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Increasingly frequent and severe disturbances, and escalation of human interactions, are tra\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Constraining palaeoceanographic changes in Pacific meridional overturning circulation (PMOC)<\/a><\/p>\n Palaeoceanographic studies have often focused on understanding how the North Atlantic Ocean responds to and has driven past changes in the g\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Country, calypso or carimb\u00f3? The role of cultural value shifts in advancing Amazonian deforestation frontiers<\/a><\/p>\n This inter-disciplinary project addresses the intractable problem of how to reduce tropical deforestation. Current strategies such as REDD+ \u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Deepwater gunk and slimeballs: Diversity and function of benthic microbes in West Greenland lakes<\/a><\/p>\n We are looking for a student with interests in Arctic science, microbial ecology and lake ecosystems. Focused on the Kangerlussuaq area of W\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Destabilisation of terrestrial ecosystems in the high Arctic by extreme winter warming<\/a><\/p>\n The high Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, disrupting soil carbon, nutrient and hydrological cycles. This is resulting in increased soi\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Drivers of tropical freshwater biodiversity: a DNA metabarcoding approach<\/a><\/p>\n Southeast Asian (SE-Asian) freshwater biodiversity is declining rapidly. This is particularly true for Borneo, renowned for its highly diver\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Drought vulnerability of the date palm and its wild relatives<\/a><\/p>\n Understanding the mechanisms and evolution of drought tolerance in plants is crucial to support the development of drought-tolerant crops, a\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Exploring drivers of rarity in the arable weed flora<\/a><\/p>\n Several iconic plant species that used to be common in cropped fields, including corncockle and corn marigold have dramatically decreased in\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Rothamsted Research<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Fishing for parasite genomes: host-parasite co-evolution of an emerging salmonid disease<\/a><\/p>\n Climate change may drive the emergence of disease epidemics with severe ecological and economic consequences. Freshwater ecosystems, and the\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Functional role of uncharted coral reef habitats in the Anthropocene<\/a><\/p>\n Tropical reef-building corals are vulnerable to breakage by waves and some corals also asexually reproduce via fragmentation. Early descript\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Herbivore-Plant-Soil microbe interactions: who is helping whom<\/a><\/p>\n Globally, 20-40% of crops are lost to insects, pathogens and weeds. Novel solutions to combat these biotic threats and protect crop health a\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Rothamsted Research<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n How do birds contribute to the spread of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms?<\/a><\/p>\n The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance genes (AMR) amongst pathogenic microorganisms is one of the greatest health issues of t\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Impact of warm salty Indian Ocean water leakage into the South Atlantic on the Benguela Upwelling ecosystem over the last 40 years<\/a><\/p>\n The Benguela upwelling system supports fisheries that are key marine resources of the developing nations of South Africa and Namibia.\u00a0 Beng\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Impacts of land-use and climate change on net zero and ecosystem services<\/a><\/p>\n Why this project is important: Ensuring grasslands, which cover 40% of the UK, provide a suite of ecosystem goods and services and store nat\u2026 October 20, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Loktak Lake, India: Assessing the impacts of aquaculture and pesticide use in a protected tropical wetland<\/a><\/p>\n Loktak Lake, located in Manipur, is the largest freshwater lake in NE India, declared a Ramsar site in 1990. It is divided into three main b\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> BGS<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Multi-scale modelling of invasive mosquito disease vector establishment in the UK under future climate change scenarios<\/a><\/p>\n Aedes albopictus, a highly invasive mosquito species and important transmission vector of dengue, zika, yellow fever, dirofilaria and chikun\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> CEH<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Net zero, land use and climate change: what are the ecosystem consequences?<\/a><\/p>\n Why this project is important: Ensuring grasslands, which cover 40% of the UK, provide a suite of ecosystem goods and services and store nat\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Rare, extreme rainfall events dominate nitrous oxideemissions from hyper arid deserts(AtacamaN20)<\/a><\/p>\n The Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert on earth. It is also one of the most hostile environments for microbial life on Earth due\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Rothamsted Research<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Seeing into the subsurface \u2013 next generation geophysical imaging for environmental and engineering hazard monitoring<\/a><\/p>\n Are you looking to transfer your experience of computational methods to tackling some important Earth science problems?\u00a0\u00a0 We are intereste\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Stalagmite capture of groundwater nitrogen<\/a><\/p>\n The world\u2019s population relies on using nitrogen to boost crop yields and ensure sufficient food production. However, application of nitrog\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The ecological and evolutionary significance of functional variation in mitochondria in a wild animal<\/a><\/p>\n In this multidisciplinary, international project you will address novel and exciting questions about the ecological and evolutionary consequ\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The evolution of mimicry in a changing world: how shifting bumblebee communities affect selection on a colour-polymorphic hoverfly<\/a><\/p>\n Complex species interactions make the impacts of global environmental change difficult to foresee. Understanding the ecological and evolutio\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> University of Nottingham<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The impact of ozone and climate change on floral VOC signalling in beans, with a focus on subsistence agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/a><\/p>\n Bean yields are significantly affected by pollinator visitation, a visitation which can be heavily influenced by the release of floral volat\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> CEH<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The mysterious microbial ecosystem beneath our feet: Unravelling groundwater microbiology<\/a><\/p>\n Groundwater constitutes 99% of accessible freshwater on the planet and is a vital resource for public water supply in the UK. It contains a \u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> BGS<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n The War-torn Woodlands of Britain: Reconstructing the ecological impacts of historical disturbance<\/a><\/p>\n We seek a numerate, enthusiastic student with a passion for understanding how woodland habitats have been shaped by human activity past and \u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> CEH<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n UK air pollution futures and their health impacts<\/a><\/p>\n Poor air quality is the number one environmental health threat in the UK, contributing to ~30,000 deaths per year, while also exacerbating s\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Understanding and monitoring insect pest dispersal within a changing environment<\/a><\/p>\n This exciting PhD project will work at the cutting edge of mathematical and statistical sciences to deliver automatic insect pest detection.\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Rothamsted Research<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Understanding how habitat quality, insect abundance and aquatic subsidies impact population change in a rapidly declining bird<\/a><\/p>\n Global declines in migrant bird populations are a major threat to the world\u2019s ecosystems. Migrants provide vital ecosystem services at lar\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Lancaster University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Understanding responses of coastal seabirds to local and daily-scale meteorological variation<\/a><\/p>\n Weather patterns are changing across the globe, and these changes may affect populations of animals. For coastal seabirds, it seems likely t\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Unhappy Bedfellows? Interactions between the invasive species Sargassum muticum and Threatened seagrass beds (Zostera spp).<\/a><\/p>\n Successful invasive species often escape top-down pressure in the early stages of invasion. However, emerging evidence suggests that over ti\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Urban greenspace \u2013 what attributes determine wellbeing?<\/a><\/p>\n Stress is ubiquitous in UK society (85% of which is urban). However, access to green space is correlated with better quality of life, and ca\u2026 October 12, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> CEH<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n Using ecological theory and data to evaluate and improve industry\u2019s measurement of Biodiversity Net Gain<\/a><\/p>\n Growing awareness of the rapid rate of biodiversity loss, and the ultimate impacts on human wellbeing, has resulted in increasing policy com\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n What drives cold pulses at remote tropical reefs?<\/a><\/p>\n Coral reefs are susceptible to thermal-induced bleaching during ocean warming events, although some reefs are more susceptible than others a\u2026 November 9, 2020Nicola O’Byrne<\/a> 2020<\/a> Bangor University<\/a> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Projects Applications for 2022 are now open. 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