Tropical Vegetation Dynamics Laboratory - Research Students and Projects

Current Research Students

Bree Clouten (MAppSc – in progress) - Reproductive ecology of the exotic fodder species, Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus, formerly Panicum maximum), and native woodland grasses (Themeda triandra, Heteropogon contortus, Heteropogon triticeus).
Dian Latifah (PhD – in progress) – Population structure and regeneration of palms in response to natural disturbance in north Queensland, Australia.
Scott Parsons (PhD – in progress) – Soil processes, nutrient cycling and global climate change in north Queensland rainforests.
Jacob Thomson (MAppSc – in progress) – Agroforestry of the African Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis).
Yansen Yansen (PhD – in progress) – Ecology of rainforest regeneration.

Completed Student Projects

Adams, Felicity (BSc Hons 1995). Aspects of the Nutrition of Four Tropical Hardwood Species Grown in Three North Queensland Forest Soils.

Addison, Heath (Ph.D. 2005) Shade tolerance of tropical forage legumes for use in agroforestry systems.

Allison, Rosemary (BSc Hons 1998). Bird Distribution and Habitat Structure in Remnant Vegetation.

Amar, Andi (PhD 1999) Edaphic Adaptation of a Range of Introduced Forage Legumes to Contrasting Conditions in Northern Queensland, Australia.

Arche, Neriza (MSc 1995). A Comparative Study on the Germination, Seedling Characteristics, Allelopathic and Competition Responses of Four Species of Albizia.

Bianco, Anthony (BAppSc Hons 1994). Spatial Analysis of Remnant Vegetation in a Changing Landscape in the Mulgrave Shire, North Queensland, Australia. (Joint with TESAG).

Brown, Therese (BSc Hons 1998). Plant responses to crushed basalt soil amendment "Minplus" in highly weathered tropical soils.

Buosi, Peter (BAppSc Hons 1994). Woody Weed Management Plan for Mount Stuart Training Area. (Joint with TESAG)

Burkett, Dennis (MAppSc). Rejuvenation of soils using a basaltic rock dust.

Burton, Margaret (BSc Hons 1999) The Effects of Volcanic Rock Dust ('Minplus') on Soil Chemical Properties and Plant Growth in the Humid Tropics, North Queensland.

Cini, Nerissa (BSc Hons 1995) Trash Blanketing and Integrated Pest Management in the North Queensland Banana Industry.

Claussen, Jeff (PhD 2000) Tropical Rainforest Regeneration in North Queensland: Establishment, Survival, Growth and Nutrient Dynamics of Several Tropical Rainforest Tree Species During their Seedling and Sapling Stages.

Freak, Glenn (MSc 1996). Investigations Into Rehabilitation Of Waste Rock Sites And The Tailings Dam On The Wirralie Gold Mining Lease, North Queensland.

Herbohn, John (PhD 1996) The Role Of Litterfall In Nutrient Cycling At Disturbed And Undisturbed Sites In Tropical Rainforest In North Queensland.

Keir, Anita (BSc Hons 2003) Bird Assemblages of Riparian Rainforest Remnants on Sugarcane Farms.

Kong, Kelly (GradDip 2006) The effects of an ecosystem engineer, the northern bettong (Bettongia tropica), on litter retention, soil nutrient heterogeneity and seedling recruitment in a tropical eucalypt woodland.

Lovadi, Irwan (MAppSc 2006) Edge effects on epiphytic bryophyte communities in Paluma Range National Park, north Queensland.

Maycock, Colin (PhD 1998) Plant-Soil Nutrient Relationships in North Queensland Wet Tropical Rain Forests.

Mayger, Brad (MSc (Qual.) 1996) Aspects of the ecology of Platycerium species from North Queensland.

McGuire A. (BSc Hons 2007) Climate, plant phenology and frugivory in the Australian tropical rainforest: the implications of climate change for the Wet Tropics bioregion.

Noonan, Mark (BSc Hons 1997) Detecting Fire Scars Along the Wet Sclerophyll Forest and Rainforest Ecotones on the Lamb Range Using Landsat TM and MSS Imagery (Joint with TESAG).

Oughton, Justin (BSc Hons 2000) Seasonal Population Dynamics of Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypifolia L.): A Perrenial Weed of North Queensland Rangelands.

Parsons, Scott (BSc Hons 2004) Nutrient Cycling Through Decomposition of Leaf Litter in Tropical Rainforest of Differing Successional Stages in North Queensland.

Randall, Paula (BSc Hons 1996) Seasonal Changes in the Production and Phenology of Eleocharis dulcis and Brachiaria mutica on the Townsville Town Common Environmental Park.

Robertson, James (BSc Hons 1999) The Reproductive Ecology of Banksia plagiocarpa (Proteaceae) A.S. George (1981): a Rare Species Restricted to Hinchinbrook Island and the Adjacent Mainland.

Saker, Martin (BSc Hons 1994) Phosphorus Cycling in Three North- eastern Queensland Rainforest Soils.

Sibley, Nathan (BAppSc Hons 2005) The influence of selected environmental variables on the distribution of Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth and Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q. Nguyen in a coastal wetland near Townsville, Queensland.

Sirithammawat, Rawee (MAppSc 2003) Growth and Physiology of Seedlings of Alphitonia petriei and Homalanthus novoguineensis, Two Tropical Moist Forest Pioneer Species, in Response to High Light, Water Stress and Fertiliser.

Skull, Stephen (PhD 1998) Ecology of Tropical Lowland Woodlands and Forests with Particular Reference to Management Issues.

Swan, Sarah (BSc Hons 2006) Paspalidium udum and Urochloa mutica: a rare Aussie battling for survival against an aggressive exotic.

Warburton, Paul (BSc Hons 1999) Growth Response of Cardwellia sublimis F. Muell. and Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R.Br. to Differing Light and Available Phosphorus Regimes: Implications for Silviculture and Farm Forestry.

Watson, Debra (BAppSc Hons JCUNQ 1996). Germination and Early Establishment of Selected Native Species in Substrates from the Century Zinc Lease, North-west Queensland. (Joint with TESAG).

Williams, Paul (PhD 2002) The Effect of Fire Regime on Tropical Savannas of North-eastern Australia: Interpreting Floristic Patterns Through Critical Life Events.

Yansen Yansen (MAppSc 2006) Population studies and recruitment pattern of Alstonia muelleriana Domin under two fire regimes in the Wallaman Falls section of Girringun National Park.

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Updated on 30-January-2008