
Alfred I. Tauber Boston University
Kerrie A. Wilson
Kerrie A. Wilson Queensland University of Technology
Daniel P. Faith
Daniel P. Faith Australian Museum
Paul H. Williams
Paul H. Williams Natural History Museum
Robert L. Pressey
Robert L. Pressey James Cook University
Sandy J. Andelman
Sandy J. Andelman Conservation International
Scott F. Gilbert
Scott F. Gilbert Swarthmore College
Abhay Ashtekar
Abhay Ashtekar Pennsylvania State University

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