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Manisha Bhardwaj

Manisha Bhardwaj
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the unit of Wildlife Ecology (NJ faculty), sitting at the Grimsö Wildlife Research Station. My research interests include identifying and mitigating the impacts of the built environment on wildlife. In my current role, I am identifying solutions to common human-wildlife conflicts such as crop-damage and wildlife-vehicle collisions. I completed my PhD at the University of Melbourne, in Australia, where I evaluated the impacts of roads on insectivorous bats.

Supervision

Evelina Augustsson – PhD in Biology and Ecology: “Feeding ecology and interference competition in wild boar and other ungulates,” Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. In progress

Charlotte Hansson –Masters of Wildlife Ecology: “Demonstrating the effectiveness of electrical fencing to reduce wild boar damage of crops,” Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. In progress

Siboniso Thela – Masters of Science – Zoology: “Seasonal use and mortalities of mammals along the Phalaborwa–Hoedspruit railway line of Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa,” Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa. In progress

Denice Lodnert – Masters of Wildlife Ecology: “Evaluating the effectiveness of using acoustic signals to reduce ungulates visitation to feeding sites,” Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. Completed 2021

Elina Berte – Masters of Wildlife Ecology: “Analysing the personality of ungulates to noise stimuli,” Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden. Completed 2021

Selected publications

1.     Bhardwaj, M., Soanes, K., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., Lumsden, L. F., & van der Ree, R. (2021) Insectivorous bats are less active near freeways. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247400

2.     Plaschke, M., Bhardwaj, M, König, H.J., Dobias, C., Wenz, E., Ford, A.T. (2021). Green bridges in a re-colonizing landscape: Wolves (Canis lupus) in Brandenburg, Germany. Conservation Science and Policy. doi: 10.1111/csp2.364

3.     Bhardwaj, M., Seiler, A., Olsson, M. (2020). Ungulate use of non-wildlife underpasses. Journal of Environmental Management, 273, 111095. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111095

4.     Seiler, A., Bhardwaj, M. (2020). Wildlife and traffic: An inevitable but not unsolvable problem? In: F. M. Angelici & L. Rossi (eds) Problematic Wildlife II: New Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions. Cham: Springer International Publishing. p. 171-190. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42335-3_6

5.     Bhardwaj, M., Soanes, K., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., Lumsden, L. F., & van der Ree, R. (2020). Artificial lighting reduces the effectiveness of wildlife-crossing structures for insectivorous bats. Journal of Environmental Management, 262, 110313. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110313

6.     Bhardwaj, M., Soanes, K., Lahoz‐Monfort, J. J., Lumsden, L. F., & van der Ree, R. (2019). Little evidence of a road‐effect zone for nocturnal, flying insects. Ecology and Evolution, 9(1), 65-72. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4609 Among the top 10% most downloaded papers in Ecology and Evolution in 2018-2019

7.     Soanes, K., Sievers, M., Chee, Y. E., Williams, N. S., Bhardwaj, M., Marshall, A. J., & Parris, K. M. (2019). Correcting common misconceptions to inspire conservation action in urban environments. Conservation Biology, 33(2), 300-306. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13193 Among the top 10% most downloaded papers in Conservation Biology in 2018-2019

8.     Bhardwaj, M., Soanes, K., Straka, T. M., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., Lumsden, L. F., & van der Ree, R. (2017). Differential use of highway underpasses by bats. Biological Conservation, 212, 22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.05.022 

9.     Bhardwaj M, Dale CA, Ratcliffe LM. (2015). Aggressive behavior by Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) varies with anthropogenic disturbance to breeding habitats. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 127, 421-431. doi: 10.1676/14-087.1

Links

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manisha_Bhardwaj6

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Contact

Non employee at the Department of Ecology; NJ, Wildlife Ecology Unit
Telephone: +46708986104
E-mail: manisha.bhardwaj@slu.se
Postal address:
Inst. för ekologi, Grimsö forskningsstation
739 93 Riddarhyttan
Visiting address: Grimsö forskningsstation, Grimsö 152, Grimsö