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Njule 92: an Oxford University expedition to Tanzania 1992
New transect techniques were used to determine the relative densities and the distribution of the Black-and-rufous Elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon petersi (Kiswahili name: Njule) in several natural forest habitats including the...View Project
Nottingham University Bolivia Project 1992
A team of six British and five Bolivian students carried out surveys of the reserve's avifauna and established collaborative links between the two institutions involved. Problems were encountered due to...View Project
Cambridge-Royal Holloway & Bedford Amazon 1992: A Cambridge-Royal Holloway & Bedford expedition to Colombia 1992
5 British students worked with 3 Colombians from Universidad Nacional de Colombia to produce the first records of the birds, bats, invertebrates and plants of the white sand rainforests of...View Project
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...View Project
Oxford University conservation expedition to Mexico 1992
A study of the status and population ecology of some endangered Mexican cactus populations, including searching for new localities of the rarest species. Assessments of the major threats to the...View Project
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...View Project
Oxford University Comoro Islands butterfly survey 1992
This butterfly conservation project assessed the status, ecology and distribution of 50 butterfly taxa of Grand Comore in the western Indian Ocean. Five full species - including the threatened swallowtail...View Project
Newcastle University Project Mermaid: Venezuela expedition 1992
A biological survey of vertebrate species concentrating on the manatees in two river systems in a mangrove ecosystem: Cano La Brea, an undisturbed waterway where the West Indian manatee (Trichechus...View Project
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...View Project
University Of Wales, Cardiff expedition to Ecuador 1991: Amazula ’91
The forest fragments remaining in south-western Ecuador are amongst the top 10 areas for bird conservation worldwide. Despite widespread degradation of habitat, 8 forested areas were located and studied. 427...View Project
Landuse and conservation in the Mount Loma Reserve, Sierra Leone
This project changed rapidly from its instigation early in 1991. We originally planned to visit the Gola Forest in the east of the country to carry out faunal surveys and...View Project
Insect biodiversity of a montane rainforest expedition, Vietnam 1991
Working with the National Centre for Scientific Research, Hanoi, the team studied insect communities of the montane evergreen monsoon rainforest in the Tam Dao Mts (800-1000m) to provide data on...View Project
Anglia Polytechnic University Colombia ’91, Cambridge Rainforest Expedition
The expedition aimed to justify the proposed creation of a Biosphere Reserve in the region by compiling comprehensive bird and mammal inventories of the tropical moist forest between 1000-3500m, particularly...View Project
Oxford University expedition to Sabah 1991
The expedition re-surveyed four permanent coral reef sites, established in the national park during the 1987 Oxford Expedition, and established two new sites. Within each site, diversity, form and extent...View Project
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...View Project
Oxford University Expedition To The Cook Islands 1991
An examination of the dynamics of the freshwater body of the island was made using cave diving and other techniques. Special attention was paid to the relationship between tidal movements...View Project
University of East Anglia Taliabu expedition, Indonesia 1991
An ornithological survey and habitat evaluation of the proposed Pulau Taliabu reserve and other primary forest areas which concentrated on the ecology of seven globally threatened bird species. Information will...View Project
Galapagos marine survey 1991
Although the terrestrial ecology of the Galapagos Islands is well-known, little work has been done on the off-shore marine environment. Ten subtidal sites were surveyed by divers to establish quantitative...View Project
Breeding bird survey Kizilirmak Delta, Turkey 1991-92
A preliminary visit for a longer study in 1992 which will involve a team of Dutch and Turkish ornithologists collecting detailed information of species composition and numbers of breeding birds...View Project
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....View Project
