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University of East Anglia Cloudforest expedition, Ecuador 1991
The original aim, of comparing five ecological aspects of primary, secondary and plantation forests, had to be modified due to the inaccessibility of primary forest and the absence of plantations….
University of East Anglia Gunung Halimun 1994 Java expedition
This UEA/Biological Sciences Club (BScC) project aimed to assess the effects of human usage and population pressures on forest vegetation and bird communities around the periphery of the Gunung Halimun…
University of Bristol Rio Paute headwaters expedition, Ecuador 1991
The aim was to produce useful data on the hydrology and aquatic ecology of the primary and secondary Montane Cloudforest, 2000-3000m. Fieldwork included an investigation into the contribution of fog…
Svjatoj Peninsula expedition
This expedition was the first international biological expedition to Siberia with special respect to wetlands. 145 species of birds were observed during the course of the expedition, of which 40…
Trinidad 1992
An ecological investigation of the native tree Penny Piece, (Pouteria multiflora), which has edible fruit of potential economic and commercial value. The programme will assess current resource management schemes of…
Tritonia expedition ’93, faunistical & conservation status survey, Albania
The expedition studied the conservation status of the country (especially Lake Ohrid) and collected land and freshwater molluscs and waterbears, observed the bird fauna and trapped rodents. The expedition collected…
University of Aberdeen project Madagascar 1994
The team studied, in conjunction with a Malagasy scientist, the effects of agricultural encroachment into the Zahamena Reserve (the largest and perhaps most important of Madagascar’s rainforest reserves) on small…
The threatened birds of Cuba project 1995
The fieldwork scheduled for March 1995 to February 1996 had to be limited due to problems with visas and counterparts in Cuba. However, the team managed to study the status…
University of Bristol Choiseul ’95, Solomon Islands
A checklist of bats on the island of Choiseul was compiled. A study of Fruit bats showed that the Monkey-faced fox (Pteralopex anceps) previously thought to be extinct still exists…
Proyecto Rio Nambi 1992: Colombia ’92, Cambridge rainforest project
As a result of findings from their 1991 project – which included the discovery of a new species of bird for science – 2,000 ha of pristine forest was purchased…
