Supervisors: Dr David Eldridge (Centre for Ecosystem Science), Dr Samantha Travers (Centre for Ecosystem Science), Chris Lloyd (Powerful Owl Group) Project title: Assessing prey items in the scats and pellets of Powerful Owls and their importance as a bioindicator of environmental lead (Pb) levels be exposed to the activities of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.learn how to assess soil and vegetation health.experience a mixture of field work and data analyses.have access to a large temporal database.experience the problems associated with managing native animals in a periurban environment.work on a high priority conservation project.to link changes in kangaroo numbers with vegetation changes over the past decade.īenefits to student: This is a multi-disciplinary project that will expose the student to a diverse range of skills.to examine the effects of kangaroo activity on soil function.to determine the impacts of kangaroo grazing on temperate grassland richness and composition.Data have been collected continuously since 2005. This project will be based on field assessment of plants and soil function, laboratory assessment, and statistical analyses of plant community composition over the last decade. There are been few studies of kangaroo impacts on vegetation community composition in temperate grasslands and no effects of how kangaroo densities might impact soil function. Regular monitoring has also been undertaken in a number of exclosures, and detailed assessments of plant community composition made. Synopsis: Fenced and unfenced populations of kangaroos have been monitored for the last decade in grassy woodlands in Western Sydney. Supervisors: Dr David Eldridge (Centre for Ecosystem Science), Dr Samantha Travers (Centre for Ecosystem Science) Do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested □Ĭontact: Dr David Eldridge ( Dr Samantha Travers ( title: Impact of kangaroos on temperate grasslands – a 10 year study. The Arid Ecology Lab has two new honours projects in 2020, working on the impacts of kangaroos and Powerful Owls with great people.
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