ELIGIBILITY: This project is for a student taking the MSc in Statistics and Sustainability.
An agricultural experiment was carried out across multiple sites in Europe. At each site, species diversity was manipulated agronomic grassland plots, and the yield was recorded across multiple harvests. The climatic conditions vary considerably across the sites where the experiments were located, and the weather can also vary with a site over the course of the growing season. It is of interest to know if the weather prior to each harvest impacts on the yield. In the face of the climate emergencies, it is important for food security to understand the impact that climate has on agricultural food production systems.