Krithi Karanth - Post-Doctoral Researcher

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in human-environment interactions, particularly focusing on protected areas and their relationship to people and biodiversity. The central themes to my research are: 1. Protected areas and their relationship to people living around them; 2. Biodiversity patterns and factors that drive the persistence of wildlife; 3. Societal impacts of conservation interventions and policies. I am particularly interested in human-wildlife interactions, land use change, livelihood dependence of local communities, resettlement of people, and tourism impacts.

Academic Background

Dr. Krithi K. Karanth is a post doctoral scientist with Dr. Ruth DeFries. She obtained a Ph.D in Environmental Science and Policy from Duke University (2008). She has a master's from Yale in Environmental Science (2003), B.S (Environmental Science ) and B.A (Geography) from the University of Florida (2001).

Publications - for an extended list refer to Krithi's CV
Karanth, K.* K., Kramer, R, Qian, S, Christensen, N. L. 2008. Conservation Attitudes, Perspectives and Challenges in India. Biological Conservation 141: 2357-2367.

Karanth, K. K.* 2007. Making Resettlement Work: Lessons from India’s Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. Biological Conservation 139: 315-324. (First Nicholas School Dean's Award for Outstanding Student Paper 2008)

Karanth, U. K. and *Karanth, K. K. *2007. Free to Move: Conservation and Voluntary Resettlement in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Protected Areas and Human Displacement: Conservation Perspective. Editors K. H. Redford and E. Fearn. 29:48-59.

Karanth, K.K*., Curran, L.M and Reuning-Scherer, J.D. 2006.Village Size and Forest Disturbance in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India. Biological Conservation 128: 147- 157.

Karanth, K. K.*, Nichols, J. D., Sauer, J. R and Hines, J. E. 2006. Comparative Community Dynamics of North American Bird Communities Across Edge and Interior Habitats. Journal of Biogeography 33: 674-682.

 Karanth, K. K.* 2005. Addressing Relocation and Livelihood Concerns: Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. Economic and Political Weekly 40 (46): 4809-4811.

 Karanth, K.K*. 2003. Forest Use and Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, India. Tropical Resources Bulletin 22: 48-58

Karanth, K.K*. 2001. Land-Cover and Land-Use Change within Sisaket, Thailand from November 1990 to March 2000. Journal of Undergraduate Research 2:8.