Environment Recipients 2010
The Alcorso Foundation Environment Prize is awarded to a student who has completed PhD, Masters, Honours or Graduate Diploma studies.
2010 / CHRIS SLAVIN & ELINOR EBSWORTH
Chris Slavin
Chris Slavin is a student of the University of Tasmania's National Centre for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability.
His reasearch, Types and sources of marine debris in Northern Tasmania, examines the interactions between human societies and the marine environment and how society will continue to use marine and coastal ecosystems without impacting on the needs of future generations.
Chris' research adds to the growing global concern about marine debris.
The United Nations Education Program (UNEP) estimates that marine debris enters the marine environment at a rate of about 6.4 million tonnes per annum.
Elinor Ebsworth
Elinor Ebsworth is a student of the University of Tasmania's Geography and Environmental Studies.
Her research, Biotic resistance to Cotoneaster invasion, examines the potential ecological interactions between Cotoneaster and herbivores, and aims to determine whether these animals may play a role in ecosystem biotic resistance to Cotoneaster invasion.
Elinor's research aims to highlight potential threats that Cotoneaster may present to Tasmania's local apple industry.