Scientific Articles

Samad, I., Sutaria, D., Farine D. R., Shanker, K. & Cantor M. (in review). Integrated deep learning and geo-referencing for drone-based animal tracking with flexible camera angles. Methods in Ecology & Evolution. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.05.636599v1

Samad, I., Patil, H., Tamarapalli, S.C.P., Sutaria, D., Hines, E., Shanker, K. (in review). Spatio-temporal drivers of elasmobranch bycatch may not be generalisable: Implications for fisheries management and species conservation. Ocean and Coastal Management. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5021990

Patil, H., Samad, I., Shanker, K. (in review). Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding sustainability in nearshore fisheries along the west coast of India. Fisheries Research.

​Samad, I., Sutaria, D., Shanker, K. (in review). Species rich but data poor: leveraging distribution modelling techniques to map cetacean occurrence around South Asian waters. Diversity and Conservation. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.27.630491v1

Pakpien S., Vinitpornsawan S., Samad I., Sharma S., Barbee R., Harihar A. & Kumhom P. (in review). A low-density yet stable population of Indochinese tigers (Panthera tigris corbetti) may be the key to recovery in a half-empty landscape in eastern Thailand. Biological Conservation. 

Petchiappan, A., Swaminathan, A., Samad, I., Namboothri, N. & Shanker, K. (in review). To drift or not to drift: post-nesting migrations of leatherback sea turtles in the Indian Ocean. Endangered Species Research.

Bora, G., Samad, I., Dsouza, S. & Shanker, K. (2024). Sharks and Rays of Malvan. Dakshin Foundation. https://shorturl.at/KFuko
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Lahkar, D., Ahmed, M.F., Begum, R.H., Das, S.K., Samad, I., Goodrich, J.M. & Harihar, A. (2024). Rapid recovery of tigers (Panthera tigris) in a post-conflict landscape: implications of immediate and sustained conservation efforts. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110837
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Samad, I., Kelkar, N. & Krishnaswamy, J. (2022). Life at the borderline: Responses of Ganges river dolphins to dry-season flow regulation of river and canal habitats by the Farakka barrage. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32( 2), 294– 308. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3763
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Rana, D., Samad, I. & Rastogi, S. (2022). To a charismatic rescue: Designing a blueprint to steer Fishing Cat conservation for safeguarding Indian wetlands. Journal of Nature Conservation, 126225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126225
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Suksavate, S., Dumsrisuk, Y., Indarabut, P., Godfrey, A., Saosoong, S., Harihar, A., Samad, I., Sukmasuang, R., & Duengkae, P. (2022). Spatial and Temporal Habitat Use by the Main Prey Species of Tigers in Two Protected Areas of Thailand’s Southern Western Forest Complex: 10.32526/ennrj/20/202200046. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, xx-xx.