Systems approach for establishing climate smart aquaculture to balance biodiversity conservation and food security in coral reef ecosystems Theme(s): Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry, Living World Primary Supervisor: Selina Stead <s.stead@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth & Environment)
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)
Assessing sustainability of coral reef ornamental fisheries under different management scenarios Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Josie South <j.south@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)
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
