Dr Richard Yarnell is the Programme Leader for the MSc in Biodiversity Surveying. He also teaches a range of undergraduate courses on Wildlife Surveying, Experimental Design and Species Reintroduction.
Areas of research interest include:
- carnivore conservation in relation to human–wildlife conflict
- population dynamics of small mammals
- wildlife diseases
- behavioural ecology
- the effect of fire on biodiversity
- rapid assessment survey techniques for brown hyaena
- habitat use by brown hyaena using GPS / SMS telemetry systems
- habitat use by hedgehogs
- game ranch management
- impacts of fire on vertebrates in South Africa.
Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil / PhD or MSc by research exist in all the areas identified above and in associated interdisciplinary areas. Informal queries may be directed to Jillian Labadz.
Further information may be obtained from the NTU Graduate School.
Selected publications
- Identifying indicators of illegal behaviour: carnivore killing in human-managed landscapes. St. John, Edwards-Jones, Keane, Jones, Yarnell and Jones, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2012, 279, 804-812
- Comparative Efficacy of Sign Surveys, Spotlighting and Audio Playbacks in a Landscape-Scale Carnivore Survey. Thorn, Green, Bateman, Cameron, Yarnell and Scott, South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2010, 40 (1), 77 - 86
- An assessment of diet overlap of two mesocarnivores in the North-West Province, South Africa. van der Merwe, Tambling, Thorn, Scott, Yarnell, Green, Cameron and Bateman, African Zoology, 2009, 44 (2), 288-291
- The impact of fire induced habitat modification on short-snouted sengi (Elephantulus brachyrhynchus) behaviour. Yarnell, Metcalfe, Dunstone, Burnside and Scott, African Zoology, 2008, 43 (1), 45-52
For full list click 'Go to Richard Yarnell's publications' link above.
