Conservation Biology Grant
This NCSSA funded and administered grant was initiated by us in 2003. Each year we offer honours and post-graduate students the opportunity to apply for grant funding of up to $3,300 to support their research into aspects of conservation biology.
Since 2019 the grants have been awarded in partnership with the Biological Society SA.
Funds are available for research which is aimed at: improving understanding of the conservation status of species or ecological communities; providing recommendations for improvement of some aspect of biodiversity conservation; understanding the ecology of species or communities; and understanding threats to biodiversity and management of those threats.
Previous recipients to date:
YEAR |
RECIPIENT |
INSTITUTION |
PROJECT |
2021 |
Natalie Brown | A win-wine situation: do native bats eat arthropod pests of South Australian vineyards? | |
2021 |
Laura Schroder | Flinders University | Fish communities associated with biogenic reefs constructed by the tubeworm polychaete, Ficopomatus enigmaticus in the Coorong estuary, South Australia |
2021 |
Mollie-Rosae Slater-Baker | The biodiversity and systematics of the wasp genus Apanteles, a megadiverse group of caterpillar parasitoids: baseline taxonomy to inform conservation priorities | |
2021 |
Riley Hodgson | Flinders University | Increasing the drought tolerance of kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra) via targeted inoculations of arid and mesic soil microbiota |
2020 |
Ned Ryan-Schofield | Poison Prey - reducing the impacts of feral mesopredators on native Australian fauna | |
2020 |
Nicholas Congendi | Susceptibiliy of Australian native bee fauna to the honey-bee associated Sacbrood virus | |
2020 |
Justin Holder | Understanding the role of nocturnal pollinators in the conservation of native plants using the genus Stackhousia as a model system | |
2020 |
Qiaz Hua | Assessing population genetic structure and diversity of octopuses through conservation genetics | |
2019 |
Ellyse Bunney | The University of Adelaide | Securing the sustainability of sandalwood: a multi-isotope approach to provenancing |
2019 |
Tessa Manning | The University of Adelaide | Conservation genetics of reintroduced western quolls (Dasyurus geoffroii) at Arid Recovery reserve |
2019 |
Isabelle Onley | The University of Adelaide | Conservation genomics and adaptations of translocated greater stick-nest rats under climate change |
2019 |
Hayley Jose | The University of Adelaide | Understanding the ecological role of mutualistic interactions between an endangered marsupial, fungi and plants to conserve ecosystem function |
2018 |
Claudia Santori | The University of Sydney | Influence of captivity on habitat choice of head-started juvenile Murray River Turtles (Emydura macquarii) |
2018 |
Briony Chamberlayne | The University of Adelaide | Establishing ecologiocal baselines through bivalve geochemistry |
2017 |
Ellen Freeman |
The University of Adelaide |
Diet of wild deer in South Australia |
2017 |
Juliana Silva |
The University of Adelaide |
Gorse-mediated changes in soil during biological invasion |
2017 |
Tahlia Perry |
The University of Adelaide |
Developing molecular indicators for the health and reproduction of our iconic Australian echidnas |
2016 |
Marlee Crawford |
The University of Adelaide |
Combining genetics and bioclimatic modelling to inform sandalwood management. |
2016 |
Ben Parslow |
Flinders University |
Biodiversity, systematics and host associations of Australian Gasteruption |
2016 |
Hannah Bannister |
The University of Adelaide |
Factors influencing the population persistence of brushtail reintroduction into a semi-arid environment. |
2015 |
Tamara Burt |
Flinders University |
Identifying the impact(s) of blood parasites in declining Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) populations of South Australia |
2015 |
Jack Tatler |
The University of Adelaide |
The influence of poison baiting history on ecosystem functioning: Does baiting for dingoes cause a loss in biodiversity? |
2015 |
John McDonald |
The University of Adelaide |
Genetic divergence of endangered southern Australian chenopods. |
2014 |
Giulia Ghedini |
The University of Adelaide |
Preserving subtidal forests: the ecological value of intact kelp forests. |
2014 | Steffi Graaf | Flinders University | Is there potential to conserve declining little penguin populations in the Gulf St Vincent? |
2014 | Angharad Johnston | Flinders University | Generating genomic tools to assist future conservation of the pygmy bluetongue lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis). |
2013 | Chris Brauer | Flinders University | Conservation Genomics of Re-introduced Pygmy Perch in the Lower Murray River. |
2013 | Nahid Shokri Bousjein | Flinders University | Assessing extinction risks of rare South Australian bees in the Adelaide Hills - Mount Lofty Ranges. |
2013 | Amy Slender | Flinders University | Song fidelity, habitat boundaries and genetics of the threatened Thick-billed Grasswren. |
2012 | Rebecca Dew | Flinders University | Conservation threats to the South Australian Bee, Exoneurella tridentata from declining recruitment of Western Myall. |
2012 | Maria Louter | University of South Australia, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment | Ecological light pollution: Effects on the ecology of Adelaide’s amphibian fauna. |
2012 | Sarah Pearson | Flinders University | Utilising scats to examine social structure and genetic diversity in a group living lizard. |
2011 | Ryan Baring | Flinders University | An investigation of the role that floating macrophytes play as a habitat for juvenile fish from source to sink. |
2011 | Sarah Catalano | University of Adelaide | Dicyemid parasite diversity in South Australian cephalopod species as a tool to explore species status in Sepia apama (Giant Australian Cuttlefish). |
2010 |
Victoria Marshall |
University of Adelaide |
Mapping/modelling the distribution of invasive weed, Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris). |
2009 |
Jessica Newton |
Flinders University |
Fire as a management tool for the restoration of senescent plant communities: with particular reference to the re-establishment of insect-animal interactions after burns. |
2009 |
Laura Falkenberg |
University of Adelaide |
Interactions between global- and local-scale stressors: consequences for marine assemblages of rocky temperate coasts. |
2009 |
Vicki Thompson |
University of Adelaide |
Diet analysis and phylogeographic structure of the locally extinct Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas) of southern Australia. |
2008 |
Udani Sirasena |
University of Adelaide |
Systematic studies on Thysanotus R. Br. (Fringe Lilies). |
2008 |
Melissa Schlein |
Flinders University |
Pollination biology and ecology of saltmarsh communities in S.A. (with a focus on the impacts of introduced plants, Limonium spp.). |
2007 |
Jennifer Munro |
University of Adelaide |
Flinders Ranges Scorpion (Urodacus elongatus). |
2007 |
Wahi Afzan Azmi |
University of Adelaide |
Effect of the removal of exotic willows on the invertebrate communities in the River Murray, SA. |
2006 |
Annette Scanlon |
University of South Australia, School of Natural & Built Environments |
Diet and Activity of Urban Insectivorous Bat populations and management of their habitat for conservation in the City of Adelaide, South Australia. |
2006 |
Diane Colombelli- Negrel |
School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide |
Video monitoring of nest predation events in the Superb Fairy-wrens. |
2005 |
Karleah Trengove |
University of Adelaide, Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
The Effect of Population Density on the Burrow Occupancy and Reproductive Condition of the Spinifex Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis). |
2005 |
Deb Frazer |
University of South Australia, School of Natural and Built Environments |
The role of Xanthorrhoea semiplana (grass trees) as refuges for native vertebrate wildlife in selected parks in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. |
2005 |
Elisa Sparrow |
University of Adelaide, Department of Environmental Biology (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences) |
The effect of population fragmentation and isolation on the reproductive biology, genetic status and population viability of wombats (Vombatus ursinus and Lasiorhinus latifrons) in South Australia. |
2004 |
Paul Oliver |
South Australian Museum |
Systematics and phylogeography of stone geckos (Diplodactylus vittatus complex). |
2004 |
James Weedon |
University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Science |
Response of annuals to spatial heterogeneity in a semi-arid woodland. |
2004 |
Emily Moskwa |
University of Adelaide, Geographical and Environmental Studies |
Ecotourism as a means of encouraging ecological recovery and conservation in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. |
2003 |
Matthew Ward |
University of Adelaide, Environmental Biology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Mistletoes in eucalypt woodlands of Mt Lofty Ranges. |
2003 |
Joanne Lee |
University of Adelaide, Environmental Biology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
The importance of Hypogeal fungi in the diet of re-introduced brushtailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata). |
2003 |
Timothy Moulds |
University of Adelaide, Environmental Biology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Guanophillic arthropod ecology and conservation in bat caves, Flinders Ranges. |
2003 |
Megan Fowler- Walker |
University of Adelaide, Environmental Biology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Predicting ecological outcomes of human activities: interactive effects on marine biodiversity. |