Dr Sreekar Rachakonda
Dr

Sreekar Rachakonda

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Background

Sreekar’s research focuses on using ecological theory to inform conservation decision making. He is interested in a broad range of topics, including spatial conservation planning, evidence-based conservation policy, community assembly rules, extinction synergies, and land-use management. A big question that drives his research is how to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. His current research is centred around studying the environmental risks associated with mining and mineral processing.

He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Ecology and has spent the past 15 years at universities across Australia, China, Czechia, India and Singapore. Sreekar is an avid birder and enjoys this aspect of his work both professionally and recreationally.

Availability

Dr Sreekar Rachakonda is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Climate change impacts and adaptation Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) Conservation and biodiversity Ecology Environmental Sciences Environmental assessment and monitoring Landscape ecology

Qualifications

  • Masters (Extended) of Ecology, University of the Chinese Academy of Science
  • Doctor of Philosophy of Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, University of Adelaide

Search Professor Sreekar Rachakonda’s works on UQ eSpace

40 works between 2009 and 2024
All (40) Journal Article (39) Book Chapter (1)

21 - 40 of 40 works

2017

Journal Article

Horizontal and vertical species turnover in tropical birds in habitats with differing land use

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Corlett, Richard T., Dayananda, Salindra, Goodale, Uromi Manage, Kilpatrick, Adam, Kotagama, Sarath W., Koh, Lian Pin and Goodale, Eben (2017). Horizontal and vertical species turnover in tropical birds in habitats with differing land use. Biology Letters, 13 (5) 20170186, 20170186. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0186

Horizontal and vertical species turnover in tropical birds in habitats with differing land use

2016

Journal Article

Terrestrial species in protected areas and community-managed lands in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Velho, Nandini, Sreekar, Rachakonda and Laurance, William F. (2016). Terrestrial species in protected areas and community-managed lands in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Land, 5 (4) 35, 35. doi: 10.3390/land5040035

Terrestrial species in protected areas and community-managed lands in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

2016

Journal Article

Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia

Harrison, Rhett D., Sreekar, Rachakonda, Brodie, Jedediah F., Brook, Sarah, Luskin, Matthew, O'Kelly, Hannah, Rao, Madhu, Scheffers, Brett and Velho, Nandini (2016). Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology, 30 (5), 972-981. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12785

Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia

2016

Journal Article

Effects of forest fragmentation on nocturnal Asian birds: a case study from Xishuangbanna, China

Dayananda, Salindra K., Goodale, Eben, Lee, Myung-bok, Liu, Jia-Jia, Mammides, Christos, Pasion, Bonifacio O., Quan, Rui-Chang, Slik, J. W. Ferry, Sreekar, Rachakonda, Tomlinson, Kyle W. and Yasuda, Mika (2016). Effects of forest fragmentation on nocturnal Asian birds: a case study from Xishuangbanna, China. Zoological Research, 37 (3), 151-158. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.3.151

Effects of forest fragmentation on nocturnal Asian birds: a case study from Xishuangbanna, China

2016

Journal Article

Effects of forests, roads and mistletoe on bird diversity in monoculture rubber plantations

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Huang, Guohualing, Yasuda, Mika, Quan, Rui-Chang, Goodale, Eben, Corlett, Richard T. and Tomlinson, Kyle W. (2016). Effects of forests, roads and mistletoe on bird diversity in monoculture rubber plantations. Scientific Reports, 6 21822. doi: 10.1038/srep21822

Effects of forests, roads and mistletoe on bird diversity in monoculture rubber plantations

2016

Journal Article

Non-pollinator fig wasp impact on the reproductive success of an invasive fig tree: why so little?

Kong, Yue, Wang, Rong, Yang, Da-Rong, Sreekar, Rachakonda, Peng, Yan-Qiong and Compton, Stephen G. (2016). Non-pollinator fig wasp impact on the reproductive success of an invasive fig tree: why so little?. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 26 (10), 1432-1443. doi: 10.1080/09583157.2016.1214862

Non-pollinator fig wasp impact on the reproductive success of an invasive fig tree: why so little?

2016

Journal Article

Morphology, ecology, and behaviour of Hylarana intermedia, a Western Ghats frog

Kamath, Ambika and Sreekar, Rachakonda (2016). Morphology, ecology, and behaviour of Hylarana intermedia, a Western Ghats frog. Acta Herpetologica, 11 (1), 15-20. doi: 10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-15172

Morphology, ecology, and behaviour of Hylarana intermedia, a Western Ghats frog

2015

Journal Article

The effect of land-use on the diversity and mass-abundance relationships of understory avian insectivores in Sri Lanka and southern India

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Srinivasan, Umesh, Mammides, Christos, Chen, Jin, Goodale, Uromi Manage, Kotagama, Sarath Wimalabandara, Sidhu, Swati and Goodale, Eben (2015). The effect of land-use on the diversity and mass-abundance relationships of understory avian insectivores in Sri Lanka and southern India. Scientific Reports, 5 11569. doi: 10.1038/srep11569

The effect of land-use on the diversity and mass-abundance relationships of understory avian insectivores in Sri Lanka and southern India

2015

Journal Article

Flight initiation distance as behavioral indicator of hunting pressure: a case study of the Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) in Xishuangbanna, SW China

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Goodale, Eben and Harrison, Rhett D. (2015). Flight initiation distance as behavioral indicator of hunting pressure: a case study of the Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Tropical Conservation Science, 8 (2), 505-512. doi: 10.1177/194008291500800214

Flight initiation distance as behavioral indicator of hunting pressure: a case study of the Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) in Xishuangbanna, SW China

2015

Journal Article

The use of species-area relationships to partition the effects of hunting and deforestation on bird extirpations in a fragmented landscape

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Huang, Guohualing, Zhao, Jiang-Bo, Pasion, Bonifacio O., Yasuda, Mika, Zhang, Kai, Peabotuwage, Indika, Wang, Ximin, Quan, Rui-Chang, Slik, J. W. Ferry, Corlett, Richard T., Goodale, Eben and Harrison, Rhett D. (2015). The use of species-area relationships to partition the effects of hunting and deforestation on bird extirpations in a fragmented landscape. Diversity and Distributions, 21 (4), 441-450. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12292

The use of species-area relationships to partition the effects of hunting and deforestation on bird extirpations in a fragmented landscape

2015

Journal Article

Yet another empty forest: considering the conservation value of a recently established tropical nature reserve

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Zhang, Kai, Xu, Jianchu and Harrison, Rhett D. (2015). Yet another empty forest: considering the conservation value of a recently established tropical nature reserve. PLoS One, 10 (2) e0117920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117920

Yet another empty forest: considering the conservation value of a recently established tropical nature reserve

2014

Journal Article

Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India

Balaji, Divya, Sreekar, Rachakonda and Rao, Siddharth (2014). Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India. Journal for Nature Conservation, 22 (4), 337-341. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2014.03.004

Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India

2013

Journal Article

Influence of gaze and directness of approach on the escape responses of the Indian rock lizard, Psammophilus dorsalis (Gray, 1831)

Sreekar, Rachakonda and Quader, Suhel (2013). Influence of gaze and directness of approach on the escape responses of the Indian rock lizard, Psammophilus dorsalis (Gray, 1831). Journal of Biosciences, 38 (5), 829-833. doi: 10.1007/s12038-013-9378-8

Influence of gaze and directness of approach on the escape responses of the Indian rock lizard, Psammophilus dorsalis (Gray, 1831)

2013

Journal Article

Natural windbreaks sustain bird diversity in a tea-dominated landscape

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Mohan, Anand, Das, Sandeep, Agarwal, Prerna and Vivek, Ramachandran (2013). Natural windbreaks sustain bird diversity in a tea-dominated landscape. PLoS One, 8 (7) e70379. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070379

Natural windbreaks sustain bird diversity in a tea-dominated landscape

2013

Journal Article

Reptiles of the central Western Ghats, India - a reappraisal and revised checklist, with emphasis on the Agumbe Plateau

Ganesh, S. R., Chadramouli, S. R., Sreekar, R. and Shankar, P. Gowri (2013). Reptiles of the central Western Ghats, India - a reappraisal and revised checklist, with emphasis on the Agumbe Plateau. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 20 (3), 181-189.

Reptiles of the central Western Ghats, India - a reappraisal and revised checklist, with emphasis on the Agumbe Plateau

2013

Journal Article

Photographic capture-recapture sampling for assessing populations of the Indian gliding lizard Draco dussumieri

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Purushotham, Chetana B., Saini, Katya, Rao, Shyam N., Pelletier, Simon and Chaplod, Saniya (2013). Photographic capture-recapture sampling for assessing populations of the Indian gliding lizard Draco dussumieri. PLoS One, 8 (2) e55935. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055935

Photographic capture-recapture sampling for assessing populations of the Indian gliding lizard Draco dussumieri

2011

Journal Article

Predicting lizard gender: sexual dimorphism in Calotes rouxii (reptilia: agamidae) from Agumbe, Karnataka, India

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Saini, Katya, Rao, Shyam N. and Purushotham, Chetana B. (2011). Predicting lizard gender: sexual dimorphism in Calotes rouxii (reptilia: agamidae) from Agumbe, Karnataka, India. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 6 (1), 75-80.

Predicting lizard gender: sexual dimorphism in Calotes rouxii (reptilia: agamidae) from Agumbe, Karnataka, India

2010

Journal Article

Predation on Hemidactylus treutleri (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by the peninsular rock agama Psammophilus dorsalis (Squamata: Agamidae) in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Deodhar, Shreekant and Kulkarni, Yashada (2010). Predation on Hemidactylus treutleri (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by the peninsular rock agama Psammophilus dorsalis (Squamata: Agamidae) in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India. Herpetology Notes, 3 (1), 33-35.

Predation on Hemidactylus treutleri (Squamata: Gekkonidae) by the peninsular rock agama Psammophilus dorsalis (Squamata: Agamidae) in Rishi Valley, Andhra Pradesh, India

2010

Journal Article

Vertebrate assemblage at a fruiting fig (Ficus caulocarpa) in Maliau basin, Malaysia

Sreekar, Rachakonda, Nghiem Thi Phuong Le, and Harrison, Rhett D. (2010). Vertebrate assemblage at a fruiting fig (Ficus caulocarpa) in Maliau basin, Malaysia. Tropical Conservation Science, 3 (2), 218-227. doi: 10.1177/194008291000300208

Vertebrate assemblage at a fruiting fig (Ficus caulocarpa) in Maliau basin, Malaysia

2009

Journal Article

Rediscovery of Vosmer’s Writhing Skink Lygosoma vosmaerii (Gray, 1839) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with a note on its taxonomy

Seetharamaraju, M., Sreekar, R., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, Kaur, Harpreet and Venkateshwarlu, P. (2009). Rediscovery of Vosmer’s Writhing Skink Lygosoma vosmaerii (Gray, 1839) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with a note on its taxonomy. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 1 (12), 624-626. doi: 10.11609/jott.o2160.624-6

Rediscovery of Vosmer’s Writhing Skink Lygosoma vosmaerii (Gray, 1839) (Reptilia: Scincidae) with a note on its taxonomy

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