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Zoltán Csabai
Impact of climate change-induced droughts on macroinvertebrate assemblages of small watercourses

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: University of Pécs
biology
Doctoral School of Biology and Sportbiology

Thesis supervisor: Zoltán Csabai
Location of studies (in Hungarian): UP Faculty of Sciences Department of Biology
Abbreviation of location of studies: PTE


Description of the research topic:

The surface streams are more and more exposed to the effects of climate change, which is primarily indicated by the increasing frequency and duration of droughts. The research topic focuses on the impact of droughts on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages, and its main questions are: Is there a difference in the structure (taxonomic and functional composition) of intermittent and permanent watercourses within a catchment and between catchments? What are the factors that influence the organization of these metacommunities? What is the role of dispersal and environmental filtering in dynamics of metacommunities?

Recommended language skills (in Hungarian): English
Further requirements: 
The topic requires both field sampling and laboratory work (sample selection, identification of taxa, and possibly preparation for molecular level processing), so experience in field work and basic taxonomic knowledge of aquatic macroinvertebrates is

Number of students who can be accepted: 2

Deadline for application: 2020-08-31


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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