Anthropogenic stressors and freshwater ecosystems; the impact of plastic pollution, climate change and invasive alien species on invertebrate behaviour and community structure. Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Alison Dunn <A.Dunn@leeds.ac.uk>
Quantifying the impact of tropical deforestation on coral reefs to support coordinated tropical forest and marine conservation Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation, Aquatic/terrestrial/soil biogeochemistry, Climate, Climate Impacts, Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning, Hydrology, Marine Biogeochemistry Primary Supervisor: Dominick Spracklen <D.V.Spracklen@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
Understanding Causal Effects of Perturbations on Social Systems to Allow Prediction of Natural Populations’ Responses to Change Theme(s): Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity, Evolution, palaentology and biotic change, Population, community and behavioural ecology Primary Supervisor: Josh Firth <j.a.firth@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Adapting to climate change on subtropical reefs Theme(s): Ecosystem processes, dynamics and functioning Primary Supervisor: Maria Beger <m.beger@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Achieving European freedom from a major invasive alien species: Reeves’ muntjac Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: Alastair Ward <a.i.ward@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Biology)
Ecological and conservation implications of illicit and unregulated species translocations Theme(s): Applied ecology, ecosystem services and conservation Primary Supervisor: George Holmes <g.holmes@leeds.ac.uk> Institution: University of Leeds (School of Earth and Environment)
