ecosystem services PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

We have 100 ecosystem services PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

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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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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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Ecosystem services associated with aquatic plants in urban landscapes

University of Leeds
Faculty of Biological Sciences

Research Group: School of Biology

Dr C Hassall

Application Deadline: 7 January 2019

Current projections of urbanisation predict that between 2000 and 2030 the extent of urban areas will increase by an estimated 185%, representing a considerable threat to biodiversity and complex challenges for urban planners and conservationists alike (Hassall, 2014).

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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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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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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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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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Biodiversity and ecosystem services: Birds, bats, bees, and cocoa trees

Durham University
Department of Biosciences

Dr A Welch, Dr D Evans

Application Deadline: 14 January 2019

Human populations are increasing rapidly and consumption is intensifying. Land is being cleared at a dramatic pace and biodiversity, which provides critical ecosystem services, is being lost at an unprecedented rate.

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