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| Title | Palm regeneration in Bolivia |
| Group | Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Iris Hordijk
Peter van der Sleen |
| Examiner(s) | FEM staff member |
| Contact info | iris.hordijk@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2025/05/01 |
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| Description | Also possible as MSc internship
In the Barba Azul Nature Reserve, the critically endangered blue-throated macaw depends on the Motacú palm for its survival. Motacú palm populations are however declining due to cattle ranching. To understand the status of the palm populations and the effect of management practices, the following two thesis/internship projects are available: Palm populations How are Motacú palm population developing over time, and will do so in the future? Management for restoration What are the effects of forest- and cattle management practices for Motacú palm conservation? Fieldwork Sep & Oct 2024 (flexible) Start date Any date from June 2024 onwards https://armoniabolivia.org/wildlife-and-bird-watching-holiday-in-boliva/ in TIP only the HRL code will be displayed; it is not possible to incorporate a clickable hyperlink Keywords to search by: only needed for the search option on the FEM education webpage; in TIP students can search for any word in the whole text! remove in the lists below those that are not applicable. Don’t add your own. Topic(s): Population and forest dynamics/ Sustainable forest management/ Forest restoration and succession /Modelling Region(s): America's Climate(s): Tropical zone Corona proof: No i.e.no field work (abroad) or intensive lab studies required=>suitable to be conducted in Corona time |
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| Requirements | Standard for MSc thesis:
- WEC-31806 Ecological Methods I, or a comparable alternative course; - One FEM course (at least), depending on the topic of the thesis: FEM-30306 Forest Ecology and Forest Management, FEM-30806 Resource Dynamics Sustainable Utilization, FEM-32306 Agroforestry, or Models for Ecological Systems FEM-31806 If different: give course code and name Standard for BSc thesis minimal 120 credits |