Ecology (except applications)

This class comprises research and experimental development in ecology (except applications).
Parent Category
Sub-Categories
Behavioural ecology
Community ecology (except invasive species ecology)
Ecological physiology (except plant ecology)
Estuarine and freshwater ecology
Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology)
Paleoecology
Population ecology
Terrestrial ecology
Plant physiological ecology
Evolutionary ecology
Ecological mathematical and statistical models
Environmental metagenomics
Plant-animal interactions
Ecology, n.e.c.
 
 
 
 

UBC Researchers conducting research in Ecology (except applications)

A

Aviles, Leticia

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); Animal behaviour

C

Correia, Miguel

Faculty of Science

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology); marine conservation; Syngnathid biology; marine ecology

D

Doherty, Jeff

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Parasitology; Behavioural ecology; Animal behaviour; Insect biology; host-parasite interactions; multidisciplinary research; host manipulation; ethology; Disease Ecology

H

Hawley, Alyse

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Hunt, Brian

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology); Biological oceanography; Biodiversity; Ecosystem function; Ecological impacts of climate change; Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); marine food webs; ecosystem oceanography; plankton dynamics; open ocean; Coastal Ecosystems; climate change impacts on the ocean; salmon ecology; food web nutrition; microplastics; stable isotopes; forage fish; zooplankton; Urban oceans; Thiamine defficiency; Stormwater

M

Michaletz, Sean

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Plant physiological ecology; Plant biology; Surface processes; Natural hazards; Ecophysiology; Ecosystem ecology; climate change; macroecology; Geophysics; Scaling; Fire

Mitchell, Matthew

Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Terrestrial ecology; Forest ecology; Agricultural ecology; Ecosystem services; urban ecology; Biodiversity conservation; social-ecological systems; Landscape ecology; Agroecosystems

Moore, Alex

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); Plant-animal interactions; Global change biology; Ecological restoration (except bioremediation); Applied community and ecosystem ecology; impact of predator-prey interactions on the health and functioning of coastal wetland ecosystems; role of cultural values and knowledge in ecosystem restoration conservation; Global change impacts on coastal environments

Myers-Smith, Isla

Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Ecology (except applications); Arctic; biodiversity; climate change; Community Building; Ecosystems; Environmental communication; tundra ecosystems

N

Novotny, Andreas

Faculty of Science

Postdoctoral Fellow

Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology); marine ecology; Oceanography; eDNA; food webs; zooplankton; Salish sea

T

Todesco, Marco

Michael Smith Laboratories, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Plant biology; Quantitative genetics (including disease and trait mapping genetics); Biological adaptation; Developmental genetics (including sex determination); Genomics; Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics; Paleogenomics; Genetics engineering; Plant-animal interactions; Genetic and molecular basis of adaptation; Plant genomics; Chromosomal structural variation; Crop improvement and bioengineering; Wild sunflowers ecology and evolution; Cannabis diversity and domestication

Tseng, Michelle

Department of Botany, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Population ecology; Community ecology (except invasive species ecology); Evolutionary impacts of climate change; Biological adaptation; Ecological impacts of climate change; Insect & plankton ecology; Community and evolutionary ecology; Community responses to warming; Urban biodiversity

V

Vincent, Amanda

Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Ecological applications, n.e.c.; Marine ecology (including marine ichthyology); Biodiversity; Natural environment sustainability studies; Natural resource management; Wildlife and habitat management; marine conservation; threatened marine species, especially seahorses and their relatives; bottom trawling and other nonselective fisheries; wildlife trade; marine protected areas; Small-scale fisheries; community-based conservation; citizen/community science; multilateral environmental agreements; .

W

Williams, Jennifer

Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Population ecology; Evolutionary ecology; Ecological mathematical and statistical models; Population Ecology; Ecological and evolutionary processes
 

Student & Alumni Stories in Ecology (except applications)

Jarrett Blair

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Bulk classification of terrestrial invertebrates using computer vision and DNA metabarcoding

Alexis Bahl

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Salp diel vertical migration and its impact on carbon export in the Southern Ocean

Pierre Rogy

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Integrating energy channels and ecological stoichiometry theory using invertebrate food webs

Daniel Lipshutz Forrest

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Co-constructing a mutualistic city: Envisioning future scenarios to support people and nature in urban landscapes

Jessica Schaub

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Evaluating jellyfish as keystone species in marine food webs

Ana Pozas

Student

Master of Science in Oceans and Fisheries (MSc)

Investigating the diet of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) populations in the Gulf of California, Mexico and Southern California, USA.

Vanessa Zahner

Student

Master of Science in Oceanography (MSc)

Juvenile pink and chum salmon diets and species interactions

Patrick Pata

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography (PhD)

Structures and drivers of zooplankton communities of the British Columbia coastal ocean
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Kaitlyn Zinn

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Cumulative effects of recreational catch-and-release, temperature, and infectious agents on Chinook salmon: from marine environments to spawning grounds

Zana Mody

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Counting blue carbon for coastal communities: understanding socio-ecological contexts of nature based climate solutions and mangrove restoration

Alberto Campos

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (PhD)

Rewilding the Brazilian Caatinga.

Sofie McComb

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry (PhD)

Evaluating cumulative impacts to inform effective conservation decisions in a biodiversity hotspot
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Josef Garen

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany (PhD)

Impacts of temperature on plant carbon metabolism and water use

Steven Bristow

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Science (PhD)

Precision irrigation under a changing climate: Preparing BC growers to monitor plant-water relations.

Nicole Bison

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Botany (PhD)

Drivers of plant heat tolerance and thermoregulation from leaf to landscape

Amy Forsythe

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Ecological and evolutionary consequences of individual heterogeneity

Natasha Klasios

Student

Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology (PhD)

Investigating the ecological impacts of microplastics and temperature warming in aquatic ecosystems
 
 

Academic Units in Ecology (except applications)

Department of Botany

Faculty of Land and Food Systems
 
 
French Name
Écologie (sauf les applications)
French Description
Cette classe comprend la recherche et le développement expérimental en écologie (sauf les applications).
 
 

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