[APES Jobs] Fwd: SAWMA FW: AZEF Fwd: MSc and PhD bursary in Ecology: Univ. Stellenbosch: Closing Date: 28th April

Wed Mar 26 14:06:15 SAST 2014

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Subject: 	SAWMA FW: AZEF Fwd: MSc and PhD bursary in Ecology: Univ. 
Stellenbosch: Closing Date: 28th April
Date: 	Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:13:40 +0200
From: 	Elma Marais - SAWMA <elma at mweb.co.za>
Reply-To: 	<elma at mweb.co.za>
To: 	<sawma at googlegroups.com>
CC: 	'Hannes Mitchell' <hannes at sabinet.co.za>

Dear all,
Find attached bursary information for MSc and PhD projects at 
Stellenbosch university received from AZEF.
Regards,
Elma

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Elma Marais

Secretariat: Southern African Wildlife Management Association (SAWMA)

Editorial assistant: /South African Journal of Wildlife Research///

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*From:* Arid Zone Ecology Forum South Africa [mailto:azef.sa at gmail.com]
*Sent:* 26 March 2014 09:41 AM
*To:* Arid Zone Ecology Forum South Africa
*Subject:* Fwd: AZEF Fwd: MSc and PhD bursary in Ecology: Univ. 
Stellenbosch: Closing Date: 28th April

Dear AZEF friends

Please see the email below from Assoc. Prof Anton Pauw, University of 
Stellenbosch:

  See also his attachment regarding the bursaries

*Projects: *for MSc and PhD bursaries:

*Based: *at University of Stellenbosch:

*Closing date:* 28th April

Dear Wendy,

Nice to make contact with you again! Could you please circulate the 
attached advert for an MSc and PhD bursary. Thanks for your trouble.

Best wishes,
Anton Pauw

The role of birds in shaping networks of interactions between plants, 
arthropods and fungi.

What will the World be like without birds? We know that birds pollinate 
many plant species, they disperse the seeds of an even greater number, 
in addition they are predators that prey on innumerable insects every 
day. Nevertheless, the world without birds is difficult to imagine 
because so many factors interact in complex ways to shape the natural 
world around us. To answer the question of the ecological significance 
of birds we are conducting a bird exclusion experiment on an 
unprecedented scale. "The World without Birds" consists of six walk-in 
cages, each of which excludes birds from a 20 X 20 m area of natural 
Fynbos vegetation in the spectacular Jonkershoek Valley in the Cape Fold 
Mountains. The experimental setup, which is already in place, offers the 
opportunity to test a range of ecological theories with direct 
implications for conservation. Two important avenues of research remain 
open: How important are birds as predators; and as vectors of mites and 
fungi that live inside Protea inflorescences? An overarching aim is to 
gain a general understanding of how networks of ecological interactions 
form, and respond to species loss. Both projects have a strong 
theoretical basis, while at the same time requiring detailed natural 
history observations.

Deadline:

28 April 2014
See the attachment for more details.*

*
Assoc. Prof. Anton Pauw
Department of Botany and Zoology
Stellenbosch University
Private Bag 1X
Matieland 7602
South Africa
Tel +27 21 808 3314 <tel:%2B27%2021%20808%203314>
Cell +27 83 682 4177 <tel:%2B27%2083%20682%204177>
Fax +27 21 808 2405 <tel:%2B27%2021%20808%202405>
http://academic.sun.ac.za/botzoo/pauw/index.htm#cv
The integrity and confidentiality of this email is governed by these 
terms / Hierdie terme bepaal die integriteit en vertroulikheid van 
hierdie epos. http://www.sun.ac.za/emaildisclaimer

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