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  Does biodiversity restoration enhance the capacity of ecosystem functions to buffer climate extremes?
University of Manchester School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  Research Group: Ecology and Evolution
  Prof R Bardgett, Prof D Johnson, Dr M Semchenko
Application Deadline: 6 February 2019
The role of species diversity as a driver of ecosystem stability - or the ability of an ecosystem to maintain a relatively stable state in the face of environmental fluctuations - has a long history in ecology.
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  Effects of chemicals on ecosystems: extrapolating from individuals to ecosystem function
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
  Prof L L Maltby, Dr D Childs, Dr N Galic
Application Deadline: 9 January 2019
Chemicals released into the environment can have adverse effects on ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people (i.e. ecosystem services).
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  SCENARIO: The impacts of long-term declines in insect abundance on ecosystem function
University of Reading Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  Mr D Roy, Prof T Oliver, Prof J Thomas, Dr T Johns
Application Deadline: 25 January 2019
The plight of insects has generated worldwide attention from the scientific community and wider public. Recent interest was stimulated by a 27 year study(1) suggesting a loss of 75% in the biomass of flying insects from Protected Areas in Germany, quickly labelled as ‘ecological Armageddon’.
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  Valuing Ecosystem Services produced by the Colombian Páramos
University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
  Research Group: The Roslin Institute
  Prof D Moran
Application Deadline: 10 January 2019
Project Summary. This project will use interdisciplinary methods to explore a production function approach to valuing hydrological services in Páramo case study sites.
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  Integration of Geodiversity into Ecosystem Services Frameworks
Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
  Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
  Dr H Burdett, Dr K Whitbread, Dr H Bosner, Dr A Miller
Application Deadline: 18 January 2019
Geodiversity is defined as the assemblages of, and processes within, the geological, geomorphological and soil / sediment features of a landscape – factors which fundamentally underpin biologically-based ecosystem services such as biodiversity.
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  Species and size specific effects of urban trees on above- and below-ground ecosystem service provision
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
  Dr J Edmondson, Prof J Leake, Dr V Stovin, Dr K Doick
Application Deadline: 9 January 2019
More than half of the global population live in urban areas, and that figure is projected to rise to 66% by 2050.
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  Do detritivores mediate soil health and ecosystem services in the bioenergy crop Miscanthus?
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology CEH (Lancaster Site)
  Dr R Rowe, Dr J Whitaker, Dr S Toet, Dr M Prendergast-Miller
Application Deadline: 9 January 2019
The perennial grass Miscanthus is a leading bioenergy feedstock grown in the UK and Europe, with the land area devoted to this crop increasing with growing investment in renewable energy solutions.
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  Chemical pollution and biodiversity: assessing risk to ecosystem services.
University of Sheffield Department of Animal and Plant Sciences
  Prof L L Maltby
Applications accepted all year round
Chemicals are a critical part of modern life and a cornerstone of any modern industrial strategy. However, chemicals released into the environment can have adverse effects on biodiversity and the benefits it provide to people (i.e.
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  Natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystem services – tackling scaling issues
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology CEH (Bangor Site)
  Dr L Jones
Application Deadline: 27 January 2019
This multi-disciplinary PhD will study natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystem services at a range of scales, to tackle critical questions in ecosystem services research.
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  Natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystem services – tackling scaling issues
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology CEH (Bangor Site)
  Dr L Jones, Dr A Cameron
Application Deadline: 27 January 2019
We are looking for an enthusiastic person to undertake a PhD studying natural capital, biodiversity and ecosystem services at a range of scales.
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