Umea University, Sweden, announces three positions for PhD students within the area of stream restoration ecology:
Position 1 focuses on analyzing the ecological results of restoration in stream ecosystems, as well as on potential synergies between stream and forest ecosystems. The work will involve comparisons of community responses in restored and non-restored sites and experiments evaluating habitat changes following restoration. Position 2 is about the ecological effects of ice dynamics in streams. The project focuses on ice effects on riparian and aquatic plant communities and will use hydraulic modelling to understand how temperature, stream morphology, discharge and water currents regulate ice abundance and distribution . Position 3 concerns effects of stream restoration and climate change on riparian plants. The PhD student will model relationships between stream flows and the distribution of riparian plants to predict changes in riparian plant habitat availability in response to climate change. Restored and non-restored stream reaches will be compared to develop recommendations for restoration methods sustaining the biodiversity of riparian vegetation in boreal streams. Last day for application is April 6, 2010. For more information about the projects and on how to apply, go to: http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/313-208-210-10.html Roland Jansson Landscape Ecology Group Dept. of Ecology & Environmental Science Umea University Sweden
