Research Projects
Current Projects
Outbreak dynamics and spatial relationship between western spruce budworm and Douglas-fir beetle in the northern Chilcotin region. (Neil Thompson, PhD Candidate)
Investigation of intra-species variation in lodgepole pine secondary metabolite synthesis as a defense against Dothistroma septosporum. (Tim Owen, PhD Candidate)
Fire regime and forage lichen availability for the Bathurst caribou herd, NWT.
This study investigates the underlying ecological processes of forage lichen dynamics on the winter range of the Bathurst caribou herd, and interactions with climate change and fire disturbance. The historical impacts of fire-climate interactions on lichen succession in the wintering range will be quantified through reconstruction of fire history over approximately 300 years. The study will contribute to prediction of fire-climate change interactions and the subsequent influence on caribou wintering habitat, especially on lichen succession.