News: Honours projects - Ecology and environmental science
Water quality – denitrification & nutrient loads
Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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Invasion science & wildlife ecology
![Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group Cambodia research trip](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/cassey-ecology-cambodia.jpg?h=309e12e8&itok=CGX7-YDv)
Honours project: Study invasive species biology and management, and wildlife ecology and conservation.
Bloom dynamics - Spatial variation of chlorophyll-a inside freshwater reservoirs
![Algae bloom](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/algae-bloom.jpg?h=ada6984b&itok=8j1Q6xyH)
Honours project: Use remote sensing and spatial science to investigate the variation of chlorophyll-a inside freshwater reservoirs.
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Using remote sensing to measure the variation in suspended sediment in Gulf St. Vincent
![Colorful blue-green water off the coast of South Australia. The striking colors could be due to sediment brought to the surface when strong winds churn shallow waters. Courtesy: NASA](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/gulf-st-vincent-sediment.jpg?h=748cb951&itok=V171yhNq)
Honours project: Use remote sensing project to characterise historical variation in suspended sediment in Gulf St. Vincent.
Impact of wastewater and river on seagrass meadows
![Seagrass research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/seagrass.jpg?h=a71712d7&itok=AdKlV7cC)
Honours project: Explore the impact of wastewater and river on seagrass meadows.
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Measuring the effect of 10-years de-stocking on rangeland
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Honours project: Measure the effect of 10-years de-stocking on rangeland condition by comparing with neighbouring properties.
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Developing usable rangeland condition assessment tools
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Honours project: Develop usable rangeland condition assessment tools in the area of remote sensing.
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Measurement & characterisation of arid wetland vegetation dynamics
![Arid wetland vegetation dynamics](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/arid-wetlands.jpg?h=7779f071&itok=0BixAmT6)
Honours project: Explore the dynamics of arid wetland vegetation.
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Characterisation of river plume extent through remote sensing with high/moderate resolution satellite imagery
![Yellow River satellite image](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/yellow-river-satellite.jpg?h=df4928c6&itok=vqWQMP7w)
Honours project: Use satellite imagery to examine the extent of river plume in some of the world's most significant rivers.
Oyster reef restoration to boost reproduction & survival
![Image - Scientists dive deep to save sinking oyster population](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-oyster.jpg?h=d4dcf2e0&itok=smk-wiIY)
Honours project: Dive into a marine ecology project about the restoration of oyster reefs.
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