Dr. Shawan Chowdhury
Guest Scientist
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Puschstraße 4
04103 Leipzig
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Research Interests
My research interests are threefold: insect migration, insect conservation, and citizen science.
I collated evidence demonstrating that hundreds of butterfly species migrate, many of them across vast distances, something that was previously believed to be the case for only a few species. I mapped and modelled their migratory journeys, discovering that, unlike birds, butterfly migration is concentrated in the tropics, and migratory butterflies can rapidly colonise new areas. In addition, I discovered, sadly, that insects are poorly conserved, with 76% of insect species being inadequately covered by protected areas.
Currently, as a part of the sMon project, I am combining and analysing the German biodiversity data to identify the changes in the state of biodiversity in Germany. Here, I regularly communicate and work with the data providers and nature conservation societies across Germany. I have developed strong big data analysis, collaboration, evidence synthesis, geospatial, and quantitative skills. While my experience is largely insect-oriented, I am always open to extend my research to other taxa. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss anything.
Scientific Career
since August 2022
Postdoctoral Research Associate; Ecosystem Services research group FSU, UFZ, and German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
October 2021 – July 2022
Research Assistant; Fuller Lab; The University of Queensland, Australia
April 2021 – August 2021
Data Analyst; Atlas of Living Australia; CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
March 17 – December 2017
Senior Sector Specialist, Entomology; BRAC Bangladesh
December 2016 – March 2017
Research Assistant; ActionAid Bangladesh
January 2018 – October 2021 [Degree awarded: May 2022]
PhD; School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
Thesis: Insect migration and conservation
January 2015 – December 2016
MSc; Department of Zoology (Entomology), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2011 – December 2014
BSc; Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Publications
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2023 (8)
- Amano, T., Ramírez-Castañeda, V., Berdejo-Espinola, V., Borokini, I., Chowdhury, S., Golivets, M., González-Trujillo, J.D., Montaño-Centellas, F., Paudel, K., White, R.L., Veríssimo, D. (2023):
The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science
PLoS Biol. 21 (7), e3002184
full text (doi) - Chowdhury, S. (2023):
Threatened species could be more vulnerable to climate change in tropical countries
Sci. Total Environ. 858, Part 2 , art. 159989
full text (doi) - Chowdhury, S., Aich, U., Rokonuzzaman, M., Alam, S., Das, P., Siddika, A., Ahmed, S., Labi, M.M., Di Marco, M., Fuller, R.A., Callaghan, C.T. (2023):
Increasing biodiversity knowledge through social media: A case study from tropical Bangladesh
Bioscience 73 (6), 453 - 459
full text (doi) - Chowdhury, S., Fuller, R.A., Ahmed, S., Alam, S., Callaghan, C.T., Das, P., Correia, R.A., Di Marco, M., Di Minin, E., Jarić, I., Labi, M.M., Ladle, R.J., Rokonuzzaman, M., Roll, U., Sbragaglia, V., Siddika, A., Bonn, A. (2023):
Using social media records to inform conservation planning
Conserv. Biol.
full text (doi) - Chowdhury, S., Jennions, M.D., Zalucki, M.P., Maron, M., Watson, J.E.M., Fuller, R.A. (2023):
Protected areas and the future of insect conservation
Trends Ecol. Evol. 38 (1), 85 - 95
full text (doi) - Chowdhury, S., Zalucki, M.P., Hanson, J.O., Tiatragul, S., Green, D., Watson, J.E.M., Fuller, R.A. (2023):
Three-quarters of insect species are insufficiently represented by protected areas
One Earth 6 (2), 139 - 146
full text (doi) - Engel, T., Chowdhury, S., Friedrichs-Manthey, M., von Gönner, J., Herrmann, T., Klenke, R., Sheard, J.K., Peters, B., Bonn, A. (2023):
Digitalisierung in Citizen Science und Naturschutz – Anwendungsbeispiele aus der Praxis. Digital technologies in citizen science and nature conservation – Overview of practical examples
Nat. Landschaft 98 (6/7), 319 - 329
full text (doi) - Nolde-Lopez, B., Bundus, J., Arenas-Castro, H., Román, D., Chowdhury, S., Amano, T., Berdejo-Espinola, V., Wadgymar, S.M. (2023):
Language barriers in organismal biology: What can journals do better?
Integr. Organism. Biol. 5 (1), obad003
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2022 (2)
- Chowdhury, S., Aich, U., Rokonuzzaman, M., Alam, S., Das, P., Siddika, A., Ahmed, S., Labi, M.M., Di Marco, M., Callaghan, C.T., Fuller, R.A. (2022):
Spatial occurrence data for the animals of Bangladesh derived from Facebook
PANGAEA 10.1594/PANGAEA.948104 - Chowdhury, S., Zalucki, M.P., Amano, T., Poch, T.J., Lin, M.-M., Ohwaki, A., Lin, D.-L., Yang, L., Choi, S.-W., Jennions, M.D., Fuller, R.A. (2022):
Trends and progress in studying butterfly migration
Integr. Conserv. 1 (1), 8 - 24
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