News: Honours projects - Ecology and environmental science
Environmental monitoring with drones: Vegetation
Honours project: Use drones to measure vegetation biomass from dense point clouds; or detect and discriminate seagrasses.
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Environmental monitoring with drones: Remote sensing
Honours project: Integrating / calibrating moderate resolution Landsat spectral data with extremely high resolution imaging.
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Wildlife conservation, plant-animal interactions and restoration ecology
Honours project: Work with scientists in terrestrial ecology and behaviour to providing research outcomes that facilitate the management, conservation and restoration of biodiversity.
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How climate change impacts fish populations
Honours project: Gain an understanding of how ocean acidification will affect the behaviour and physiology of fish species.
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Ecosystem impact on fish extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia
Honours project: Learn about how coral reef fishes are extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia and what the consequences are for temperate fishes and ecosystems.
Evolution and systematics of arthropods
Honours project: Conduct research into the life forms which are responsible for key ecological processes, but also cause major problems as pests and vectors of disease to plants and other animals.
Coorong water quality
Honours project: Examining Coorong wave activities and study how it affects sediment resuspension and nutrient concentrations.
Arid aquatic refugia
Honours project: Are waterholes within the Flinders Ranges an important refugia for aquatic micro invertebrates?
Climate change & lakes
Honours project: How is climate changing temperature and ice cover in the world’s lakes?
Water quality - disinfecting water with chlorine
Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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