Expedition Guyana

An expedition was conducted in 1992 by a group of ecologists surveying the flora and fauna of an area of lowland rainforest near the village of Kurupukari, but this data was never published. With this, we, 10 2nd year Biology students of Imperial College London, aim to mirror the previous projects’ bird, butterfly, rodent, primate and flora surveys and then comparing the previous data to our data and determining how and increase in traffic has affected the biodiversity of the region. A study will also be conducted to determine to what extent the road has an effect on the ambient air through measurements of NO2 concentration. The collected data will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and that conclusions drawn from this important project will be used as a putative model for the changes occurring to the world’s rainforests.


Contact Details:
Hitoshi.Takano@Imperial.ac.uk
07936270007

The Team


Hitoshi Takano
Mark Brown
Alex Cameron-Smith
John Gale
Stephanie Heard
Oliver Hill
Emma Keller
Ester de Roij
Edward Sulston
Cuong Tang

Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Ester de Roij Profile

Last summer I went to Ecuador for a month to radio-track bears, which involved listening to signals through an antenna, locating them and then recording compass details. The readings were done on hikes along transects on various mountains. This has given me good practical experience such as marking transects, and the use of electronic equipment, that would be useful on this trip.
Apart from being a very keen biologist (and greatly enjoying fieldwork), I love working in teams and I am always up for a challenge. I am generally ambitious, reliable and trustworthy.

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