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Biology of fragmented populations; Conservation planning; Conservation and restoration ecology; and Biodiversity and systematics
Genetics, ecology, behaviour and breeding biology of species of special management concern. Determination of biodiversity resources, their conservation value and the development of procedures for maximising regional conservation gains in the face of competing forms of land-use (conservation planning). Patterns of community development, the assessment of the response of communities to disturbances and the evaluation of ecological restoration as a conservation tool. Research on the biogeography, systematics and phylogeny of insect, amphibian and mammalian taxa |
Postgraduate students' research projects completed in 2001 (titles of dissertations and
theses) |
Dissertations |
Delport W: The taxonomy of the Damaraland red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhyncus damarensis) (Prof JWH Ferguson) |
Knobel D: Development of a baiting system for the delivery of an oral rabies vaccine to free-ranging African wild dogs (Prof JT du Toit, Dr MGL Mills) |
Niemand L: The contribution of the bird community of the regenerating coastal dunes at Richards Bay to regional diversity (Prof RJ Van Aarde) |
Theron LJ: Distribution and abundance of rodents, millipedes and trees in coastal dune forests in northern KwaZulu-Natal (Prof RJ Van Aarde) |
Theses |
Whyte IJ: Conservation management of the Kruger National Park (Prof RJ Van Aarde) |