[lista_ecologia] PhD-position on effects of browsing
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From: Fredrik Widemo <Fredrik.Widemo@xxxxxx>
Sent: fredag 1. juli 2022 15:20
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Subject: PhD-position on effects of browsing
Please find below the advertisement of a PhD-position for studying the effects
of ungulate browsing on boreal forest ecosystems and on forestry.
And have a nice summer :)!
/Fredrik Widemo
Future Yields- impacts of browsing on stand structure, forest growth and
revenue in forestry
Ref SLU.ua.2022.2.5.1-2650
Department of wildlife, fish & environmental studies
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, provides knowledge and
finds solutions for a sustainable future through critical thought and
transdisciplinary approaches, using state of the art technologies. The
Department of wildlife, fish and environmental studies (VFM) contributes
towards SLU:s ambition to be world leading in Life Sciences through education,
research and environmental monitoring in collaboration with society. Our
activities cover plants, animals and people across the world, often focusing on
how land use affects ecosystems and interactions which influence the delivery
of ecosystem services.
Today, SLU is among the top ranked universities in the world in forestry and
agriculture; we want you to be a part of our vision for a sustainable future.
Description:
Ungulates provide important ecosystem services, e.g. through hunting and nature
tourism, but may also limit other ecosystem services. In particular, ungulate
browsing is often viewed as one of the major factors limiting forest growth as
well as yields and revenue from forestry. Thus, successful co-management of
ungulates and forests is based on finding trade-offs between competing
ecosystem services. This, in turn, requires an understanding of ecological
relationships between ungulates, their habitats, and various management
actions, as well as an understanding of sociological relationships between
stakeholders. Furthermore, accurate methods for monitoring actions and goal
fulfilment in management are required, as well as systems for monitoring
stakeholder attitudes towards the size of game populations, to ecosystem
services and to disservices from ungulates.
Numerous scientific studies cover interactions and causal relationships between
forest management, ungulates and forest damage in Scandinavia, mainly focusing
on damage to pine caused by moose. However, Swedish wildlife communities are
changing, partly as a result of climate change. On the one hand, this means
increasing damage from other ungulates, and on the other hand, shifting
competition within ungulate communities influencing the amount of damage caused
by moose. Currently, we lack sufficient understanding of the multi-species
aspects of ungulate damage for adapting ungulate management and silvicultural
practices to reduce damage.
Furthermore, the majority of all research and monitoring of forest damage from
ungulates is based on single snapshots in time of damage levels in young
stands. Thus, there is a lack of knowledge of how damage accumulates during the
rotation period, how browsing pressure shapes the tree species composition in
future stands and how ungulate damage impacts the future yields from forestry.
The focus of the advertised position is the links between the composition of
ungulate communities, forage availability, forage utilization and damage to
forests across a latitudinal gradient in Sweden. Central questions include:
* How does damage accumulate in young stands with different ungulate
communities?
* How does browsing pressure affect the composition of the future stand?
* What are the future losses in yield and revenue under different damage
scenarios?
* What are the pros and cons of different methods for monitoring ungulate
damage?
* What are the stakeholder attitudes to ungulate communities and to
ungulate damage?
The position is placed at VFM, where the holder will interact with researchers
and Ph.D.-students from our competence areas, but is also part of the
Ph.D.-school within the Forest Damage Centre at SLU. Thus, the successful
candidate will be part of a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment with
close links to the forest sector and the rest of society. The project is run as
a collaboration between SLU and Skogforsk.
Qualifications:
You have a M.Sc. or equivalent in ecology, forest sciences or a closely related
subject area. The work includes collecting and analysing large amounts of data
using multivariate methods; experience from spatiotemporal analyses of species
interactions and from database management are strong merits. Experience from
studying attitudes is considered a merit, as is experience from modelling stand
development and yields using the decision-support system Heureka.
We are looking for someone who is meticulous and structured, as well as
creative and enthusiastic. We believe that you have a strong interest in the
co-management of natural resources, preferably with a focus on the interaction
between wildlife and forest management. You have excellent communication skills
in English (speech and writing). It is a strong merit to master Swedish or
another Scandinavian language, as many external contacts are in Swedish. A
valid driver's license is required.
Place of work:
Umeå
Forms for funding or employment:
Employment 4 years
Starting date:
Expected start date 03-10-2022 or according to agreement.
Application:
Click the "Apply" button to submit your application. The deadline is 08-08-2022.
To qualify for third-cycle (Doctoral) courses and study programmes, you must
have a second-cycle (Master's) qualification. Alternatively, you must have
conducted a minimum of four years of full-time study, of which a minimum of one
year at second-cycle level.
Applicants will be selected based on their written application and CV, degree
project, copies of their degree certificate and transcript of records from
previous first and second-cycle studies at a university or higher education
institution, two personal references, and knowledge of English. More
information about the English language requirements can be found here:
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details.
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The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a world-class
international university with research, education and environmental assessment
within the sciences for sustainable life. Its principal sites are in Alnarp,
Umeå and Uppsala, but activities are also conducted at research stations,
experimental parks and educational establishments throughout Sweden. We bring
together people who have different perspectives, but they all have one and the
same goal: to create the best conditions for a sustainable, thriving and better
world.
SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of SEK 3
billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive
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Fredrik Widemo
090-7868140
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Doc. Fredrik Widemo
Senior forskare & samverkanslektor
090/786 81 40
Institutionen för vilt, fisk & miljö
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
901 83 Umeå
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