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                                                      Student Research Projects


                                                      2011

                                                      An assessment of primate health in the Sabangau peat-swamp forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Harry Hilser, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc

                                                      An estimation of anuran species richness and abundance in the Sabangau peat-swamp forest, Indonesian Borneo. Joana Klys, University of Roehampton, UK, BSc

                                                      Variations in butterfly diversity in relation to habitat type and disturbance in the Bawan Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Sarah Nolan, University of Nottingham Trent, UK, BSc

                                                      Note-, phase- and song-specific acoustic variables contributing to the individuality of male duet song in the Bornean southern gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis) Klara Wanelik, University of Oxford, UK, BSc

                                                      2010

                                                      Vocalizations and pair bonding behaviours in southern Bornean gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) in Sabangau Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Grace Enlow, Central Washington University, USA, MSc

                                                      Acoustic characteristics of long calls produced by male orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) advertise individual identity, context and subsequent direction of travel. James Askew, University of Exeter, UK, MSc

                                                       Orangutan density in kerangas forest and other habitat types at Bawan, Central Kalimantan. Kirsty Smith, University of Glasgow, UK, BSc

                                                      Amphibian diversity in Bornean forests: A comparison of habitats using different sampling methods and richness estimators. Emily Waddell, University of Glasgow, UK, BSc

                                                      Assessment of the utility of moths as ecological disturbance indicators in two tropical rainforests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Hanneke van Veghel, University of Applied Science, The Netherlands, BSc

                                                      2009

                                                      Orang-utan feeding behaviour in Sabangau, Central Kalimantan. Mark E. Harrison, University of Cambridge, UK, PhD

                                                      Orang-utan behanvioural ecology in the Sabangau peat-swamp forest, Borneo. Helen Morrogh-Bernard, University of Cambridge, UK, PhD


                                                      Connecting fragmented blocks of peat-swamp forest in Borneo for orangutan conservation. Megan Cattau, Duke University, USA, MSc

                                                      Juvenile gibbon behaviour. Kate Moise, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc

                                                      Gibbon sleeping tree selection and preferences. Jon Rinear, Central Washington University, USA, MSc

                                                      Butterfly species diversity in the Sabangau peat-swamp forest. Peter Houlihan, John Hopkins University, USA, BSc

                                                      2008

                                                      Impact of forest structure on agile gibbon density. Marie Hamard, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc

                                                      Orangutan nest-tree selection and preferences. Dominic Rowland, Unviersity of Oxford, UK, BSc

                                                      Factors affecting orangutan nest degradation rates in peat-swamp forest. Simon Hughes, Oxford Brookes University, UK, BSc

                                                      Seed dispersal by orangutans and agile gibbons in the Sabangau peat swamp forest. Alice Mumford, University of Oxford, UK, BSc

                                                      Relationship between nutrient availability and tree species diversity in peat swamp forest. Leanne Milner, University of Leicester, UK, BSc

                                                      Butterfly diversity in forest-edge habitat. Alex Whiscombe, Bournemouth University, UK, BSc

                                                      Gibbon sleeping-tree selection and preferences. Tomas Peel, Bournemouth University, UK, BSc

                                                      2007

                                                      Locomotor behaviour of wild orang-utans (P. p. wurmbii) in disturbed peat swamp forest, Sabangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Kirsten Manduell, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, MSc

                                                      Selection of tree species for cambium consumption by the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii). Mike Rothwell, University of Cambridge, UK, BSc

                                                      2006

                                                      Agile gibbon locomotion in a disturbed peat swamp forest. Clare Thompson, University of Cambridge, UK,  MSc

                                                      Intra-specific variation in Bornean agile gibbon vocalisation. Anthony Lusher, University of Roehampton, UK, MSc

                                                      Differences in orang-utan density between different habitat types. Jo Melluish, University of Cambridge, UK, BSc

                                                      2005

                                                      Estimating the density of four sympatric primate species using line transects. Marcela Ley Vela, Roehampton University, UK, MSc

                                                      The distribution and ecology of nocturnal primates in the Sebangau National Park. Grace Blackham, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc

                                                      Orangutan nest vocalisations. Marietta Paul, University of Zurich, Switzerland, MSc

                                                      Agile gibbon density. Abigail Phillips, Sussex University, UK, BSc

                                                      2004

                                                      Density of agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis albobaris) in a tropical mixed peat swamp forest. Cara Buckley, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc

                                                      Determining factors that affect orang-utan nest-site choice. Andrea Gibson, University of East Anglia, UK, MSc

                                                      Habitat diversification of Nymphalidae butterflies in peat swamp forest. Katie Brady, University of Southampton, UK, BSc

                                                      Analysis of seed predation rates and secondary seed dispersal by small mammals. Laura Graham, University of Cambridge, UK, BSc

                                                      Bird nest predation and forest edge-effects. Anna Lucas, University of Plymouth, UK, BSc

                                                      Survey of the primates of the Sebangau Ecosystem. Alice Teixeira, Anglia Polytechnic University, UK, BSc

                                                      Agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis) vocalisations: genetics vs. geography. Claire Thompson, Anglia Polytechnic University, UK, BSc

                                                      To investigate the presence of dialect in the great call of the Bornean agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis). Hugh Sturock and Anna Lewis, Edinburgh University, UK, BSc

                                                      2003

                                                      An examination of the orangutan nest-count survey method. Martin Muir, University of Glasgow, UK, BSc

                                                      How does the beetle (Coleoptera) fauna change at the edge of a mixed peat swamp forest in Borneo? Jon Sydney, University of East Anglia, UK, BSc

                                                      2002

                                                      Investigation into the human communities of the Sebangau peat swamp forests: demography, attitudes and impacts. Victoria Smith, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc

                                                      Effects of the construction of logging railways on forest structure, diversity and regeneration. Tris Allinson, University of East Anglia, UK, BSc

                                                      Effects of the construction of logging skids on forest structure, diversity and regeneration. Nick Dyer, University of Nottingham, UK, BSc

                                                      Importance of non-timber forest products to local livelihoods and forest conservation. Anna Lyons, University of East Anglia, UK, BSc

                                                      Effects of the construction of logging canals on forest structure, diversity and regeneration. Anna Swift, University of Aberdeen, UK, BSc

                                                      2001

                                                      Impact of logging disturbance on orangutan density and distribution. Andrew Hearn, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, MSc

                                                      Extent, effects and consequences of illegal logging extraction canals on orangutan distribution in the upper Sungai Sebangau catchment. Nick Baker, University of Nottingham, UK, BSc

                                                      Spatial distribution of fruit abundance and diversity, at the height of the dry season relative to the to the river and the potential link with the orangutan (Pongo pygmeaus) distribution. Michelle Nesbitt, University of Leeds, UK BSc

                                                      2000

                                                      Changes in orangutan density and distribution 1999-2000 in the Sebangau catchment. Rebecca Driscoll, University of Nottingham, UK, MSc

                                                      Habitat factors affecting orangutan density. Nick Fear, University of Leicester, UK, MSc

                                                      1999

                                                      Assessment of the effects of the 1997/1998 forest fires and anthropogenic deforestation on the vegetation and Coleoptera found within the tropical peat swamp forest habitat of Central Kalimantan Indonesia. Laura D'Arcy, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, MSc

                                                      Orangutan density and distribution in the northern Sebangau. Claire McLardy, University of Nottingham, UK, MSc

                                                      If you want to find out any more about the projects listed here, or the possibilities of carrying out a BSc, MSc or PhD project of your own in collaboration with OuTrop, contact us at info@outrop.com.
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