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Tasty or Toxic? Biogeochemistry of marine sediments in a warming ocean
The importance of sediment processes in driving biogeochemical cycles, from blue carbon storage, to nutrients (silica, iron) and pollutants (lead, arsenic), are becoming increasing...
Aurora caused by energetic proton precipitation into the polar atmosphere
The aurora is a result of energised charged particles (electrons and protons) travelling down the Earth's magnetic field lines and colliding with the neutral atmosphere. The u...
Rewilding Scotland: Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation with Ecosystem Service Provision
Although a precise definition is still debated, rewilding generally refers to the nature-led reorganisation or establishment of ecosystem processes with minimal ongoing human inter...
The Irish Damselfly: identifying population genetic structure and optimising habitat management for an iconic Irish species
How the structure of a fragmented landscape influences the dynamics and persistence of a species is one of the most important questions in conservation1.Where individuals can dispe...
How and where should we expand UK woodlands to benefit people and biodiversity?
BackgroundWe live in a time of profound environmental change due to climate collapse, land-use change, biotic homogenisation and species declines. The UK government has pledged to...
Quantified Assessment of Shoreline Change Analysis Using Machine Learning Techniques
The shoreline is likely to be severely impacted by climatic changes, with particular concerns over the impacts of sea level rise and increased storm activity. This can lead to the...
Assessing the risks to freshwater ecosystems from water soluble polymers
Synthetic water-soluble polymers, such as polyacrylamides (PAM), are widely used in a range of consumer products, including cosmetics and detergents, as well as in various industri...
Modelling the frequency of extreme event forecasts for the management of funds for humanitarian action
Forecast-based Financing (FbF) is a humanitarian initiative which releases funds on the basis of a forecast to support humanitarian actions before a disaster strikes, rather than r...
Linking landscape structure to productivity and population change in migratory birds
Migratory bird populations throughout the world are declining at present, and there are urgent calls for actions to stabilise and reverse these declines. The recent Conference of t...
Investigating long-period and ultra-long-period oscillations in magma density of the current Cumbre Vieja eruption on La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain)
Volcanic eruptions in the Canary Islands are rare events. They occur on average every few couple of decades to centuries.In mid-September 20 21 and eruption started on La Palma aft...
Identifying mechanisms driving spatiotemporal disease dynamics in converted landscapes
Around the globe, landscapes are being converted from natural habitats into a mosaic of agriculture and other human-dominated landscapes. These shifts in land use impact plant and...
From farmland to wildland: an ecological journey
This project aims to quantify the effects of rewilding agricultural land on both terrestrial biodiversity and associated ecosystem service supply.
Understanding the atmospheric chemistry of biomass burning emissions and their impact on air quality and climate
Large scale biomass burning events, including wildfires, agricultural burn-off and residential fuel combustion, release large quantities of organic carbon to the atmosphere. These...
What were the trophic consequences of the extinction of the largest apex predator of all time?
We know the decline of apex predators can lead to catastrophic impacts on ecosystems which have severe knock-on effects for society (O'Bryan et al. 2018). That is because apex...
Don't go out there! How do bacteria-phages interactions in the soil impact the rhizobia-legume symbiosis
Rhizobia (nitrogen-fixing bacteria) are a classic model for mutualistic interactions - they form intimate intracellular symbioses with legumes where they exchange nitrogen for nutr...
Biomolecular and zooarchaeological approaches to the detection of aquatic resource processing in prehistoric Central Europe
The Neolithic period marks a significant shift in human subsistence. Farming spread from the northern Levant, through the Balkan region and into mainland Europe, characterised by t...
Seasonal flow variability as an indicator of mountain glacier basal conditions
Seasonal flow variability as an indicator of mountain glacier basal conditions Lead supervisor: Duncan Quincey (University of Leeds) Co-supervisors: Francesca Pellicciotti (WSL), J...
Assessing responses to chemical exposure in invertebrate and fish populations and biodiversity across diverse UK aquatic environments
Project OverviewUsing some of the longest and most consistent biodiversity monitoring data in the world, this project will investigate the role chemical contaminants play in the de...
Gas purification of the output of molten salt electrolysis for lunar ISRU
The Influence Of Sulfur Cycling On Community Diversity In Saline Environments
Topographic controls on soil biogeochemistry and its impact on water pollution
Motivation65% of the UK's water courses fail to achieve a good status classification according the Water Framework Directive and the proportion of polluted water courses has b...