Yvette Dickinson

MSc student

Principal supervisor
David A. Norton

Associate supervisors
Hazel Chapman (University of Canterbury)

Contact details
Email: yvette.dickinson@gmail.com
Phone: +64 3 366 7001 ext. 8365

Thesis title
Spatial patterning of Hieracium invaded short tussock grasslands

Project description
Hieracium pilosella is a small but highly invasive weed of the short tussock grasslands of New Zealand. Its invasion has greatly reduced the grazing and biodiversity values of these lands. My thesis investigates the impact of this weed on the natural vegetation of these plant communities, specifically looking at how the small scale spatial patterns of these plants has been altered.

Education
2006: B For. Sc. (1st Hons), University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Publications

Norton, D.A., Dickinson, Y. and Van Leuween, M. 2007. Ecology of a Ranunculus lyallii population at its eastern distributional limit in Canterbury. New Zealand Journal of Botany 45:81-85 [PDF]

Miller, R.M., Dickinson, Y. and A. Reid. 2007. Maori Connections to Forestry in Feary, S. (ed.) Forestry for Indigenous Peoples: Learning from Experiences. Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Science, p. 13-22 [PDF]

Dickinson, Y. 2003. Ecological Management Planning of Native Plants on Forest Estates, Bachelor of Forestry Science Dissertation, New Zealand School of Forestry, University of Canterbury