Anthropogenic stressors and freshwater ecosystems; the impact of plastic pollution, climate change and invasive alien species on invertebrate behaviour and community structure. Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Professor Alison M. Dunn <a.dunn@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Biology )
Unlocking the Potential of Ice Nucleating Polysaccharides for Climate Science and Cryobiology Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Climate Primary Supervisor: Thomas Whale <t.f.whale@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Institute for Climate and Atmopsheric Science)
From waste to compostable packaging: The environmental end-of-life impact of modified cellulosic films Theme(s): Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry Primary Supervisor: Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso <y.benitez-alfonso@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Nurture versus nature in locusts – can we control their swarming behaviour? Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Climate Impacts, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Physiology, development and ecological genetics, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Darron Cullen <d.cullen@hull.ac.uk> Institution: University of Hull (School of Natural Sciences)
Understanding migration success in Atlantic Salmon Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Physiology, development and ecological genetics, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Dr Domino Joyce
Himalayan glacier retreat: impacts on river ecosystems Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Glacial/Cryosphere, Hydrology, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Prof Lee Brown <l.brown@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Evolution of cooperative resistance in microbial populations subject to fluctuating environments Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Mauro Mobilia <M.Mobilia@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: Leeds (Applied Mathematics)
Happy wound healing: investigating the effects of Prozac on fish skin wound healing Theme(s): Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Living World, Physiology, development and ecological genetics Primary Supervisor: Dr. Pedro Beltran-Alvarez <p.beltran-alvarez@hull.ac.uk> Institution: University of Hull (Centre for Biomedicine, Hull York Medical School)
Adaptation to extreme environmental change: Consequences of multiple stressors for species interactions and extinction risk Theme(s): Living World, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Steven Sait <s.m.sait@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Reproduction in a warming world – investigating climate change and fertility in important insects Theme(s): Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Prof Amanda Bretman <a.j.bretman@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
