Assessing Amazon functional diversity and its impact on climate resilience Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Professor Oliver Phillips <o.phillips@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (Geography)
Plant-pollinator interaction webs: structure, sampling, scaling and dynamics Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr William Kunin
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
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
Biodiversity as an equitable approach to improving mental health and wellbeing Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Martin Dallimer <m.dallimer@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: Sustainability Research Institute (School of Earth and Environment)
Interdisciplinary innovations to understand the environmental and social factors of carnivore–human interactions in Namibia Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Dr Arjan Gosal <a.gosal@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography, Faulty of Environment)
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
Peatland hydrology: a global comparison using the PeatDataHub monitoring network Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez <G.Lopez-Gonzalez@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (water@leeds)
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)