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plant ecology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 43 plant ecology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Plant-insect interactions in a changing world
Project Overview: . Insects associated with plants comprise one of the most diverse groups of species on earth. Their impact on the ecology and evolution of their host plants is widely recognised, as is their contribution to multiple important ecosystem services. Read more
UNDERSTANDING THE SURVIVAL OF FORESTS UNDER EXTREME DROUGHT
ABOUT THE PROJECT. Drought has a defining impact on plant performance, including the productivity of agricultural systems and the health of native forests and woodlands. Read more
PhD Scholarship - the ecology of a ground wētā in vineyards
A fully funded PhD scholarship is available at Massey University Manawatu New Zealand to study the ecology of a ground wētā in vineyards. Read more
Automated Classification and Identification of Plant Specimens of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Using Imaging Processing, AI and Machine Learning
Applications are invited for a PhD opportunity in machine learning, deep learning and plant specimen classification. The position will be based in Computer Science, situated on the beautiful Egham campus close to London. Read more
PhD Studentship on the Chemical ecology of New Zealand native bees
PhD Studentship on the Chemical ecology of New Zealand native bees. Sensory Ecology & Behaviour Team. Ecological Pest Management Group. Read more
Inga agroforestry to enhance soil regeneration and carbon sequestration in degraded tropical soils.
Extensive tracts of land in the tropics have already been cleared of forest, used first to grow crops and then as pasture. The removal of the tropical forest severely diminishes the capacity of the ecosystem to retain nutrients and carbon in the soil. Read more
PhD Studentship in Ecology - Investigating the assembly of plant and animal communities following wildfire: an ecological network approach
Overview. Wildfire naturally drives biodiversity patterns globally through heterogeneous disturbance regimes (Kelly & Brotons 2017), but there is growing evidence that climate change (and a range of other factors) is increasing wildfire frequency and severity in many parts of the world (Flannigan et al. Read more
Novel use of remote and molecular monitoring tools to study plant-pollinator interactions in fruit crops
Applications are invited for a fully funded, 42 month PhD studentship commencing in October 2022 at the University of Aberdeen, as part of The newly established. Read more
Fungal Ice nucleation: Moulding our environment?
Research Group:
CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance
Project Highlights. · Work with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and the University of Warwick to establish why various fungi cause ice to form in the environment. Read more
Global diversity and ecosystem functions of plant-microbe symbioses
Research Group:
CENTA - Central England NERC Training Alliance
Project Highlights. We have discovered a previously unknown and abundant plant- mycorrhizal symbiosis with global distribution. Read more
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Comparative genomics of insects and their microbiomes to explain feeding ecology dynamics
This project is available through the MIBTP programme. The successful applicant will join the MIBTP cohort and will take part in all of the training offered by the programme. Read more
Enhancing cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the Cumberland Plain' of Western Sydney- Threatened Species and Ecosystems
ABOUT THE PROJECT. Western Sydney University is offering a scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate, to contribute to a $1.8 million collaborative research program designed to inform the cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the in peri-urban landscapes across Western Sydney. Read more
Global variation in the thermal tolerances of plants
Land plants have diversified into every major habitat globally, including on Antarctica and in the world’s harshest deserts. Read more
Enhancing cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the Cumberland Plain' of Western Sydney: Restoration and Reconstruction
ABOUT THE PROJECT. Western Sydney University is offering a scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate, to contribute to a $1.8 million collaborative research program designed to inform the cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the in peri-urban landscapes across western Sydney. Read more
Enhancing cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the Cumberland Plain' of Western Sydney - Peoples and cultures
ABOUT THE PROJECT. Western Sydney University is offering a scholarship to a highly motivated PhD candidate, to contribute to a $1.8 million collaborative research program designed to inform the cultural, conservation and restoration outcomes in the in peri-urban landscapes across western Sydney. Read more