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NAME |
PRIZE |
TITLE of PRESENTATION |
CONFERENCE |
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AWARD |
CURRENT INSTITUTION |
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| 2008 |
Ben
Barr |
Best student talk on a conservation topic |
Investigating chevron skink (Oligosoma homalonotum) ecology and the impacts of rat control |
Australia/NZ Marine Sciences Conference |
Christchurch |
SCB membership + PCB subscription |
Massey University |
| 2008 |
Barbara Lokes | Best oral presentation |
Detecting and Delineating Forest Cover Change in the Lowland Rainforest of West Coast Manus using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques |
New Guinea Biological Conference |
Jayapura, ID |
SCB membership |
University of PNG Remote Sensing Centre |
| 2008 |
Ira
Aldila Putri | Best oral presentation - runner-up |
Putative Orchid Mycorrhiza of Spathoglottis plicata Blume at University of Cendrawashi Campus Waena, Jayapura. |
New Guinea Biological Conference |
Jayapura, ID |
PCB subscription |
Supeni Sufaati |
| 2008 |
Rijal
Idrus |
Best presentation on a conservation topic |
Analysing the anthropogenic threats to sustainability of coral reefs. |
NZ Ecological Society |
Christchurch |
SCB membership; PCB subscription |
University of Canterbury |
| 2008 |
Tarnya Cox | Best presentation on a conservation topic |
Carnivore odours as repellents: an effective pest management tool? |
New Guinea Biological Conference |
Darwin, Australia |
SCB membership; PCB subscription |
University of Queensland |
| 2007 |
Rachel Musgrave | Best Honours/Masters presentation |
Management Units in the Tasmanian Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) |
New Guinea Biological Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
SCB membership; PCB subscription |
University of New South Wales |
| 2007 |
Steve Hamilton | Best poster by a student |
Intraspecific Mammalian Phylogeography: Conservation Connections between Australia and New Guinea |
Australia/NZ Marine Sciences Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
SCB membership; PCB subscription |
University of New South Wales |
| 2007 |
Edward Narayan | Best Pacific Island presentation |
Captive management, Breeding and Apsect of Reproductive Physiology of endangered Fijian ground frog:
(Platymantis vitianus) |
Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
SCB membership; PCB subscription |
University of the South Pacific |
| 2007 |
Nunia Thomas | Best overall presentation (runner-up) |
Determining the spatial associations of the Fiji Ground Frog and the Cane Toad on Viwa Island,
Fiji using SADIE: Implications for conservation and management |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
PCB Membership |
University of the South Pacific |
| 2007 |
Wendy Foster | Best overall presentation (runner-up) |
Captive breeding with multiple paternity: A case study using the red-tailed phascogale, Phascogale
calura |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
SCB membership; Books and gift voucher from UNSW Bookstore |
University of Adelaide and Zoos South Australia |
| 2007 |
Alana Burley | Best overall presentation (runner-up) |
Demography of Pometia pinnata and Canarium indicum in tropical rain forest: impacts of anthropogenic disturbance from subsistence agriculture |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
SCB membership; Books and gift voucher from UNSW Bookstore |
University of Melbourne |
| 2007 |
Monica Ruibal | Best overall presentation |
Non-invasive faecal DNA sampling : An evaluation of field and genetic methods for estimating population
abundance of the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Sydney, Australia |
SCB membership; PCB sub; Books and gift voucher from UNSW Bookstore |
Australian National University |
| 2006 |
Jennifer Germano | Best talk on a conservation topic |
A review on amphibian and reptile re-introductions, translocations, and supplementations |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Auckland, New Zealand |
2 yr membershiop to SCB w/ journal subscription |
University of Otago |
| 2006 |
Tanya Rankin | Best poster by a student |
Diet and dietary selectivity of the platypus in relation to season and macroinvertebrate assemblages |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Albury/Wodonga AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/ Pacific Con Bio |
University of Sydney |
| 2006 |
Joanne Hoare | Best spoken paper by a student |
Behavioural plasticity in habitat use enables large, nocturnal geckos, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, to persist following invasion by kiore, Rattus exulans |
Biodiversity Extinction Conference |
Wellington, NZ |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
Victoria University of Wellington |
| 2005 |
Sarina Loo | Best spoken paper by a student |
Predicting the Spread of Invasive Species using GARP Models and Time-Series Data |
Australian Wildlife Management Society |
Brisbane, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
Monash University |
| 2004 |
Chris
Dahl | Best spoken paper by a student |
The montane frog fauna of Mt Michael, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea |
Australian Society of Limnology |
Manokwari, Indonesian Papua |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
University of PNG |
| 2004 |
Liana Joseph | Joint - Best spoken paper by a student |
Optimal monitoring strategies for listing threatened species |
ESA /NZES: Ecology Across the Tasman |
Adelaide, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
University of Queensland |
| 2004 |
Monika Rhodes | Joint - Best spoken paper by a student |
The application of network theory to the conservation of habitat trees |
ESA /NZES: Ecology Across the Tasman |
Adelaide, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
Griffith University |
| 2004 |
Peter Turner | Best poster by a student |
Changes in plant and invertebrate communities as a response to weed biological control |
6th New Guinea Biological Conference |
Adelaide, AUS |
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University of Western Australia |
| 2004 |
Marie Yee | Best spoken paper by a student |
Why large logs support saproxylic beetles of conservation importance |
Aust ESA |
Brisbane, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
University of Tasmania |
| 2003 |
Martine Maron | Best spoken paper by a student |
Spatial and temporal variation in landscape and habitat relationships of declining woodland birds |
Aust ESA |
Canberra, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
Monash University |
| 2003 |
Miriam Supuma | Best spoken paper by a student |
The dynamics of a Papua New Guinean submontane forest |
Aust ESA |
Goroka, PNG |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
James Cook University |
| 2002 |
Samantha Fox | Best poster by a student |
Spectacled flying-foxes: genetics, geography and management |
International Congress of Entomology |
Cairns, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
James Cook University |
| 2002 |
Jennifer Martin | Best spoken paper by a student |
Den-tree use by Bobucks (Trichosurus caninus) in north-eastern Victoria |
Birds Australia/AOU |
Cairns, AUS |
2yr membership to SCB w/Con Bio |
University of Melbourne |
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5th New Guinea Biological Conference |
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SCB STUDENT AWARD WINNERS - AUSTRALASIAN STUDENTS |
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| 2004 |
Tara Martin | 1st place spoken paper |
Do experts know anything about birds and grazing? A Bayesian approach using expert opinion |
SCB AGM |
NYC, USA |
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The University of Queensland |
| 2003 |
Nick Souter | 1st place spoken paper |
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SCB AGM |
Minnesota, USA |
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Prize awarded for best spoken paper at International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, QLD, AUS - 2004
Why large logs support saproxylic beetles of conservation importance M. Yee, S.J. Grove, A.M.M. Richardson, C.L. Mohammed.
Marie Yee, PhD student - CRC-Sustainable Production Forestry, University of Tasmania Email address: Marie.Yee@ffp.csiro.au Postal address: CRC-Sustainable Production Forestry, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 12, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Abstract:
It is not clear why large diameter logs generally host saproxylic (dead wood dependent) beetle assemblages different to that of small diameter logs. In Tasmanian wet eucalypt forest, 42 Eucalyptus obliqua logs of two size classes (>100cm and 30-60cm diameter) were destructively sampled to assess the beetle fauna and their associations with the specific successional phases of decomposing wood (rot types). Ninety beetle species were collected and of these at least 19 also occurred in their larval form. The two log size-classes differed in beetle assemblages. These differences could be explained by the observation that certain species and rot types were associated. Species showing a preference for brown rot, which is rot type more common in the large logs, were rare or absent in small logs. This rot type seems to be a relatively stable microhabitat and accordingly, the four most strongly associated species (in the genera Cossonus, Dryophthorus, Prostomis and
Pycnomerus) seem to have low dispersal ability. Although relatively common in this habitat, each of them belongs to a genus whose European counterparts have undergone drastic range reductions. Our research highlights the importance of maintaining sufficient large diameter logs in the landscape over the long term.
Australian Ornithological Union (Birds Australia) - December 2003
Spatial And Temporal Variation In Landscape And Habitat Relationships Of Declining Woodland Birds
Maron, Martine*1 and Lill, Alan1,2
*Corresponding author
1 Wildlife Ecology Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
2 Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
Martine.Maron@sci.monash.edu.au; Alan.Lill@sci.monash.edu.au
An understanding of the responses of declining bird species to habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation is essential for their conservation. However, species may respond differently to threatening processes in different habitats, and in dynamic systems may also display different relationships with landscape and habitat variables in the same habitat at different points in time. We investigated spatial and temporal variation in the relationships between habitat remnant size, isolation, and degree of degradation and the presence of eleven declining woodland bird species. Relationships we identified for these species in remnant Buloke woodland were compared with a) those reported from other southern Australian woodland habitats, and b) those determined for the same species in the same suite of remnants based on data collected seven years earlier. Surprisingly, many relationships commonly encountered in other studies of these bird species and thought to be typical of other woodland landscapes were not apparent in this habitat. For example, all eleven species, including the Hooded Robin, Brown Treecreeper, and Varied Sittella, were present in sites < 9ha. The distribution of declining species among the remnants was substantially different from that recorded seven years previously, suggesting that they were able to disperse among remnants. This change in distribution also led to temporal differences in observed relationships between species and landscape and habitat variables. The observed spatial and temporal variability in declining species' responses to landscape and habitat variables considerably complicates the decisions confronting conservation managers.
2003 Biology Conference in Papua New Guinea
The dynamics of a Papua New Guinean submontane forest
MIRIAM SUPUMA, Wildlife Conservation Society - PNG Program, P. O. Box 277, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Little is known about the dynamics of a pristine rainforest in Papua New Guinea. This is an important part of ecology that needs further research. I recensused 4.2 hectares of 0.1 ha plots in a submontane forest 8 years after the initial enumeration. Total basal area was 33.95 m2ha-1 with a density of 622.6 stems ha-1. The mean growth rate of diameter of trees was 0.29 cm per year. Larger trees had a higher absolute growth rate, but smaller trees had a faster growth rate for their size. Average mortality of trees was not size dependent but was positively related to density. An average of 18 trees = 10 cm dbh died ha-1yr -1. There was no significant difference in the distribution of size classes of trees between censuses. The absence of net change in the number of stems, basal area or size distribution suggests that this is a climax forest in equilibrium. Studies such as this give us knowledge of forest dynamics in undisturbed sites, which can be compared to the regeneration of disturbed sites.
Ecology 2002 Meeting in Cairns
Den-tree use by Bobucks (Trichosurus cunninghami) in north-eastern Victoria.
J.K. Martin*, K.A. Handasyde and A. Reside.
*Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010. j.martin@zoology.unimelb.edu.au
Tree hollows are an essential resource for most species of arboreal marsupial. We are investigating the use of den-trees by 48 radio-collared Bobucks (Trichosurus cunninghami) in the Strathbogie Ranges, north-eastern Victoria. We have collected more than 4000 daytime radio-fixes on Bobucks located in both a 150ha forest block and in narrow linear remnant forest vegetation beside roads. All individuals use multiple dens, however Bobucks in the forest population use significantly fewer dens than those in the roadside population (mean (+ SE) 6.6 + 0.6 dens/individual and 10.4 + 0.9 dens/individual, respectively). In the forest population, each tree is used by only one adult male and female pair and their associated offspring, suggesting that Bobucks have some form of 'ownership' of particular trees, and den-sharing patterns suggest that these pairs defend access to their den-trees. In addition, most den-trees used by an individual are located on the periphery of the area used at night for foraging by that individual. It appears that suitable den-trees may be limiting at this site and we are artificially supplementing den availability using nest boxes to test the hypothesis that home range and social dynamics are influenced by den availability.
Spectacled flying foxes: genetics, geography and management.
S. Fox*, M. Waycott, D. Blair, Jonathan Luly and David Westcott
*School of Tropical Biology and School of Tropical Environment Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, 4811. samantha.fox@jcu.edu.au
Spectacled flying-foxes act as pollinators and seed dispersers in Australia's wet tropical rainforests and adjacent areas. However, spectacled flying-foxes also cause damage and economic loss to fruit farmers every year and their management is a divisive issue. Management of the species is severely limited by a lack of demographic and population structure data on which to base decisions. This project has two main aims; (1) To investigate the genetic structure of the spectacled flying-fox to determine relatedness of individuals within and between colonies, and between colonies which are geographically isolated (i.e. Iron Range and Papua New Guinea). This will enhance our knowledge of their movements and mating systems and possibly allow us to determine whether orchard-raiding individuals are locals or visitors. (2) To describe the demographic structure of spectacled flying-fox populations to determine longevity of the species and possible vulnerable stages in the life history. This data will be used in population viability modelling. A rigorous investigation into unknown aspects of the biology and ecology of this species is important to permit informed decisions on management of the spectacled flying-fox.
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