Success and Vulnerability in America’s Tropical Forests Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Professor Oliver Phillips <o.phillips@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Geography)
Convective storms, tropical circulation and climate change Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Prof Steve Tobias <S.M.Tobias@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Mathematics)
Breaking the tropical convection “dead-lock”: Scale interactions of deep convection and tropical circulation Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Douglas John Parker <d.j.parker@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment / University of Leeds)
Evaluating climate impacts of land-use change over the Amazon Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Prof Dominick Spracklen Institution: School of Earth and Environment
Visual systems as “magic traits” and their role in the evolution of biodiversity Theme(s): Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Domino Joyce
Decadal modulation of El Nino Southern Oscillation and its global impacts Theme(s): Atmosphere and Climate, Atmospheric Physics, Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: Dr Amanda Maycock Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)