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Dr Mike P. Oatham
Lecturer (Plant
Science)
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Contact
Information: |
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| Department of Life Sciences. |
| The
University of the West Indies |
| St.
Augustine. Trinidad & Tobago. |
| Telephone: 1(868) 645-3232/9
Ext.3088 |
| Fax: 1(868)
663-9686 |
| E-Mail: |
Mike.Oatham@sta.uwi.edu |
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| Location: Rm 222, 1st Floor,
Natural Sciences Building, Old
Wing |
Educational Background:
- BSc (Botany and Geology) University of Western
Australia (1987)
- Honours (Plant Ecophysiology) University of
Queensland (1989)
- Ph.D. (Plant Ecology) University of Kent at
Canterbury (1994)
Courses Offered:
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Tropical Forest Ecology and Management)
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Introduction to Ecology
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Tropical Terrestrial Ecology
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Conservation Biology
Current Graduate Students
- Natalie
Boodram (M.Phil Student) - The ecology and distribution
of plants on Little Tobago island
- Nicholla
Johnson (M.Phil Student) - Population dynamics of a palm
species in the Nariva swamp
- Nigel
Austin (M.Phil Student) - Logging and the genetic
variability of tree species
- Sheeba
Sreenivasan (M.Phil Student) - Logging and epiphyte
diversity
- Clare
Bowen-O’Connor (M.Phil Student) - Conservation
Assessment of the Southern Watershed W.S
- Shane
Ballah (M.Phil Student) - Ant-Heliconia
interactions
On-going Research Projects:
- Investigating ecological aspects of data on canopy
tree dynamics gathered by the Forestry Dept over the last
thirteen years in the Victoria-Mayaro Forest Reserve,
Trinidad and Tobago.
- Investigating the population dynamics of Mora
seedlings in the proposed Matura National Park, Trinidad
W.I..
- Investigating the tropical tree seedling, sapling and
mature tree dynamics
- Investigating the controls on expansion of Mora
exselsa into adjacent mixed forest
- Preparation of a GIS database for the Victoria-Mayaro
Forest Reserve using geographical and Forestry Department
data.
Recent Publications:
- Oatham M.P. 1996. Restoration of
habitats for the Houbara Bustard in Abu Dhabi. in: Desert
ecology of Abu Dhabi. (Osborne P. ed) iPicses
Press, Newbury.
- Oatham M.P., Nicholls M.K. and
Swingland I.R. 1995. Manipulation of vegetation communities
on the Abu Dhabi rangelands. I. The effects of irrigation
and release from grazing. Biodiversity and Conservation
4, 696-709.
- Oatham M.P., Nicholls M.K. and
Swingland I.R. 1995. Manipulation of vegetation communities
on the Abu Dhabi rangelands. II. The effects of topsoiling
and drip irrigation. Biodiversity and Conservation
4, 710-718.
- Oatham M.P. 1997 Water Relations of
Zygophyllum hamiense, Heliotropium kotschyi and
Panicum turgidum and their response to rangeland
management techniques in Abu Dhabi. Journal of Arid
Environments. 35:95-110
- Oatham M.P. and Beehler B.M. 1998.
Richness, Taxonomic Composition, and species patchiness in
three lowland rainforest treeplots in Papua New Guinea.
In Proceedings of the Smithsonian/Man and the Biosphere
Biodiversity program International Symposium. Measuring and
Monitoring Forest Biological Diversity: The International
Network of Biodiversity Plots. Washington
- Wood B.C., Clubbe, C., Gillman, M.P., Hosie L.,
Kauffmann J.L.D. and Oatham M. 1999. A
sustainable tropical forest management system in Trinidad.
Conference Proceedings of the International Sustainable
Development Conference at Leeds, March
25th-26th 1999. Pp 428-434
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