SERG Research projects
SERG research projects are listed below. Please select the hyperlinks to view project information. Postgraduate research is indicated by (PG) after the title. Honours research is indicated by (Hons) after the title.
Ecology and Land Management
Animal Ecology
- Landscape use by western pygmy possums in function of flowering plants (Hons 2007)
- Hosts, density, and human perception of the exotic ornate kangaroo tick, and its distribution on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia (Hons 2006)
- Factors affecting urban insectivorous bat activity and implications for habitat management in the City of Adelaide (Hons 2006)
- Habitat use of the Australasian shoveler, in the southeast of South Australia, and management implications (PG)
- Population demographics, genetics, diet, and habitat use of Western pygmy possums at Innes National Park (Hons 2005)
- Trophic Guild-Structures in Pelagic Fish Communities in the Eastern Great Australian Bight Ecosystem (Hons 2005)
Plant Ecology
- Seed dormancy and germination requirements of three genera of South Australian Liliaceae (Hons 2007)
- Seed dormancy and germination of two nationally-threatened Compositae species in semi-arid South Australia (Hons 2006)
- The effects of temperature and moisture on decomposition rates of Eucalyptus oleosa leaf litter (Hons 2006)
- Ecology and conservation of an endangered orchid
- Some ecological constraints of the endangered pink-lipped spider orchid in the northern Adelaide region (Hons 2004)
- A mathematical-ecological model for sustainable management of shrublands
- Reproductive phenology of arid zone plants at Warraweena, outback South Australia
Plant/Animal Interactions
- Ecology and conservation of bats and columnar cacti on Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
- The role of echidnas in the conservation of biodiversity
- The role of grass trees as shelters for vertebrate wildlife in the Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia (Hons 2005)
- Effects of grazing on the health of redgum populations at water-sources in the Flinders Ranges (Hons 2005)
Protected Areas and Land Management
- Macro-invertebrate biodiversity in urban wetlands, including Water Sensitive Urban Design (Hons 2007)
- Arid zone minesite rehabilitation at Iron Baron, South Australia (Hons 2007)
- Testing an index of riparian spring condition in the Flinders Ranges (Hons 2006)
- Developing and applying an index of riparian spring condition in the central Flinders Ranges of South Australia (Hons 2005)
- Mapping Spatial Attributes for Natural Resource Management and Tourism Planning in the Otways Region of Victoria, Australia (Hons 2005)
- Evaluating the effectiveness of environmental education programs at the Adelaide Zoo (Hons 2004)
- Feeding wildlife and human-wildlife interactions: attitudes, opinions and behaviours of visitors (Hons 2004)
- Managing Australia's protected areas in cooperation with indigenous people (Hons 2004)
- Methods for measuring and improving the compliance rate of the user-pays system at Innes National Park (Hons 2004)
Tourism
- Implications of road kill on Kangaroo Island for tourism and wildlife conservation (Hons 2004)
- Issues and barriers to the implementation of sustainable practices by ecotourism and natural resource-based tourism businesses (Hons 2004)
- Spatial location of landscape values, special places of Kangaroo Island residents, and residents' attitudes towards tourism (Hons 2004)
- International tourist perceptions of Australian native animal management policy (Hons 2005)