Dear ITEX Colleagues,
A 4-yr PhD-position in Polar invasion ecology is available at the
Department of Ecological Science, for the research project entitled
‘Aliens in the polar regions’, funded by the Netherlands Polar Program
(NWO). Within this project we aim to unravel the impacts of alien plant,
cryptogam and invertebrate establishment on the functioning of
terrestrial Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems in a warmer climate. What
are the consequences of alien invasions for the primary productivity,
nutrient availability and carbon cycling in Arctic ecosystems? In
particular the large carbon stocks of Arctic tundra are of interest as
they have large feedbacks to the global carbon cycle and greenhouse gas
induced climate warming. In addition, we aim to establish the role of
native species that could facilitate, as ‘invasion engineers’, the
establishment of alien species. The candidate will perform competition
experiments between native Arctic and invasive species under controlled
laboratory conditions as well as under field conditions in the Arctic
region (northern Scandinavia and Svalbard). The project will contribute
to improve the research and environmental management activities related
to alien invasions within the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna.
The project will be run in collaboration with prof. P. Convey from the
British Antarctic Survey.
https://www.vu.nl/en/employment/vacancies/2017/17283phdpostionpolarinvasionecology.aspx
17283phdpostionpolarinvasionecology - 2017 - Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam
<https://www.vu.nl/en/employment/vacancies/2017/17283phdpostionpolarinvasionecology.aspx>
www.vu.nl
30 October 2017
For additional information please contact:
Dr. S.F. Bokhorst
Phone number +31 (0)20 5987078
E-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
