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Michael LEVEN

Profile


Director & Ecologist PhD, MPhil, Bsc (Hons), MRTPI

Michael specialises in ornithology, ecological impact assessment, land use and management issues. He is a qualified town and country planner with 20 years of professional experience, and is uniquely placed to integrate the ecological and planning demands of development projects. Michael has a strong background in wetland design and an excellent knowledge of wetland fauna and flora.

Project Experience


Director & Ecologist PhD, MPhil, Bsc (Hons), MRTPI
  • PhD, Ecology Department of the University of Hong Kong
  • Dissertation on bird utilisation of scrubland in Hong Kong
  • Member of the Mai Po Nature Reserve Management Committee
  • Member of Hong Kong Bird Watching Society's Records Committee
  • Trained bird ringer licensed by AFCD (Hong Kong)
  • Qualified town and country planner

Publications


Director & Ecologist PhD, MPhil, Bsc (Hons), MRTPI

Selected publications and presentations:
  • Leven MR and Corlett RT. 2004. Invasive Species in Hong Kong. Ornithological Science 3: 43-55
  • Fellowes JR, Lau MW-N, Reels GT, Dudgeon D, Ades GWJ, Carey GH, Chan BPL, Kendrick RC, Lee KS, Leven MR, Wilson KDP and Yu YT. 2002." Wild Animals to Watch: Terrestrial and Freshwater Fauna of Conservation Concern in Hong Kong". Memoirs of Hong Kong Natural History 25: 123-60.
  • Carey GJ, Chalmers ML, Diskin DA, Kennerley PR, Leader PJ, Leven MR, Lewthwaite RW, Melville DS, Turnbull M and Young L. 2001. The Avifauna of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Birdwatching Society, Hong Kong.
  • Leven EP and Leven MR. 2000. Designing bird-friendly landscapes. Yuanlin 1999-2000. 39-45.
  • Leven MR. 1998. Birds of Agricultural Land in Hong Kong. Porcupine! 18: 19-23.
  • Leven MR. 1998. Rapid assessment of the shrubland bird community in Hong Kong. In Adams NJ & Slotow RH (eds) Proc. 22 Int. Ornithol. Congress, Durban. Ostrich 69: 437.