Research interests
Natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, ornithology,
bio-speleology.
Education
Ph. D. in Ornithology. Salim Ali Centre for
Ornithology and Natural History & Bharathiar University, India. (2009)
M.Sc.
in
Environmental Science, Pune University, India (2002)
B.Sc.
in Zoology, Pune
University, India
(2000)
Appointments and research
experience
2009- present: Scientist, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore.
2009: Research Associate, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore in a project titled "Saving critically endangered species and habitats - Ediblenest Swiftlet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands"
2008-2009: Research Fellow, Salim Ali Centre for
Ornithology and Natural History in a project titled "Monitoring
Post-tsunami coastal ecosystem recovery in the Nicobar Islands and
developing site specific restoration measures".
2007-2008: Senior Research Fellow, Salim Ali Centre
for Ornithology and Natural History in a project titled
"Identification and mapping of Lesser Florican Breeding Sites in
Western India".
2003-2007: Junior Research Fellow, Salim Ali Centre
for Ornithology and Natural History in a project "In-situ and
Ex-situ Conservation of Edible-nest Swiftlet in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, India"
2002-2003: Junior Research Fellow, Dept. of Zoology,
Fergusson College, Pune, in the project titled "Assessment of Bat
diversity in
Central Western Ghats
of Maharashtra, India"
Fellowships/awards/grants
Travel grants to attend
the 4th Student Conference on Conservation Science,
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, U.K.,
2006.
Research
Fellowship from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of
India, through SACON, during 2002-2009
Research
Fellowship from UGC, Govt. of
India, through
Fergusson College, Pune,
during 2002-2003
Publications
Papers/articles:
Manchi
S. and R. Sankaran. 2010. Foraging habits and habitat
requirements of the Edible-nest Swiftlet and the Glossy Swiftlet
in the Andaman Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 122(2): 259-272.
Madhuri, R. and S. Manchi . 2009. Ravi Sankaran's Circle. Current Conservation, 3.1: 21-22. pdf
Manchi, S.and R. Sankaran. 2009. Impact of the great earthquake of 2004 on limestone caves in North and Middle Andaman Islands, India. Current Science 97:1230-1234. pdf
Manchi,
S. and R. Sankaran, 2009. Predators of swiftlets and their nests in
the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian Birds 5(4): 118-120. pdf
Sankaran R., and S. Manchi. 2009. Conservation
of the Edible-nest Swiftlet in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Savonier published during celebration of the 125th
anniversary of the Department of Environment and Forests, Andaman
and Nicobar Islands, India.
Narayanan, S. P. and S. Manchi. 2007. Sighting
of Malabar Whistling-Thrush from the Deccan. Malabar Trogon. 5(3):
13.
Manchi, S.
2006. A review of an ongoing program on the in-situ and ex-situ
conservation of Edible nest Swiftlet in Andaman Islands. In Proc.
of the Students Conference on Conservation Science, University of
Cambridge, UK.
Waran,
A., M. Mhasawade, S. Yewalkar,
D.Kulkarni, T.Vaishampayan, P. Deshpande, S. Manchi, P. Kulkarni, K.
Sahasrabuddhe, A. Patwardhan. 2001. Environmental degradation
of an urban lacustrine body in
Pune, India. In: Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human
Welfare, (Umashankar, Ganeshaiya, K.S. Bawa eds). ATREE,
Bangalore.
Dissertation/reports:
Sankaran R. Manchi S., 2008, Conservation of the Edible-nest Swiftlets in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Report submitted to the Department of Environment and Forest, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Manchi, S. S. 2009. Breeding Ecology of the Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus and the Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta in the Andaman Islands, India. Bharathiar University, Coimabtore, India. pdf
Manchi, S. 2002.
Changing status of Mula-Mutha bird sanctuary. M.Sc. Dissertation, Pune University.
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