Understanding the biggest collapse of terrestrial vegetation in Earth’s history Theme(s): Chemistry of the Earth, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Mills <B.Mills@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Novel approaches to observationally constrain aerosol effects in climate models Theme(s): Atmospheric Physics Primary Supervisor: Dr. Leighton Regayre <l.a.regayre@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Understanding below-ground controls on drought-induced mortality of tropical trees Theme(s): Climate, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Hydrology Primary Supervisor: Manuel Gloor <e.gloor@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: School of Geography, University of Leeds
Plant-pollinator interaction webs: structure, sampling, scaling and dynamics Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr William Kunin
THE RISE AND FALL OF DISASTER TAXA: Ecosystem recovery following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction Theme(s): Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Alex Dunhill <a.dunhill@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Exploring the growth of deep-sea bivalves in areas of potential sea-floor mining Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology, Physiology, development and ecological genetics Primary Supervisor: Crispin Little
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)
Animal population abundance and resilience: the role of polyandry and genome size as drivers of ecology. Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Rob Knell <rob.knell@gmail.com> Institution: University of Hull
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)
Context-dependency of climate mitigation, biodiversity and ecosystem services in regenerative agriculture Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr Guy Ziv Institution: School of Geography
