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Trophic Cascades and Habitat Suitability in Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve: Impacts of Prey Depletion and Climate Change on Predator-Prey Dynamics

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  • 1. Department of Wildlife Conservation, Nova Nature Welfare Society, H. No. 36/337, Choti Masjid, Byron Bazar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492001, India. *Correspondence: E-mail: bastiger08@gmail.com (Basak). Tel: +91 9836971670 E-mail: mat.suraj@gmail.com (Suraj); novanature2004@gmail.com (Ahmed)
  • 2. AeroLine International. 181 Littleton Road, Unit 245, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States 01824. *Correspondence: E-mail: chiranjibchaudhuri@gmail.com (Chaudhuri)

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Basak, Krishnendu, Chaudhuri, Chiranjib, Suraj, M., Ahmed, Moiz (2025): Trophic Cascades and Habitat Suitability in Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve: Impacts of Prey Depletion and Climate Change on Predator-Prey Dynamics. Zoological Studies 64 (7): 1-18, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2025.64-07, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16970380

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