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Soufriere Sulphur Springs and 95 & 96
Took a field trip with my friend the Volcanologist to the Soufriere Sulphur Springs a huge deposit of sulphur deposits from the the many volcanoes on the island. Not really much more to say on the...
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Depart Dominica and No# 100
Well I said in my last post did I not? That I did not think we would get to number 100 before I left. Well ladies and gentlemen, I was WRONG!! On my final night out in the field with an entourage of 6...
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PhD Begins.....
So, I am actually getting paid to do science! What the hell, right?? Yes it has actually happened. I am now a fully fledged PhD student. The interviews are over, no more PhD interviews!!!!!! I am now a...
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The end of term 1
Well my first term as a PhD student is over. It was a little different to most PhDs but I have done a lot and learned a lot and I now have a PhD Thesis title, sort of (work starts in January). I will...
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Yet Another Endangered Species; Optimism. Can it be Saved?
“Ecological Armageddon” – The effect of a Hydroelectric Dam on Biodiversity in Thailand. Conservation biologists, as the world sees them, are people running around the globe trying to save everything...
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Project Panama - The Beginning.....
Me with all 221 data loggers ready to be taken out to the forest! For a bit of context to my blog from Panama please see my Research page to understand what I am doing. The first week of my 5 months in...
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And the worst of them is Sloth
So sloth is certainly not one of the deadly sins exhibited this week! So what else could my biblical referenced title be about? This week the project was joined by Dr Christian Cox and 2 masters...
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Lizards, Damn Lizards and Logistics
The bulk of the work for the last few weeks has been collecting and processing as many lizards as we can catch. Over 400 in fact which may sound a lot but we actually wanted nearly 700-800 by this...
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Evolutionary Science for the Layman - Part One
I was once, rightfully, criticized for writing a too self indulgent blog. So I feel I should, at times, take a tangent off to talk about actual science, before promptly returning to talking about...
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Life finds a way.
Island C one of our larger experimental islands. So I promise I will get back to Evolution for the layman Part 2. Soon enough, but I thought I would get back to talking about the project over here in...
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