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Description Climate change is driving more frequent and intense heatwaves, with major consequences for biodiversity, ecological functioning, and ecosystem services provided to society. In coastal habitats, most
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Applications are invited for a 3.5 years PhD studentship. The studentship will start on 01 October 2026 Project Description Scientific background Pollution of coastal waters by sewage is of major concern, but
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the largest concentration of marine researchers in the UK. Come and join our vibrant community of marine PhD students. Project Description The UK’s coastal waters are increasingly affected by invasive seaweed
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to: build predictive spatial models for VME distribution and resilience under current and future climate scenarios; define and quantify functional traits of VME taxa; identify key functional groups, map
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position in a ‘landscape of fear’. Objective 3: Develop spatially explicit models to predict how nest footprints combine to generate landscape-level variation in microclimate, carbon flux, and plant
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different VME types. Build predictive spatial models for VME distribution and resilience under future climate scenarios. Training The candidate will gain skills in: Deep-sea survey techniques using remotely
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and the potential effects of this method of fishing on scallop stocks, other species and the wider ecosystem. Through analysis of existing data, aquarium and field-based experiments, and modelling
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in combination with the Porexpert Research Suite to construct numerical models that simulate fluid flow, allowing for the calculation of permeability. These results will be integrated with the field
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-ML to identify potential for upscaling a GIS model versus field collected geochemistry data to inform areas that would benefit from soil erosion mitigation and protection from land clearance. Training
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biodiversity. However, current plankton monitoring is insufficient, limiting our ability to detect biodiversity shifts, model ocean responses to climate stressors, and inform effective conservation policies