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<b>Boreal forest recovery after clear-cut or forest fire: We are
looking for a highly motivated PhD student to model and forecast
greenhouse gas exchanges and carbon pools of boreal forests after
disturbance.</b><br>
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To date, very little is known on the impact of forest clear-cuts and
of wildfires on Sweden's boreal forest ecosystems and their carbon
balance, particularly regarding the early recovery years. This PhD
project will use simulations of an ecosystem model, remote sensing
data and flux tower measurements to analyse scenarios of alternative
reforestation strategies (after clear-cut and after forest fire) for
different climate predictions.<br>
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The PhD project is embedded in a large research project that aims to
assess the biotic and abiotic climate effects (“costs”) of
alternative reforestation strategies (after clear-cut and after
forest fire). The PhD student will gain research experience in
state-of-the-art ecosystem modelling (LPJ-GUESS), remote sensing
data analysis, and presenting and publishing the results.<br>
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This is a 4 year fully-funded PhD position at Lund University,
Sweden. The PhD student will be supervised by Prof. Natascha Kljun
(Centre for Environmental and Climate Science), Prof. Anna Maria
Jönsson and Assoc. Prof. Marko Scholze (both Dept. of Physical
Geography and Ecosystem Science) and be able to work in an
international team with world-leading scientists.<br>
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For more information about the project and on how to apply see<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://lu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:412811/?lang=en">https://lu.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:412811/?lang=en</a><br>
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Background information about the Centre for Environmental and
Climate Science: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.cec.lu.se/">https://www.cec.lu.se/</a><br>
and the Dept. of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nateko.lu.se/">https://www.nateko.lu.se/</a><br>
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Best regards<br>
Marko Scholze<br>
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Dr. Marko Scholze
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund
Phone:+46 46 222 4082
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nateko.lu.se">www.nateko.lu.se</a>
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