
Student Projects
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A Preliminary Study of Odonata Communities in a Mixed-Mosaic Habitat Structure in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Jorian A. Hendriks, Maastricht University, Netherlands, BSc
2019
Geographic variation in the feeding ecology and long distance vocalizations. James Askew, University of Southern California, USA, PhD
2017
Quantifying forest fire impacts in Sabangau peat swamp forest and the consequences for Bornean orangutan density and home range. Shari Lynn Mang, University of Exeter, UK, MSc
(Un)tangling the Net, Tackling the Scales and Learning to Fish: An Interdisciplinary Study in Indonesian Borneo. Sara Thornton, University of Leicester, UK, PhD
2016
Assessing the extent of vegetation loss and mapping burn severity for the 2015 fire event in Sebangau National Park, Indonesia. Alex Alsop, University of Salford, UK, Msc
Coming of age in the trees. The development of independence in Bornean Orangutans in Central Kalimantan. Sophie Kirklin, University of London, UK, Msc
2015
Inferring ecological factors from the singing behaviours of the Bornean agile gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis). Thomas L Lloyd, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Komunikasi vokal pada kelasi (Presbytis rubicunda, Muller 1838) di Hutan Sabangau, Kalimantan Tengah. Larissa D. Salaki, University of Indonesia, Indonesia, MSc
The ecology and conservation of Presbytis rubicunda. David Alan Ehlers Smith, Oxford Brookes University, UK, PhD
2014
Ranging behaviour of male orang-utans in an unfragmented Bornean habitat and implications for mating-system mechanics. Ben Buckley, University of Cambridge, UK, PhD
A field study on communication in wild Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii mother-offspring dyads. Joey Markx, HAS University Den Bosch, The Netherlands, BSc
Sciuridae density and impacts of forest disturbance in the Sabangau Tropical Peat-Swamp Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Charlotte Schep, University College London, UK, MRes
Changes in forest structure and tree species composition after logging in tropical peat-swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Katrina Schofield, University of Aberdeen, UK, BSc
The impact of disturbance on carrion- and fruit- feeding butterflies, in tropical peat-swamp forest, Indonesian Borneo. Connie Tremlett, University of Leeds, UK, MRes
2013
Disturbance effects on carbon content and tree species traits in tropical peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Liz Campbell, Dalhousie University, Canada, BSc
Establishing the impact of forest disturbance on non-tree flora in Bornean peat-swamps. Natalia Chetina, University of Oxford, UK, BA
The Influence of Tropical Peat-Swamp Forest Edge Effects on Fruit Feeding Butterflies in the Sabangau Forest, Kalimantan. Robert Durgut, University of Plymouth, UK, BSc
Floral Composition and Regeneration in the Sabangau Peat Swamp Forest. Erik T. Frank, Julius-Maximilians-Universitat, Germany, BSc
Intra- and Inter-Group Communication in the Southern-Bornean Gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis) in the National Laboratory for Peat-Swamp Forest, Sabangau Catchment, Indonesia. Rob O’Hagan, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Ant community composition in relation to forest disturbance in a Bornean tropical peat swamp forest. Stijn Schreven, Wageningen University, Netherlands, MSc
2012
Assessing the Role of Seed Dispersal in Peat Swamp Forest Regeneration. Cassie Freund, Columbia University, USA, MSc
2011
Assessing Frugivore Guilds in a Peat-swamp Forest, Indonesian, Borneo. Victoria Hatton, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
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. Joanna 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
Moths as potential indicators of habitat quality in tropical peat-swamp forest. Hanneke van Veghel, University of Applied Science, The Netherlands, 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
Acoustic characteristics of long calls produced by male orang-utans advertise individual identity, context and subsequent direction of travel. James Askew, University of Exeter, UK, MSc
Using the ecosystem service value of habitat areas for wildlife conservation: Implications of carbon-rich peat-swamp forests for the Bornean orang-utan, Pongo pygmaeus. Megan Cattau, Duke University, USA, MSc
Vocalizations and pair bonding behaviours in southern Bornean gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) in Sabangau Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Grace Enlow, Central Washington University, USA, MSc
Orangutan Population Survey of Bawan, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, using Rapid Assessment Nest Survey Methods. 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
2009
Orang-utan feeding behaviour in Sabangau, Central Kalimantan. Mark E. Harrison, University of Cambridge, UK, PhD
Orang-utan Nesting Parameters, and Transect Methodology in a Tropical Peat Swamp Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Simon Hughes, Oxford Brookes University, UK, BSc
Play behaviour and activity budgets of non-adult, wild southern-Bornean gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis), in the National Laboratory for Peat-Swamp Forest, Sabangau Catchment, Indonesia. Kate Moise, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Orang-utan behavioural ecology in the Sabangau peat-swamp forest, Borneo. Helen Morrogh-Bernard, University of Cambridge, UK, PhD
Gibbon sleeping tree selection and preferences. Jon Rinear, Central Washington University, USA, MSc
2008
Vegetation correlates of gibbon density in Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan. Marie Hamard, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Does soil fertility influence the vegetation diversity of a tropical peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia? Leanne Milner, University of Leicester, UK, BSc
Preliminary assessment of seed dispersal by two ape species in the Sabangau, Indonesian Borneo. Alice Mumford, University of Oxford, UK, BSc
Gibbon sleeping-tree selection and preferences. Tomas Peel, Bournemouth University, UK, BSc
Nesting Preferences of the Bornean Orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii in a Disturbed Tropical Peat Swamp Forest, Sabangau National Park, Kalimantan, Southern Borneo, Indonesia. Dominic Rowland, Unviersity of Oxford, UK, BSc
Butterfly diversity in forest-edge habitat. Alex Whiscombe, Bournemouth University, UK, BSc
2007
Locomotor behaviour of wild orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) in disturbed peat swamp forest, Sabangau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Kirsten Manduell, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, MSc
Nesting Sounds in Wild Bornean Orang-Utans (Pongo pygmaeus): Cultural and Functional Aspects. Marietta Paul, University of Zurich, Switzerland, MSc
Selection of tree species for cambium consumption by the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii). Michael Rothwell, University of Cambridge, UK, BA
Gibbon locomotion in disturbed peat-swamp forest, Sebangau, Central Kalimantan. Claire Thompson, University of Cambridge, UK, MSc
2006
Intra-specific variation in Bornean agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis albibarbis) vocalisation. Anthony Lusher, University of Roehampton, UK, MSc
Differences in orang-utan density between different habitat types. Jo Melluish, University of Cambridge, UK, BA
Using morning duets to survey a population of Hylobates agilis albibarbis in the Sebangau National Park: results compared to those found during an initial survey by Buckley (2004). Abigail Phillips, Sussex University, UK, BSc
2005
Pilot survey of nocturnal primates, Tarsius bancanus borneanus (Western tarsier) and Nycticebus coucang menagensis (Slow loris) in peat swamp forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Grace Blackham, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Diurnal primate distribution and density in the Sabangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Marcela Ley-Vela, Roehampton University, UK, MRes
Edge Effect on Artificial Nest Predation in a Tropical Peat Swamp Forest. Anna Lucas, University of Plymouth, UK, BSc
Population density survey of primate species in unprotected primary peat-swamp forest: Sabangau catchment area, Central Kalimantan. Alice Teixeira, Anglia Polytechnic University, UK, BSc
2004
Habitat diversification of Nymphalidae butterflies in peat swamp forest. Katie Brady, University of Southampton, UK, BSc
Survey of Hylobates agilis albibarbis in Unprotected Primary Peat Swamp Forest: Sebangau Catchment Area, Central Kalimantan. Cara Buckley, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Orangutan nesting preferences in a disturbed tropical deep-peat swamp forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Andrea Gibson, University of East Anglia, UK, MSc
A study of secondary seed predation and dispersal in Bornean Peat Swamp Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Laura Graham, University of Cambridge, UK, BA
A Critical Study of Orangutan Population Viability Analyses. Martin Muir, University of Glasgow, 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
Agile Gibbons (Hylobates agilis albibarbis): Vocalisations as an Indicator of geographical isolation. Claire Thompson, Anglia Polytechnic University, UK, BSc
2003
The importance of non-timber forest products to livelihoods and conservation in the Sebangau Catchment, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Anna Lyons, University of East Anglia, 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
Analysis of the levels of damage and regeneration caused by logging railways in tropical peat swamp forest. Tristram 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
Investigation into the Human Communities of the Sebangau Peat Swamp Forests, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia: Demography, Attitudes and Impacts. Victoria Smith, Oxford Brookes University, UK, MSc
Effects of the construction of logging canals on forest structure, diversity and regeneration. Anna Swift, University of Aberdeen, UK, BSc
2001
Impacts of Illegal Logging Extraction Methods upon the Sebangau Peat Swamp Forest Ecosystem in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Nick Baker, University of Nottingham, UK, BSc
Bornean Orang utan (Pongo pygmaeus) Habitat Associations in Relation to Forest Structure and Disturbance. Andrew Hearn, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, MSc
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
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
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
Orang-utans density in the Sebangau. Claire Lardy, University of Nottingham, UK, MSc
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