Crop productivity and food supply chain modelling Theme(s): Climate, Climate Impacts Primary Supervisor: Prof Andrew Challinor Institution: School of Earth and Environment
Submerged peatlands – Characterisation, Vulnerability and Management Theme(s): Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry Primary Supervisor: Dr Natasha Barlow <n.l.m.barlow@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Plant-pollinator interaction webs: structure, sampling, scaling and dynamics Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr William Kunin
Assessing the threat to Antarctic shallow marine ecosystems from hitchhikers on non-native kelp. Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Cath Waller <c.l.waller@hull.ac.uk> Institution: University of Hull (Biological and Marine Sciences)
Biodiversity as an equitable approach to improving mental health and wellbeing Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Martin Dallimer <m.dallimer@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: Sustainability Research Institute (School of Earth and Environment)
Interdisciplinary innovations to understand the environmental and social factors of carnivore–human interactions in Namibia Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr Arjan Gosal <a.gosal@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography, Faulty of Environment)
Pheromones, Pathogens and Pesticides: How do these interact to affect the health and productivity of social and solitary bees? Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Duncan <e.j.duncan@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Understanding the impacts of climate change and people on biodiversity, carbon stocks, and human wellbeing in the second largest rainforest on Earth Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: David Williams <d.r.williams@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Future hedgescapes for climate change mitigation and biodiversity gain Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Living World Primary Supervisor: Prof Pippa Chapman <p.j.chapman@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Integrated approaches towards understanding the past, current and future ecosystem services and disservices of peatlands in the UK Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Jiren Xu <j.xu5@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
