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Research Grants Program

2012 Projects

Conservation genetics of the water mouse.
Light pollution and Sea Turtle hatchlings.
Black-throated Finch.
Marine Debris and Sea Birds
Tracking Marine Mammals

2011 Projects

Management of Threatened Birds
Where will the fish live? Sea level rise.
Assessing Rarity in Arid Zone Flora
Risk Assessment in Marine Areas
Nepenthes Pitcher Plants

2010 Projects

Lost behind buffel grass
Reptiles in dry landscapes
Australian freshwater turtles
Fire and Fragmentation
Wallum Sedge Frogs

Wildlife Queensland Research Grants Program

We all know that our actions have an effect on wildlife, but we often don't know enough about the important details. Through its grants program Wildlife Queensland, funded by its Endangered Species Trust, is supporting research by university students so we can better understand key interactions in our ecosystems.

In previous years, the program attracted many excellent applications and the successful applicants, who each received $1000 towards their research project, are listed below.

The 2013 round is now open.

Eligible research projects are those which investigate methods of addressing or reversing the decline in native plant and animal species or their habitat, or other applied conservation outcomes in Queensland.

Conservation projects with a bright future - 2012

David Benfer Queensland University of Technology Honours		Conservation genetics of the threatened water mouse.
Ruth Kamrowski James Cook University PhD candidate		Coastal light pollution: Towards a solution for sea turtle hatchlings.
Juliana Rechetelo James Cook University PhD candidate		Ecology and Conservation of Black-throated finch (Poephila cincta cincta) and co-occuring granivorous birds in North-eastern Australia.
Krista Verlis Central Queensland University PhD candidate		The effects of marine debris on seabirds of the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Daniel Zeh James Cook University PhD candidate		The potential of using data-logging acoustic receivers to study the movements and residency patterns of dugongs in port environments, a comparison with satellite tracking.

Conservation projects with a bright future - 2011

Tim Holmes University of Queensland, PhD candidate		The impact of the institutional framework on the management of Australia’s threatened birds.
Julian O’Mara University of Queensland, Honours project		Where will the fish live? How will sea level rise affect coastal wetlands and fish habitat.
Jennifer Silcock University of Queensland, PhD candidate		Assessing rarity and threat in an arid zone flora.
Amy Trenouth Central Queensland University, PhD candidate		Natural versus anthropogenic risks: Using risk perception to develop a robust risk assessment for Marine and Coastal Protected Areas.
Gary Wilson James Cook University, PhD candidate		The Ecology, Systematics and Biogeography of the Austro-Papuan Nepenthes pitcher plants.

Conservation projects with a bright future - 2010

Melissa Bruton University of Queensland PhD candidate		Relationships between reptiles and patch quality in the Brigalow Belt: with a focus on the woma python (Aspidites ramsayi).
Bluey Donaldson University of Queensland PhD candidate		Effect of vegetation change and management on the ecology and health of the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata).
Erica Todd James Cook University PhD candidate		Assessing long-term impacts of river damming on ecologically diverse Australian freshwater turtles.
Katrin Lowe Griffith University PhD candidate		Frog ecology in coastal wetlands of eastern Australia: assessing the risk of climate change to the vulnerable wallum sedge frog (Litoria olongburensis).
Gabriel Conroy University of the Sunshine Coast PhD candidate		The effects of fire and fragmentation on Blandfordia grandiflora (Christmas Bells) and Acacia baueri (Tiny Wattle)

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