Research interests
My interests are mainly focused on the ecology of
human-dominated landscapes, conservation of native species and
environmental education.
Education
Ph. D. (in progress),
Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History & Bharathiar
University, India.
M.Sc.
in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry
University,
India (2004)
B.Sc.
in Zoology,
Kerala
University,
India (2002)
Appointments and research
experience
2005-present: Ph. D.
Scholar at
SACON,
Coimbatore working the ecology of
House
sparrows in the urban environment.
2005-present: Research
Fellow, at
SACON,
Coimbatore in projects titled "Ecology and Status of the House
sparrow in Coimbatore District" & "A proposal for Conservation of
Pallikaranai wetland".
2005-2008:
worked
as a resource person
at
SACON,
Coimbatore, for projects on "Blewitt owlet, Arakku Valley, Andhra
Pradesh" and "Monitoring the execution of Conservation Plan for
Flora and Fauna of Kolli Bauxite Mines, Kolli Hills".
2002-2004:
During
my masters at
Pondicherry
University,
I did a group project on "jungle birds, Auroville
Ashram, Pondicherry, India", a summer project on "Paddy field
ecosystem - Faunal component" and final semester project on
"Eco-hydrology of fresh water fishes" at M.S. Swaminathan Research
Foundation, Wyanad, Kerala, India.
Fellowships/awards/grants
Junior
Research Fellowship: Ministry of Environment and forests, through
SACON.
UNEP-Eco
peace leadership programme-2009: This
includes training at the Kangwon National University, South Korea
and a study grant of 2000 US Dollars.
Awarded with the President Guide title for the year -
1997.
Publications
Papers/articles:
Dhanya R, Nikhil Raj P P, Ranjini J & Azeez P. A. Energy
Scenario in Kerala. Journal of environment and energy
(communicated).
Dhanya R and P A Azeez. House sparrow (Passer
domesticus) population of Arakku township, Andhra Pradesh.
Indian Birds (under review).
Dhanya R and P A Azeez. Floral visits and floral damages by
avian nectar robbers on an exotic shrub, Tecoma stans
(communicated).
Nikhil Raj, Ranjini J, Dhanya R, Subramanian J, Azeez P A and
Bhupathy S. Check list of avian fauna in Pallikaranai Wetlands,
Chennai, India. Journal of Threatened
Taxa (communicated).
Ranjini J, Dhanya R and Azeez P A. 2009. Species survival and
role of habitat analogues in an urban environment. In proc. of
International seminar on nature conservation. Organized by
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
Dhanya R, Ranjini J and Azeez P A. 2009. Observations on the
insect food resources of House sparrow chicks at different scales of
urbanization, in Coimbatore, India. In proc. of
International congress of global warming on biodiversity of insects:
Management and conservation. Organized by Dept. of Zoology,
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India p- 106.
Ranjini J, Dhanya R and Azeez P A. 2007. Homogenization as
urbanization: habitat vs species. In proc. of International seminar
on biodiversity conservation. Organized by Rajiv Gandhi Chair. CUSAT,
Kochi. India p-178.
Dhanya R, Ranjini J and Azeez P A. 2007. Conservation of an
urban wetland- a case from Pallikaranai, Chennai. In proc. of
International seminar on biodiversity conservation. Organized by
Rajiv Gandhi Chair, CUSAT, Kochi. India p-178.
Narayanan, S. P., Boopal, A., Nanjan, S., Kurian, J., Dhanya, R.,
Gomahty, N., Dastidar, D. G., Rajamamannan, M. A., Venkitachalam,
R., Mukherjee, D. & Eswaran, R. 2006. New site for the
Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus from
Tamil Nadu. Indian Birds 2 (6): 151?153.
Ranjini J, Dhanya R & Azeez P. A. 2006. The nesting patterns
of birds. The bird- journal from postal training centre, Tamil Nadu.
Dissertation/reports:
Azeez P. A, S. Bhupathy, Rachna Chandra & Dhanya R. 2008
Monitoring the execution of Conservation Plan for Flora and Fauna of
Kolli Bauxite Mines, Kolli Hills M/s Madras Aluminium Company
Limited, Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu.
Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and
Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. (EIA Report).
Azeez P. A, S. Bhupathy, Dhanya R & Ranjini J. A proposal for
Conserving Pallikaranai wetland. 2007.
Salim
Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu (EIA Report).
Azeez P. A, S. Bhupathy, Ranjini J, Dhanya R & Nikhil Raj P
P. Environmental management plan for Pallikaranai wetland. 2007.
Salim
Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu (EIA Report).
Azeez P. A, S. Bhupathy, Ranjini J, Dhanya R & Nikhil Raj P
P. 2007. Management Plan for the Eco-restoration of Pallikaranai
Reserve Forest.
Salim
Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore, Tamil
Nadu. (EIA Report).
Dhanya, R. 2004.
Eco-hydrology of fresh water fishes.
M.Sc. Dissertation, Pondicherry
University, India.
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