The proposed research will evaluate changes to ecosystem composition and configuration from the recent unprecedented outbreak of mountain pine beetle (MPB) in JNP, and use new extended time-series data and innovative spatial assessments to consider how altered and novel disturbances have impacted the historical range of variability (HRV) in the park. The outcomes of this […]

Restoration practitioners and Indigenous communities have a vested interest in understanding how to promote healthy resilience ecosystems following anthropogenic disturbance. Working together our goal is to develop effective eco-restoration practices on Indigenous territories through a co-production process. Reconciliation requires new ways of conducting natural science and the rigorous application of both Indigenous knowledge and Western […]

How do warming temperatures affect local ski resorts and what can be expected for the future of alpine skiing in British Columbia? This study aims to determine how important natural snow and weather conditions are for customers at ski resorts in British Columbia and what this means under future snow conditions. By analyzing natural conditions, […]

En se déplaçant, les animaux, et autres organismes vivants, laissent des traces de leur matériel génétique dans l’environnement. Cette précieuse information est l’ADN environnemental (ADNe) et son analyse permet de détecter indirectement la présence d’une espèce et d’estimer son abondance relative dans un milieu. Ce matériel génétique peut se retrouver sous forme de cellules mortes […]

Small nuclear reactors (SMRs) are a major option for electricity production in remote areas. Environmental impact assessment and monitoring will be needed, however this might be difficult because of the remoteness and the anticipated low levels of radiocontaminants, especially that laboratories with modern instrumentation might not be available on-site. We are proposing (1) to adapt […]

Ce projet répond à une préoccupation majeure de toutes les communautés, notamment celles installées sur les bassins versants agricoles relativement à la qualité des eaux de surface accueillant des eaux de ruissellement en provenance des champs. Le niveau de pollution générée est préoccupant et des actions doivent être entreprises pour limiter l’accès des sédiments et […]

Although evolution is considered a gradual process recent evidence suggests that adaptation can be rapid, particularly when there is genetic variation and selection is strong. Determining whether rapid evolution happens predictably in nature, both at the phenotypic and genomic levels, is crucial to understanding the origins and maintenance of biodiversity. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) pose […]

Hydrological extremes are often defined by a series of complex processes operating at a range of geographical and temporal scales. Climate extremes’ dynamics are highly impacted by land surface hydrologic fluxes (e.g., the interaction of temperature precipitation, soil moisture, etc.). It is critical to identify places where land surface conditions have a substantial influence on […]

The Southern Ocean plays a key role in global climate over the glacial-interglacial cycle. Carbon is transported to the deep ocean via phytoplankton which sinks to the oceans depths. Here it is trapped until upwelled in the Southern Ocean and released to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. But we do not fully understand the oceanographic […]

The project consists in counting species abundances data of microplankton fossils in approximately 100 samples of a sediment core that was recovered in the near the Del Cano Rise located in the Southern Indian Ocean. Complex statistical methods, transfer functions, will be applied to this data in order to estimate water temperatures at the core […]

Using the City of Edmonton’s Wildfire Risk Modelling analysis completed by a UofA PhD student in 2021, the Scholar will review the results to further validate and prioritize areas. The project will examine the various risk outcomes specifically for the City of Edmonton’s River Valley and Ravine System, as well as other natural areas, and […]

Le projet proposé vise à développer un outil simple et efficace pour le suivi des stocks de carbone du sol à l’échelle du champ grâce à de capteurs hyperspectraux (imageurs ou non) positionnés sur de la machinerie agricole. Cette technologie permettrait d’obtenir des données (images ou nuages de points) du sol malgré la canopée de […]