PhD: does an island’s geologic history predict its ecosystem resilience today?

Curious about the relationship between geological history of islands and the resilience of their ecosystems in the face of human-induced environmental change?

Curious about the relationship between the geological history of islands and the resilience of their ecosystems in the face of human-induced environmental change? Then apply for this PhD! 

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The department of Earth Sciences is seeking an enthusiastic candidate for a PhD project focussing on ecosystem health and resilience on islands, in context of geological and paleoenvironmental changes over millions of years. 

Ecosystems are threatened by anthropogenic climate change and habitat loss. Within this context, ecosystem health is largely determined by ecosystem resilience: the capacity of a system to manage disturbance by resisting change, recovering from change, or adapting and benefiting as a result of change. Observational data cover only the first two aspects of resilience: r...