Modelling the evolution of natural climate variability: from the last persistently warm period to the first glacial cycles Theme(s): Climate, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Daniel Hill <d.j.hill@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Understanding the biggest collapse of terrestrial vegetation in Earth’s history Theme(s): Chemistry of the Earth, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Mills <B.Mills@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Worms v sediment: the rise of burrowing and oxygen levels in the early Paleozoic Theme(s): Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Prof Paul Wignall <P.B.Wignall@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
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
Integrated approaches towards understanding the past, current and future ecosystem services and disservices of peatlands in the UK Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Jiren Xu <j.xu5@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography)
Using palaeoecology to support blanket peatland management. Theme(s): Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Antony Blundell <a.blundell@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Geography )
Earth’s Great Oxidation: Redox and nutrient controls on the transition to a permanently oxygenated atmosphere Theme(s): Earth Processes, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Prof Simon Poulton
Testing the links between mass extinctions, volcanism and ocean chemistry Theme(s): Chemistry of the Earth, Earth Processes, Evolution, palaeontology and biotic change, Palaeoenvironments and palaeontology Primary Supervisor: Dr Robert Newton <R.J.Newton@Leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth & Environment)