Minutes of the Aldabra Research Committee Present: Professor T R E Southwood (Chair); Dr M J Coe; Dr M G Morris; Professor G M Dunnet; Mr J F Peake; Dr M G Schultz Present by invitation: Dr M G Bulmer; Dr J Phillipson Matters discussed: 1.) Minutes of previous meeting confirmed 2.) Membership 3.) Seychelles Islands Foundation 4.) Station management subcommittee 5.) Future scientific work 6.) Herpetology 7.) Ornithology 8.) Terrestrial invertebrates 9.) Botany 10.) Earth sciences 11.) Marine sciences 12.) Goats 13.) Rats 14.) Data unit 15.) Date of next meeting Recommendation to Council Appendix 'Estimates for 1978/79' Signed T R E Southwood 18 April 1978 Document reference ALD/2(78) [C/4(78)] 13 December 1977