PhD-student – Ecosystem effects of reed as feed for husbandry animals
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is looking for a person with a master's degree in biology (especially ecology), agronomy, environmental science, sustainable development or similar for employment as PhD-student for 4 years.
Due to high nutrient loading and reduced grazing, reeds have expanded along coasts and lakes. This project will explore how harvesting and removal of reed affects the associated ecosystem, mainly fish, submerged plants (macrophytes) and birds. The project also intends to investigate the quality of harvested reed as a feed for husbandry animals (cows and horses), as a way to recirculate nutrients from the sea and lakes back into animal production.
The project is broad and includes a combination of fieldwork, laboratory studies, and experiments with cows and horses. Field studies will examine how fish, macrophytes and birds respond to reed harvesting and removal. Nutritional content of reeds will be evaluated in laboratory studies, and feed utilization will be studied in experiments with cows and horses. An important aspect of the project is the systems perspective in which the individual results will be put into a larger context of nutrient recycling, feed production and ecosystem status.
Deadline January 31, 2022. Apply, and find more info on:
https://www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba-pa-slu/lediga-tjanster/?rmpage=job&rmjob=5884&rmlang=SE (Sv)
https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=5885&rmlang=UK (Eng)
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