PhD Student

Biography

I am broadly interested in community ecology, and how it is influenced by predator-prey interactions, animal behavior, and population dynamics. I hope to use non-invasive monitoring tools to understand these mechanisms. My Ph.D. research will be focused on understanding the structure of the mammalian carnivore and prey communities of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.

Contact Information

Email: khadka2@wisc.edu
Twitter: Bijit Khadka
ResearchGate: Bijit Khadka

Education

MS in Wildlife Ecology – UW – Madison, 2021
Thesis – “Impacts of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on vegetation and drivers of anti-predator behavior in two island systems of the Great Lakes.”
BS in Biology and Natural Resources – Northland College, 2017

Publications

Pichler, T.R., E.C. Mallinger, M.J. Farmer, M.J. Morrison, B. Khadka*, P.J. Matzinger, A. Kirschbaum, K.R. Goodwin, W. Route, J. Van Stappen, T.R. Van Deelen, and E.R. Olson. 2022. Comparative biogeography of volant and non-volant mammals in a temperate island archipelago. EcoSphere, 13(1): e3911
Mallinger, E.C., B. Khadka*, M.J. Farmer, M. Morrison, J. Van Stappen, T.R. Van Deelen, and E.R. Olson. 2021. Longitudinal trends of the small mammal community of the Apostle Islands archipelago. Community Ecology, 22:55-67.

Project

Understanding the structure of the mammalian carnivore and prey communities of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.