How can population genomics help in the conservation of the endangered white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)? Theme(s): Physiology, development and ecological genetics Primary Supervisor: Alison Dunn
Why are some peatlands resilient to climate change and others not? Theme(s): Climate, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Prof Andy Baird <a.j.baird@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
A predator-prey arms race in Mesozoic oceans Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Alex Dunhill <a.dunhill@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
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)
Metacommunity dynamics, land-use strategies, and ecosystem services Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: David Williams <d.r.williams@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
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)
Radar aeroecology: monitoring birds, bats and bugs with radar Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Atmospheric Physics, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Meteorology, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Dr Christopher Hassall <C.Hassall@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
What is the fate of forests on a warming planet? Assessing climate sensitivity of tree species using tree rings. Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Roel Brienen <r.brienen@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
