Post Graduate template Brief Description of Research Monitoring and assessment of macroinvertebrate communities in support of river health management in Olalekan Agboola (PhD Candidate) KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BTech Hons Environmental Biology Supervisor (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology), Dr G O’ Brien, Prof CT Downs MTech Environmental Biology (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology) Theme: Effect of changing land use- river Email: olamilekan21@yahoo.com Brief Description of Research The influence of eco-estates on the animal biodiversity of KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on the difference in biodiversity Jarryd Alexander (PhD Candidate) between sugarcane monoculture and eco-estates previously developed on sugarcane land. Animal BSc Ecology and conservation, and Zoology biodiversity will be determined through the assessment of (University of the Witwatersrand) species abundance and richness of small and large BSc Hons Ecology and conservation mammals, bats, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The (University of the Witwatersrand) research is supported by the Durban Action Research MSc Ecology and conservation Partnership: Global Environmental Change Programme and (University of the Witwatersrand), aims to contribute to creating data sheets as well as suggesting beneficial management plans for existing and Email: jarryd1004@gmail.com future eco-estates. Supervisor Prof CT Downs Theme: Effect of changing land use- urban
Post Graduate template Olalekan Agboola (PhD Candidate) BTech Hons Environmental Biology (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology), MTech Environmental Biology (Ladoke Akintola University of Technology) Email: olamilekan21@yahoo.com Brief Description of Research Monitoring and assessment of macroinvertebrate communities in support of river health management in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Supervisor Dr G O’ Brien, Prof CT Downs Theme: Effect of changing land use- river Jarryd Alexander (PhD Candidate) BSc Ecology and conservation, and Zoology (University of the Witwatersrand) BSc Hons Ecology and conservation (University of the Witwatersrand) MSc Ecology and conservation (University of the Witwatersrand), Email: jarryd1004@gmail.com Brief Description of Research The influence of eco-estates on the animal biodiversity of KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on the difference in biodiversity between sugarcane monoculture and eco-estates previously developed on sugarcane land. Animal biodiversity will be determined through the assessment of species abundance and richness of small and large mammals, bats, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The research is supported by the Durban Action Research Partnership: Global Environmental Change Programme and aims to contribute to creating data sheets as well as suggesting beneficial management plans for existing and future eco-estates. Supervisor Prof CT Downs Theme: Effect of changing land use- urban
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