PhD Studentship: Forest Edge Effects on Wood Decomposition and Fungal Community Development

Location: Cardiff University Deadline: 15 January 2015 Forests and woodlands around the world are increasingly fragmented. In the UK, three quarters of woodland area is within 100 m of the edge. Edges tend to be drier and warmer, with gradients that penetrate hundreds of metres into forests. A preliminary study has revealed that edge effects,