Vijay Karthick

About

I'm a PhD student working at the intersection of amphibian ecology, behavior, and conservation. My research examines how habitat conversion, climate variability, and agricultural intensification shape amphibian communities and conservation outcomes in mixed-use landscapes.

Employment

• Nature Conservation Foundation PhD candidate
  2022 - Present
• Nature Conservation Foundation Research fellow
  2020 - 2022

Education

• Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University M.Sc Wildlife Conservation Action
  2017 - 2019
• Anna University, Chennai B.E Mechanical Engineering
  2011 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (4)

• Land use and climate shape amphibian multidimensional diversity and conservation in a coffee agroforestry landscape, Western Ghats
  Biological Conservation 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.112057
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• Crop species and climate shape amphibian communities and conservation significance of coffee agroforests in the Western Ghats
  2026 DOI: 10.32942/X20Q17
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• Mammal occurrence records (2022-24) from Sakleshpura, central Western Ghats, India
  2024 DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.13340613
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• Woody debris removal modifies carbon stocks and soil properties in a fragmented tropical rainforest
  Biotropica 2024 DOI: 10.1111/btp.13304
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