Thesis supervisor: Anna Mária Csergő
Location of studies (in Hungarian): Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Doctoral School of Biological Sciences Abbreviation of location of studies: BTDI
Description of the research topic:
Habitat fragmentation unprecedented in human history causes isolation of plant and animal populations, accelerated decline of population sizes and ultimately, local extinctions. The global dimensions of isolation has raised the need to develop predictive ecological models able to forecast the associated risks faced by different populations in island-like systems. Estimating the long-term persistence of plant populations in isolated habitats is key to understanding the functioning of ecological systems and the continued provision of ecosystem services.
The PhD student will investigate the performance and long-term persistence of plant populations in isolated ecological islands of the Carpathian Basin (kurgans, boreal ponds). He/She will contribute to spatial plant ecology projects currently running in my lab, while acquiring quantitative skills including comparative and predictive ecological modeling and using large demographic and biodiversity databases.
Candidates will have strong interest in quantitative ecology and be fluent in English.
PhD fellowships are available via the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme: https://tka.hu/international-programmes/2966/stipendium-hungaricum/.
Required language skills: English Number of students who can be accepted: 1
Deadline for application: 2024-05-31
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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