Latest Research News: Biodiversity and Global Change
Rich underground life discovered at the poles
Life above-ground is scarce beyond the Arctic Circle, but a new study has shown that underground that isn't the case.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Tue 18 October 2011
Tropical biodiversity study finds no substitute for primary forests
Undisturbed primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity, according to a study published in Nature.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 19 September 2011
Funded PhD Detection and amelioration of rootzone ethylene production in protected crops
Supervisor: Dr Ian Dodd
Wed 18 May 2011
Funded PhD-Understanding pesticide photodegradation & persistence in protected-crop environments
Supervisors: Prof Nigel Paul and Dr Crispin Halsall (Lancaster Environment Centre)
Wed 30 March 2011
Funded PhD - On-line detection and diagnosis of plant damage and stress by herbivores and pathogens
Supervisors: Prof Nick Hewitt and Dr Jane Taylor (Lancaster Environment Centre)
Mon 28 February 2011
LEC Ecologists Win Post Graduate Awards
The Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) are pleased to announced that two post graduate ecologists have been awarded 2 prestigious awards.
Wed 8 December 2010
LEC links with Brazil to develop research into tropical rainforest conservation.
Many tropical forest conservation initiatives are currently limited by a poor understanding of the biodiversity consequences of anthropogenic impacts on natural systems. But a team of researches within the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) are aiming to help develop scientific research programs that are able to inform the development of effective strategies for the conservation of tropical forest biodiversity.
Tue 16 March 2010
New PhD students for 2009
The Biodiversity & Global Change Theme welcomed 9 new PhD students this autumn, exploring topics such as the bacterial communities of woodland birds; dung beetles and forest edges in Amazonia; ecosystem service provision in mountain grasslands; carbon sequestration and ecosystem restoration; and the effects of environmental change on pest-enemy interactions.
Sun 6 December 2009
Australian Research Council Linkage Project
Rosa Menendez is Co-investigator in an Australian Research Council Linkage Project awarded by the Australian Research Council for AU$538,880 (2009-2013). This grant is led by Dr. Margie Mayfield (University of Queensland) and involves collaboration with researchers from Universities in Australia (University of Adelaide, Charles Darwin University) and UK (Cambridge University). The project aims to identify the best reforestation approach which benefits biodiversity and increases ecosystem function in the Australian wet tropics, while profiting from the carbon market.
Sat 5 December 2009
New funding from the Darwin Initiative and INCT
Jos Barlow, Saskia Vermeylen and Alan Blackburn have been awarded a Darwin Initiative grant for £253,770 (2009-2012). The project aims to reduce the prevalence of Amazonian wildfires by linking earth observation, biodiversity data, and social and ethnographic research with environmental education, training, and capacity building, and involves collaborations with Brazilian institutions and R$425,000 of matched funding from CNPq (Brazilian National Research Council). The Darwin and INCT projects are being coordinated by Dr. Luke Parry.
Fri 4 December 2009