Critical Hydraulic Thresholds for Tree Mortality in Southern Amazonia Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: David Galbraith
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
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)
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)
Quantifying the combined impact of climate change and ozone on crops Theme(s): Atmosphere and Climate Primary Supervisor: Dr Chetan Deva <C.R.Deva@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Smart Rivers: Using sensor networks to understand carbon cycling in regulated rivers Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Dr Megan Klaar <m.j.klaar@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)