Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships 1986

Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1 February 1987, Page 30

Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships 1986

The Society has granted a total of $4,000 to five post-graduate students to help them with their expenses in researching conservation projects. Sean Weaver and Ian McDonald are studying species regeneration after native logging in Fiji, and the dynamics of species in unlogged forest. These studies are particularly topical as the Society moves into conservation in the South Pacific. Andrew Young is researching the effects of up large areas of continuous lowland forest into small, scattered fragments. This work should make a significant contribution to our practical knowledge of how best to conserve lowland remnant habitats. David Allen, in preparing his thesis for his Masters degree, is studying the behaviour of the whitehead in order to provide a greater understanding of the bird's management. He will be working on Little Barrier Island; the scholarship will help with travel costs. Terry Green, also working on Little Barrier Island, is studying the ecology of the red and yellow crowned parakeets. Although the populations in the wild are not in immediate danger, their numbers are small and their range restricted.