A fully funded PhD project is available with Bangor University and the University of Plymouth. The PhD project focuses on sustainable restoration of the European Oyster in the face of environmental change.

The project aims to provide evidence on the relative performance of the native European oyster Ostrea edulis and the Pacific oyster Magallana gigas to deliver ecosystem services under global change known to individually affect organism health and functioning (here warming and artificial light at night, ALAN).

The project will quantify current resilience (IPCC’s RCP4.5 intermediate scenario + 2.5°C) by measuring relevant population indices of reproductive adults and offspring in both species. Moreover, the project will test two novel approaches for building resilience into Ostrea restoration: minimising additional local stressors (here ALAN) and assessing potentials of and barriers for Restorative Ostrea Aquaculture.

This is a co-designed project developed by biologists, ecologists, socio-economist and Natural Resources Wales (UK).

If you are interested in developing skills in both ecological and socio-economic research, then this is for you!

Deadline 16.01.2024

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