{"id":1344,"date":"2017-01-13T09:46:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T09:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/projects-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T11:18:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T11:18:49","slug":"past-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/projects\/past-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Past Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><!-- .container --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- .overlay --><\/p>\n<p>2019 Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/a-new-framework-for-measuring-uncertainty-in-satellite-observations-of-climate-change\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/LU-Mal-McMillan.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/a-new-framework-for-measuring-uncertainty-in-satellite-observations-of-climate-change\/\">A New Framework for Measuring Uncertainty in Satellite Observations of Climate Change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project offers the exciting opportunity to develop fundamental new insight into the certainty of satellite estimates of climate change, with a focus on Earth\u2019s polar ice sheets. The melting of &#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 22, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/lu\/\">LU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/a-new-framework-for-measuring-uncertainty-in-satellite-observations-of-climate-change\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/abundance-within-species-ranges-understanding-species-responses-to-environmental-change\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/UoN-Franziska-Schrodt.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/abundance-within-species-ranges-understanding-species-responses-to-environmental-change\/\">Abundance within species\u2019 ranges: understanding species\u2019 responses to environmental change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accelerated climate change and environmental degradation make it necessary to improve our understanding of, and ability to predict, species\u2019 responses to environmental change. The availability of la&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/\">Current<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/uon\/\">UoN<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/abundance-within-species-ranges-understanding-species-responses-to-environmental-change\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/adapting-to-extreme-environments-hybridisation-and-the-evolution-of-contemporary-heavy-metal-tolerance\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/BU-Alexander-Papadopulos.jpg?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/adapting-to-extreme-environments-hybridisation-and-the-evolution-of-contemporary-heavy-metal-tolerance\/\">Adapting to extreme environments: Hybridisation and the evolution of contemporary heavy metal tolerance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Climate change, urbanisation and exploitation of natural resources increasingly alter the environment, posing significant challenges for plants and animals. We have a poor understanding of how organis&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 22, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/bu\/\">BU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/adapting-to-extreme-environments-hybridisation-and-the-evolution-of-contemporary-heavy-metal-tolerance\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aerodynamic-invasions-does-the-biomechanics-of-flight-affect-dispersal-and-genetic-diversity-in-invasive-species\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/BU-Aaron-Comeault.jpg?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aerodynamic-invasions-does-the-biomechanics-of-flight-affect-dispersal-and-genetic-diversity-in-invasive-species\/\">Aerodynamic invasions: does the biomechanics of flight affect dispersal and genetic diversity in invasive species?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Invasive species represent one of the most pressing threats to earth\u2019s biodiversity. This ENVISION PhD studentship is an exciting opportunity to work at the interface of biomechanics and genomics to&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/bu\/\">BU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aerodynamic-invasions-does-the-biomechanics-of-flight-affect-dispersal-and-genetic-diversity-in-invasive-species\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aliens-in-the-twilight-zone-using-robots-to-study-and-manage-invasive-lionfish-on-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/UoN-Richard-Field.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aliens-in-the-twilight-zone-using-robots-to-study-and-manage-invasive-lionfish-on-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems\/\">Aliens in the twilight zone: using robots to study and manage invasive lionfish on Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Invasive lionfish threaten native Caribbean marine biodiversity. Lionfish predate unchecked on native fish which, unlike in the lionfish\u2019s native Indo-Pacific, have no evolved defence. Current manag&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/uon\/\">UoN<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aliens-in-the-twilight-zone-using-robots-to-study-and-manage-invasive-lionfish-on-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/?p=9296\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/BU-Alexander-Georgiev.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/?p=9296\">Altered states: Will forest-agriculture mosaic landscapes allow the long-term survival of a forest-specialist primate?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Managing wildlife in anthropogenically-modified landscapes is a persistent challenge for conservationists, even where direct human-wildlife conflict is not too pronounced. Human conversion of land for&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/bu\/\">BU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/?p=9296\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/row --><\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">2<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=3\">3<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=4\">4<\/a><br \/>\n\t&hellip;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=7\">7<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">&rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2018 Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/ancient-dna-for-palaeoecology-and-freshwater-conservation\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Suzanne-McGowan-Image-400x400px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/ancient-dna-for-palaeoecology-and-freshwater-conservation\/\">Ancient DNA for palaeoecology and freshwater conservation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We require a versatile student who is comfortable working with \u201cmud and molecules\u201d for a\u00a0project that aims to develop and apply the use of ancient DNA in lake sediments\u00a0(sedDNA). Traces of DNA p&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 10, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2018\/\">2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/nottingham\/\">Nottingham<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/ancient-dna-for-palaeoecology-and-freshwater-conservation\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/being-behind-the-times-assessing-the-liana-induced-impact-on-forest-phenology-using-a-multispectral-unmanned-aerial-system-uas\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Dorren-Boyd-Image-400x400px.png?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/being-behind-the-times-assessing-the-liana-induced-impact-on-forest-phenology-using-a-multispectral-unmanned-aerial-system-uas\/\">Being behind the times? Assessing the liana-induced impact on forest phenology using a multispectral Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tropical forests are a major global carbon sink and account for a third of the carbon fixed\u00a0globally by photosynthesis. Recent research shows that these forests are changing,\u00a0including increases in &#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 10, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2018\/\">2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/nottingham\/\">Nottingham<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/being-behind-the-times-assessing-the-liana-induced-impact-on-forest-phenology-using-a-multispectral-unmanned-aerial-system-uas\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/change-in-arctic-and-alpine-plant-communities-the-roles-of-climate-and-geodiversity\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Richard-Field-Image-400x400px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/change-in-arctic-and-alpine-plant-communities-the-roles-of-climate-and-geodiversity\/\">Change in arctic and alpine plant communities: the roles of climate and geodiversity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understanding variation and change in biodiversity as a consequence of changing\u00a0environments is one of today\u2019s main scientific challenges. One problem is that recent\u00a0climate change has tended to b&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 10, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2018\/\">2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/nottingham\/\">Nottingham<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/change-in-arctic-and-alpine-plant-communities-the-roles-of-climate-and-geodiversity\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/climate-change-impacts-on-cold-adapted-butterflies-discovering-the-mechanisms-and-testing-potential-mitigation-approaches\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Rosa-Menendez-Image-400x400px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/climate-change-impacts-on-cold-adapted-butterflies-discovering-the-mechanisms-and-testing-potential-mitigation-approaches\/\">Climate change impacts on cold-adapted butterflies: discovering the mechanisms and testing potential mitigation approaches<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cold-adapted species, including those restricted to mountains, are highly vulnerable to\u00a0climate change. For UK butterflies, cold-adapted species are similarly threatened by climate\u00a0change-mediated d&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 10, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2018\/\">2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/case\/\">CASE<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/lancaster\/\">Lancaster<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/climate-change-impacts-on-cold-adapted-butterflies-discovering-the-mechanisms-and-testing-potential-mitigation-approaches\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/complementary-strategies-for-the-sustainable-management-of-an-invasive-pest-in-africa\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Gia-Aradottir-Image-400x400px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/complementary-strategies-for-the-sustainable-management-of-an-invasive-pest-in-africa\/\">Complementary strategies for the sustainable management of an invasive pest in Africa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In January 2016, the first reports of a new invasive pest was received in Africa. In less\u00a0than two years, the new pest \u2013 the Fall armworm, Spodoptera frugiperda \u2013 had spread to\u00a0most countries (&amp;&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 10, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2018\/\">2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/rothamsted\/\">Rothamsted<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/complementary-strategies-for-the-sustainable-management-of-an-invasive-pest-in-africa\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/dispersal-strategies-and-space-use-in-pollinating-bees\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/10\/Andy-Reynolds-Image-400x400px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/dispersal-strategies-and-space-use-in-pollinating-bees\/\">Dispersal strategies and space use in pollinating bees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quantifying dispersal ability and how organisms navigate through the environment is an\u00a0essential step required to predict how individual species will cope with land use changes.\u00a0There is a growing d&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 10, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2018\/\">2018<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/rothamsted\/\">Rothamsted<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/dispersal-strategies-and-space-use-in-pollinating-bees\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/row --><\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">2<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=3\">3<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=4\">4<\/a><br \/>\n\t&hellip;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=7\">7<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">&rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2017 Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2016\/a-multi-scale-assessment-of-the-regrowth-potential-of-secondary-forests-in-the-brazilian-amazon\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/A-multi-scale-assessment-of-the-regrowth-potential-of-secondary-forests-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2016\/a-multi-scale-assessment-of-the-regrowth-potential-of-secondary-forests-in-the-brazilian-amazon\/\">A multi-scale assessment of the regrowth potential of secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that humanity has cleared or damaged at least three-quarters of the world\u2019s primary forests, the regrowth of tropical forests plays a key role in global biogeochemical cycles, climate regulation&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t December 14, 2016<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/chapmag2\/\">Gordon Chapman-Fox<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/\">2017<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/\">Projects<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/2017\/\">2017<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/lancaster\/\">Lancaster<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/projects\/\">Projects<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2016\/a-multi-scale-assessment-of-the-regrowth-potential-of-secondary-forests-in-the-brazilian-amazon\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/a-new-framework-for-measuring-uncertainty-in-satellite-observations-of-climate-change\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/LU-Mal-McMillan.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/a-new-framework-for-measuring-uncertainty-in-satellite-observations-of-climate-change\/\">A New Framework for Measuring Uncertainty in Satellite Observations of Climate Change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project offers the exciting opportunity to develop fundamental new insight into the certainty of satellite estimates of climate change, with a focus on Earth\u2019s polar ice sheets. The melting of &#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 22, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/lu\/\">LU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/a-new-framework-for-measuring-uncertainty-in-satellite-observations-of-climate-change\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/abundance-within-species-ranges-understanding-species-responses-to-environmental-change\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/UoN-Franziska-Schrodt.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/abundance-within-species-ranges-understanding-species-responses-to-environmental-change\/\">Abundance within species\u2019 ranges: understanding species\u2019 responses to environmental change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Accelerated climate change and environmental degradation make it necessary to improve our understanding of, and ability to predict, species\u2019 responses to environmental change. The availability of la&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/\">Current<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/uon\/\">UoN<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/abundance-within-species-ranges-understanding-species-responses-to-environmental-change\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/adapting-to-extreme-environments-hybridisation-and-the-evolution-of-contemporary-heavy-metal-tolerance\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/BU-Alexander-Papadopulos.jpg?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/adapting-to-extreme-environments-hybridisation-and-the-evolution-of-contemporary-heavy-metal-tolerance\/\">Adapting to extreme environments: Hybridisation and the evolution of contemporary heavy metal tolerance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Climate change, urbanisation and exploitation of natural resources increasingly alter the environment, posing significant challenges for plants and animals. We have a poor understanding of how organis&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 22, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/bu\/\">BU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/adapting-to-extreme-environments-hybridisation-and-the-evolution-of-contemporary-heavy-metal-tolerance\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aerodynamic-invasions-does-the-biomechanics-of-flight-affect-dispersal-and-genetic-diversity-in-invasive-species\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/BU-Aaron-Comeault.jpg?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aerodynamic-invasions-does-the-biomechanics-of-flight-affect-dispersal-and-genetic-diversity-in-invasive-species\/\">Aerodynamic invasions: does the biomechanics of flight affect dispersal and genetic diversity in invasive species?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Invasive species represent one of the most pressing threats to earth\u2019s biodiversity. This ENVISION PhD studentship is an exciting opportunity to work at the interface of biomechanics and genomics to&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/bu\/\">BU<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aerodynamic-invasions-does-the-biomechanics-of-flight-affect-dispersal-and-genetic-diversity-in-invasive-species\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aliens-in-the-twilight-zone-using-robots-to-study-and-manage-invasive-lionfish-on-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2019\/10\/UoN-Richard-Field.png?resize=480%2C480\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aliens-in-the-twilight-zone-using-robots-to-study-and-manage-invasive-lionfish-on-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems\/\">Aliens in the twilight zone: using robots to study and manage invasive lionfish on Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Invasive lionfish threaten native Caribbean marine biodiversity. Lionfish predate unchecked on native fish which, unlike in the lionfish\u2019s native Indo-Pacific, have no evolved defence. Current manag&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t October 21, 2019<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2017-projects\/current-2017-projects\/2019\/\">2019<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/tag\/uon\/\">UoN<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2019\/aliens-in-the-twilight-zone-using-robots-to-study-and-manage-invasive-lionfish-on-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystems\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/row --><\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">2<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=3\">3<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=4\">4<\/a><br \/>\n\t&hellip;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=13\">13<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">&rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2016 Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/adaptation-of-microorganisms-to-stresses-in-diverse-environments\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Adaption-of-Microorganisms-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/adaptation-of-microorganisms-to-stresses-in-diverse-environments\/\">Adaptation of microorganisms to stresses in diverse environments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Environmental change and perturbation due to human activities can have devastating impacts on microbial activities like biogeochemical cycling that are essential to the earth\u2019s ecosystem functions. &#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 13, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2016-projects\/\">2016<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/adaptation-of-microorganisms-to-stresses-in-diverse-environments\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-understanding-predator-modification-of-prey-behaviour\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/An-interdisciplinary-approach-to-understanding-predator-modification-of-prey-behaviour-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-understanding-predator-modification-of-prey-behaviour\/\">An interdisciplinary approach to understanding predator modification of prey behaviour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Predation has a fundamental role in determining the structure, dynamics and functioning of natural ecosystems. Predators don\u2019t just consume prey \u2013 they scare them \u2013 and hence alter their behavio&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2016-projects\/\">2016<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/an-interdisciplinary-approach-to-understanding-predator-modification-of-prey-behaviour\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/are-land-use-decisions-of-african-elephants-based-on-environmental-geochemistry\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Are-land-use-decisions-of-African-elephants-based-on-environmental-geochemistry-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/are-land-use-decisions-of-african-elephants-based-on-environmental-geochemistry\/\">Are land-use decisions of African elephants based on environmental geochemistry?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This project will explore the role of environmental geochemistry in land use decisions by wild African elephants. This is a unique, interdisciplinary project involving environmental geochemistry, plan&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2016-projects\/\">2016<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/are-land-use-decisions-of-african-elephants-based-on-environmental-geochemistry\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/assessing-the-sustainability-of-freshwater-aquaculture-in-the-philippines-using-palaeolimnology\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Assessing-the-sustainability-of-freshwater-aquaculture-in-the-Philippines-using-palaeolimnology-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/assessing-the-sustainability-of-freshwater-aquaculture-in-the-philippines-using-palaeolimnology\/\">Assessing the sustainability of freshwater aquaculture in the Philippines using palaeolimnology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We require a motivated, curious and independent student with interests in lake water quality and environmental change in the tropics to apply for our studentship investigating the impacts of aquacultu&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2016-projects\/\">2016<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/assessing-the-sustainability-of-freshwater-aquaculture-in-the-philippines-using-palaeolimnology\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-uv-ozone-and-the-earth-system\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-UV-ozone-and-the-Earth-system-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-uv-ozone-and-the-earth-system\/\">Atmosphere-biosphere interactions: UV, ozone and the earth system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good environmental policy has to be founded on high-quality environmental science, but delivering the research needed by policy makers can be a challenge. The Montreal protocol is widely held to be th&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2016-projects\/\">2016<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-uv-ozone-and-the-earth-system\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/biological-signals-of-the-island-mass-effect\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Biological-signals-of-the-Island-Mass-Effect-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/biological-signals-of-the-island-mass-effect\/\">Biological signals of the island mass effect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coral reefs are ocean oases, supporting immense diversity and providing fisheries for small island nations. These important ecosystems are under threat from local anthropogenic impacts and global clim&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2016-projects\/\">2016<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/biological-signals-of-the-island-mass-effect\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/row --><\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">2<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=3\">3<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=4\">4<\/a><br \/>\n\t&hellip;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=6\">6<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?paged=2\">&rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2015 Projects\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-uv-ozone-and-the-earth-system-2\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-UV-ozone-and-the-Earth-system-400-x-400-px-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-uv-ozone-and-the-earth-system-2\/\">Atmosphere-biosphere interactions: UV, ozone and the Earth system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good environmental policy has to be founded on high-quality environmental science, but delivering the research needed by policy makers can be a challenge. The Montreal protocol is widely held to be th&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2015-projects\/\">2015<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmosphere-biosphere-interactions-uv-ozone-and-the-earth-system-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-during-the-last-greenhouse\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Atmospheric-CO2-concentrations-during-the-last-greenhouse-400-x-400-px-1.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-during-the-last-greenhouse\/\">Atmospheric CO2 concentrations during the last greenhouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that evidence for global warming is unequivocal and is very likely anthropogenic in origin. However, climate change is not solely anthropogenic &#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2015-projects\/\">2015<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/atmospheric-co2-concentrations-during-the-last-greenhouse\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/behaviour-morphology-and-genetics-of-cichlid-fish-undergoing-ecological-speciation\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Behaviour-morphology-and-genetics-of-cichlid-fish-undergoing-ecological-speciation-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/behaviour-morphology-and-genetics-of-cichlid-fish-undergoing-ecological-speciation\/\">Behaviour, morphology and genetics of cichlid fish undergoing ecological speciation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are seeking a PhD student to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, based at Bangor University, with collaborators in the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge. The project will focus on charac&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2015-projects\/\">2015<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/behaviour-morphology-and-genetics-of-cichlid-fish-undergoing-ecological-speciation\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/causes-and-consequences-of-immune-variation-in-rodents\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Causes-and-consequences-of-immune-variation-in-rodents-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/causes-and-consequences-of-immune-variation-in-rodents\/\">Causes and consequences of immune variation in rodents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The norm is to be exposed to a wide range of infectious organisms and most wild animals are infected with a wide range of parasites. Yet in modern societies we humans are infected with relatively few &#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2015-projects\/\">2015<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/causes-and-consequences-of-immune-variation-in-rodents\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/changing-patterns-of-insect-migration-studied-with-a-network-of-weather-radars\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Changing-patterns-of-insect-migration-studied-with-a-network-of-weather-radars-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/changing-patterns-of-insect-migration-studied-with-a-network-of-weather-radars\/\">Changing patterns of insect migration studied with a network of weather radars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long-range insect migration occurs on an enormous scale and provides huge costs and benefits to agricultural ecosystems. Insect population dynamics and migration phenology are both strongly influenced&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t January 16, 2017<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/author\/obyrne\/\">Nicola O&#039;Byrne<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/category\/projects\/2015-projects\/\">2015<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/changing-patterns-of-insect-migration-studied-with-a-network-of-weather-radars\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/characterisation-of-iron-bioavailability-from-african-soils\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/files\/2017\/01\/Characterisation-of-iron-bioavailability-from-African-soils-400-x-400-px.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/envision\/2017\/characterisation-of-iron-bioavailability-from-african-soils\/\">Characterisation of iron bioavailability from African soils<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have recently found convincing evidence that soil dust contamination of food is an important (non-haem) dietary source of iron in several sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. 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