Assessing responses to chemical exposure in invertebrate and fish populations and biodiversity across diverse UK aquatic environments

项目概述本项目将利用世界上最长和最一致的生物多样性监测数据，在自然种群动态背景下研究化学污染物在水生无脊椎动物和鱼类种群减少中的作用，为未来更有效的监测和环境保护提供支持。项目的新颖性：该项目将对广泛的数据集进行新的分析，以确定哪些英国水生生物呈现出数量下降的趋势，化学压力源的证据，哪些生物群体更容易受到化学污染的影响，以及为什么，反过来支持更有效的未来监测和环境保护。你将发展的专业知识：这个多学科的学生项目将在生态毒理学、种群生物学、建模、分析化学、高级统计方法、编程和处理大数据等领域提供特殊的培训。通过利益相关者，学生还将深入了解保护生物学，环境监测，化学品风险，管理以及国内和国际政策。该奖学金还将包括通过现有的英日监管伙伴关系对日本淡水鱼和无脊椎动物数据进行研究，该伙伴关系将包括向日本提供的学习旅行，为学生项目和培训提供国际层面。该项目是nerc资助的ECORISC（可持续化学品使用的生态毒理学风险评估）中心博士培训计划宣传的12个项目之一。有关CDT的更多信息，请访问：https://www.york.ac.uk/environment/postgraduate/ecorisc/。资助期为3年零10个月。在此期间，您将从事您的研究项目，但也将在污染科学和可转移技能方面接受独特而出色的培训。在博士课程的前两年，您将接受特定学科的培训，包括：i)生态毒理学；Ii)环境化学；3)生态;iv)风险评估；5)环境专家所需的核心技能。成功完成本培训将获得环境毒理学与化学学会颁发的认证环境风险评估员资格第一阶段。正式的培训计划将辅以每年一次的住宅挑战活动、ECORISC年度会议以及以小组和个人练习形式进行的量身定制的专业技能培训。ECORISC学生还将被要求根据我们的商业、政策和法规、第三部门和研究机构合作伙伴进行两次工作体验。

Project OverviewUsing some of the longest and most consistent biodiversity monitoring data in the world, this project will investigate the role chemical contaminants play in the decline of aquatic invertebrate and fish populations against a background of natural population dynamics for supporting more effective future monitoring and environmental protection.Novelty of the Project:This project will conduct new analyses of extensive datasets to establish which UK aquatic organisms are showing declining population trends, the evidence chemical stressors are responsible, and which groups of organisms are more susceptible to chemical pollution and why, in turn supporting more effective future monitoring and environmental protection.Expertise that you would develop: This multi-disciplinary studentship project will provide an exceptional training in the areas of ecotoxicology, population biology, modelling, analytical chemistry, advanced statistical methods, programming and handling big data. Through stakeholders the student will also gain in-depth knowledge in conservation biology, environmental monitoring, and chemicals risk, management and domestic and international policy. The studentship will also include a study of the Japanese freshwater fish and invertebrate data through an existing supervisory UK-Japan partnership that will include study trips offered to Japan, providing an international dimension to the studentship project and training.The ECORISC CDTThis project is one of 12 projects being advertised by the NERC-funded ECORISC (Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment Towards Sustainable Chemical Use) Centre for Doctoral Training programme. More information on the CDT can be found at: https://www.york.ac.uk/environment/postgraduate/ecorisc/. Funding will be provided for 3 years and 10 months. During this time you will work on your research project but will also receive a unique and outstanding training in pollution science and transferrable skills.Over the first two years of their PhD programme, you will receive subject-specific training, in: i) ecotoxicology; ii) environmental chemistry; iii) ecology; and iv) risk assessment; and v) core skills required for an environmental specialist. Successful completion of this training will result in the award of phase 1 of the Certified Environmental Risk Assessor qualification from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The formal training programme will be complemented by yearly residential challenge events, ECORISC annual conferences and tailored specialist skills training conducted as group and individual exercises.ECORISC students will also be required to undertake two workplace experiences based with our business, policy and regulation, third sector and research organisation partners.