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Melissa Songer
Researcher at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Publications - 76
Citations - 2187
Melissa Songer is an academic researcher from Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Habitat. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 62 publications receiving 1652 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Songer include Smithsonian Institution & University of Oklahoma.
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The Fate of Wild Tigers
Eric Dinerstein,Colby Loucks,Eric Wikramanayake,Joshua R. Ginsberg,Eric W. Sanderson,John Seidensticker,Jessica L. Forrest,Gosia Bryja,Andrea Heydlauff,Sybille Klenzendorf,Peter Leimgruber,Judy Mills,Timothy G. O'Brien,Mahendra Shrestha,Ross Simons,Melissa Songer +15 more
TL;DR: If tigers are to survive into the next century, all of the governments throughout the species' range must demonstrate greater resolve and lasting commitments to conserve tigers and their habitats, as well as to stop all trade in tiger products from wild and captive-bred sources.
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Fragmentation of Asia's remaining wildlands: implications for Asian elephant conservation
Peter Leimgruber,J. B. Gagnon,Christen M. Wemmer,Daniel S. Kelly,Melissa Songer,Elizabeth R. Selig +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified three fragmentation clusters from principal components analysis (PCA) and identified four ranges with elephant populations >1000 animals: ARYO, MYUC, BNMH and BITE.
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Forest cover change patterns in Myanmar (Burma) 1990-2000.
Peter Leimgruber,Daniel S. Kelly,Marc K. Steininger,Jake Brunner,Thomas Müller,Melissa Songer +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used Landsat satellite imagery from the 1990s and 2000s was used to develop a countrywide forest map and estimate deforestation in Myanmar, and found that the country has retained much of its forest cover but forests have declined by 0.3% annually.
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Modeling Impacts of Climate Change on Giant Panda Habitat
TL;DR: Long-term survival of giant pandas will require the creation of new protected areas that are likely to support suitable habitat even if the climate changes, and a major general prediction of climate change—a shift of habitats towards higher elevation and higher latitudes is supported.
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Losing a jewel-Rapid declines in Myanmar's intact forests from 2002-2014.
Tejas Bhagwat,A. Hess,Ned Horning,Thiri Khaing,Zaw Min Thein,Kyaw Moe Aung,Kyaw Htet Aung,Paing Phyo,Ye Lin Tun,Aung Htat Oo,Anthony Neil,Win Myo Thu,Melissa Songer,Katherine J. LaJeunesse Connette,Asja Bernd,Qiongyu Huang,Grant M. Connette,Peter Leimgruber +17 more
TL;DR: It is found that forests cover 42,365,729 ha or 63% of Myanmar, making it one of the most forested countries in the region, but severe logging, expanding plantations, and degradation pose increasing threats.