Anthropogenic stressors and freshwater ecosystems; the impact of plastic pollution, climate change and invasive alien species on invertebrate behaviour and community structure. Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Professor Alison M. Dunn <a.dunn@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Biology )
Early warning signals of drought-induced tree mortality in Amazon forests Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: David Galbraith <d.r.galbraith@leeds.ac.uk>
Ice sheet collapse and climate-ice interactions during past deglaciations Theme(s): Climate, Glacial/Cryosphere, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Lauren Gregoire <l.j.gregoire@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Investigating the co-evolution of Congo River channels and Peatlands Theme(s): Sedimentology, geomorphology and basin analysis Primary Supervisor: Mark Trigg Institution: University of Leeds (Civil Engineering)
Understanding climate change in African rainfall via a new generation of high-resolution models Theme(s): Climate, Meteorology Primary Supervisor: John Marsham Institution: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Using novel techniques to investigate foraminifera biomineralisation and geochemistry Theme(s): Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Tracy Aze Institution: University of Leeds
Himalayan glacier retreat: impacts on river ecosystems Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Glacial/Cryosphere, Hydrology, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Prof Lee Brown <l.brown@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Rapid damage assessment for earthquakes from synthetic aperture radar and machine learning Theme(s): Applied geoscience, Tectonics, volcanology and solid Earth geophysics Primary Supervisor: Prof Tim Wright
Rooting the Northern Forest: soil and woodland dynamics across northern England Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Living World, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr M Jane Bunting <m.j.bunting@hull.ac.uk> Institution: University of Hull (School of Environmental Science)
Lava-ignited wildfires dynamics and emissions Theme(s): Air Quality, Atmosphere and Climate, Earth Processes, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Living World, Tectonics, volcanology and solid Earth geophysics Primary Supervisor: Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya <e.ilyinskaya@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics (School of Earth and Envrionment, University of Leeds)
