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SERG Honours thesesA hand held adult western pygmy possum

A selection of SERG Honours theses is available below as PDF files (download Adobe Acrobat to view these files) . These files should not be distributed or copied without permission of the authors, see the UniSA copyright website for further details. Enquiries regarding the Honours program should be directed to the Honours program director, Dr Sophie "Topa" Petit.

2007 Honours theses

Barbara Cook

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Supervised by Joan Gibbs, and Dr. Phillip Ainsley (Seed Conservation Centre)
Seed dormancy and germination requirements of three genera of South Australian Liliaceae: Arthropodium, Chamaescilla and Dianella (1.30 MB)

2006 Honours theses

Helen Waudby
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Supervised by Dr Sophie "Topa" Petit and Dr Ross Andrews
Hosts, density, and human perception of the exotic ornate kangaroo tick, Amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum Koch, at Innes National Park, and its distribution on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia (952 kb)
Annette Scanlon
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Supervised by Dr Sophie "Topa" Petit, and Terry Reardon (SA Museum)
Factors affecting urban insectivorous bat activity and implications for habitat management in the City of Adelaide, South Australia (1.29 MB)
Todd Erickson
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Supervised by Joan Gibbs, and Dr. Phillip Ainsley (Seed Conservation Centre)
Seed dormancy patterns and germination requirements of two nationally-threatened Compositae species, Brachyscome muelleri Sond. and Senecio megaglossus F. Muell., in semi-arid South Australia (0.99 MB )
Kimberley Treglown Supervised by Dr Ian Clark
Testing and Modifying an Index of Riparian Spring Condition in the Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia (907 kb)
Michael Jervois
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Supervised by Joan Gibbs
The effects of temperature and moisture on decomposition rates of Eucalyptus oleosa leaf litter in mallee-plain habitats at Danggali Conservation Park, South Australia (1.24 MB)

2005 Honours theses

Robin Caines Supervised by Dr Sophie "Topa" Petit ,  Dr Simon Goldsworthy (SARDI), and Bradley Page (SARDI)
Trophic Guild-Structures in Pelagic Fish Communities in the Eastern Great Australian Bight Ecosystem (470 kb)
Deborah Frazer
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Supervised by Dr Sophie "Topa" Petit
The role of Xanthorrhoea semiplana (grass trees) as refuges for small native vertebrates: habitat value, microclimate, and use by animals in the Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia (2.76 MB)
Angela Pestell
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Supervised by Dr Sophie "Topa" Petit
Patterns of capture, genetic structure, and diet of western pygmy possums, Cercartetus concinnus Gould (Marsupialia: Burramyidae), in Innes National Park, South Australia (1.35 MB)
Christopher Raymond Supervised by Dr Greg Brown
Mapping Spatial Attributes for Natural Resource Management and Tourism Planning in the Otways Region of Victoria, Australia (2.56 MB)
Hayden Walton Supervised by Dr Ian Clark and Dr Bob Sharrad
Threats to riparian spring condition: developing and applying an index of riparian spring condition in the central Flinders Ranges of South Australia (921 kb)

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