Please see PhD opportunity below.
Cheers,
Payal.
Come to SCB-Oceania, Brisbane - 2016!
http://brisbane2016.scboceania.org/
Payal Bal
PhD student
School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management
The University of Queensland
http://rhodesconservation.com/about/payal-bal/
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Date: Monday, 21 March 2016 12:40 pm
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Subject: [Spatial Ecology] PhD: threatened burrowing petrels on Macquarie ISland
Please circulate information on this exciting PhD opportunity:
http://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/news/phd-project-the-conservation-ecology-of-burrowing-petrels-following-an-island-eradication
The conservation ecology of burrowing petrels following an island eradication
This project will utilise existing longterm datasets and collect new field data
to track changes in the presence, distribution
and abundance of burrow-nesting seabirds, to assess how this seabird community
has responded to the eradication of feral vertebrates and their role in the
broader
ecosystem recovery after decades of feral animal impacts.
This research is part of a larger project aimed at the development of an
optimal longterm
monitoring strategy for key threatened species on the island and the island
ecosystem as a whole. The student will investigate the conservation return on
investment of the eradication and inform decision-making strategies around
threatened species monitoring and conservation.
The student will be part of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National
Environmental Science Programme http://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/ ;.
They will work in conjunction with Dr Justine Shaw, Prof. Hugh Possingham
(Centre
of Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland) and Dr
Rachael Alderman (Dept. Primary Industry Parks Water & Environment, Tasmania).
For details go to the link
http://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/news/phd-project-the-conservation-ecology-of-burrowing-petrels-following-an-island-eradication
Application should include a motivation letter and a short CV and sent to Dr
Justine Shaw j.shaw6@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:j.shaw6@xxxxxxxxx>
Applications close 18th April 2016.
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