Beyond sightings: Ensemble modelling to identify conservation hotspots of Smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) in the Ganga River Basin for informed policy and sustainability

• Syed Ainul Hussain,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainability Science, Doon Officers Enclave, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3229-806X

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• Ashish Kumar Panda,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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• Surya Prasad Sharma,

  Roles Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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• Naureen Shahniaz,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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• Shivani Barthwal,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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• Sk. Zeeshan Ali,

  Roles Visualization

  Affiliation Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-560X

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• Ruchi Badola

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ruchi@wii.gov.in

  Affiliation Ganga Aqualife Conservation and Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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