This year's Conservation Biology MSc projects

Students enrolled for the Conservation Biology Coursework Masters programme have to complete a six month research project once they have completed their coursework. These projects cover a range of interests and are not necessarily bird-related - this year's selection is no exception!

Petra de Abreu: The ecological and hydrological impact of rehabilitation on degraded ostrich farms in the Little Karoo, South Africa. Supervisor: Sue Milton.

Kate du Plessis: Heat tolerance of Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor in the Kalahari Desert. Supervisors: Phil Hockey, Mandy Ridley, Rowan Martin, Susie Cunningham.

Katherine England: Implications of conservation strategies to local users and avifauna in a tropical African estuary. Supervisors: Rob Simmons, Jane Turpie.

Masumi Gudka: The effects of pesticides on the breeding success and population of African Fish Eagles at Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Supervisors: Rob Simmons, Peter Ryan.

Clova Jurk: Fouled yachts: a vector for introduced species to South African shores. Supervisor: Charles Griffiths.

Andre Krahner: Possible disruption of ant-butterfly associations by invasive Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Supervisor: Mike Picker.

Sarah Lewis: Changes in the ecotourism value of the Boulders penguin colony. Supervisor: Peter Ryan.

Gina Louw: How will climate change affect birds in hot African deserts? Supervisors: Phil Hockey, Rowan Martin, Susie Cunningham.

Dane Marx: The impacts of community based rehabilitation on communal grasslands in the Drakensberg foothills. Supervisor: Supervisor: Timm Hoffman.

Sofia Solano: An empirical test of the effectiveness of South Africa's Marine Protected area network. Supervisor: Colin Attwood.

Vincent van der Merwe: The biogeograhy and phylogeny of terrestrial gamebirds (Galliformes).
Supervisor: Tim Crowe.

Find out more about the Conservation Biology (CB) Coursework Masters and projects conducted by CB MSc Graduates.