Dr. Tara Martin, PhD
Professor
Decision science, biodiversity, climate change, climate models, conservation, ecological monitoring, ecology, land-use change, landscape ecology, landscape planning, modelling, structured decision-making, climate adaptation, endangered species
Dr. Juan José Alava, PhD
Research Associate & Principal Investigator
marine eco-toxicology, ocean conservation and pollution, environmental toxicology and chemistry, food web bioaccumulation modeling of pollutants (Bioaccumulation Science), ocean pollution by plastics/microplastics, sea turtles and marine mammals’ eco-toxicology, marine ecology, conservation biology, tropical biodiversity, and ecology, fishery science and management, climate change science, the impact of climate change and acidification in marine organisms and fisheries, climate change adaptation strategies in fisheries, population dynamics and conservation of marine mammals, biology and conservation of marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles, field ornithology, aquatic microbiology, eco-toxicological risk assessment, environmental impact assessments and environmental policy, public health, tropical parasitology, and environmental/conservation medicine,
Prof. Terry Sunderland, Dip. Hort. Kew, MSc, PhD
Professor, Tropical Forestry
Tropical forests, livelihoods, food security, biodiversity, landscape management, ecosystem services, rights-based approaches, conservation,
Prof. Peter Arcese, MSc, PhD
Professor
FRBC Chair in Applied Conservation Biology
Conservation biology, spatial planning, birds, mammals, plants, small populations, cultural uses, evolution, ecology, wildlife ecology, invasive species, overabundant species, inbreeding, rapid evolution, climate change, habitat change,
U. Rashid Sumaila, FRSC
Professor
Canada Research Chair (Tier I, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics)
Fisheries economics, marine biodiversity, ocean conservation, biological diversity
Dr. Matthew Mitchell
Assistant Professor
Ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, landscape ecology, urban ecology, agrobiodiversity, bat ecology
Dr. Adam Ford, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Wildlife Restoration Ecology
Assistant Professor
Wildlife ecology, large mammals, conservation, deer, elk, bears, wolves, antelope, leopards, predators, human-wildlife conflict, ecology, biodiversity, road ecology, wildlife-vehicle collisions, road kill, wildlife corridors, wildlife management, science communication, citizen science, restoration, national parks, forestry, ranching, biological diversity, wild animals,
Kai Chan, PhD
Professor
Canada Research Chair, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem services, ecosystem-based management, biodiversity conservation, sustainability science, social-ecological systems, environmental assessment, environmental policy, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Dr. Karen Hodges, PhD
Professor, Conservation Biology
wildlife, wildfire, fire, conservation, mammals, birds, owls, habitat loss, habitat, predators, carnivores, snowshoe hares, boreal forest, biosolids, restoration ecology, conservation biology, ecology,
Diane Srivastava
Professor
Dept. of Zoology
Biodiversity Research Centre
ecology, freshwater, tropics, food webs, predator-prey interactions, data synthesis, Canadian ecology and evolution research community
Dr. Cole Burton
Associate Professor
wildlife ecology, terrestrial mammal conservation, human-wildlife coexistence, recreation ecology, carnivore management, caribou conservation, recreation ecology,
William Cheung
Professor
Canada Research Chair (Tier II, Ocean Sustainability and Global Change)
Director, Changing Ocean Research Unit
Director of Science of Nippon Foundation-Nereus Program
Global change, climate change, oceans, fisheries, biodiversity, marine and coastal, ecosystems, conservation, adaptation, impact assessment, fisheries management, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Dr. John Richardson, PhD
Professor
water, endangered species, species at risk, freshwater, conservation, wildlife, ecology, populations, ecosystems, invertebrates,
Dr. Scott G. Hinch
Professor
Director, Natural Resources Conservation Program
Salmon migrations, salmon ecology, salmon fisheries, fish conservation, land use impacts (e.g. forestry) on fish and habitat
John Innes
Professor
Forestry, forest management, forest certification, aboriginal forestry, biodiversity, climate change, communities and livelihoods, conservation, ecosystems, forest management, forest policy, social impact, sustainability, drought, forest fires, wildfires, heat waves, people’s responses to heat waves, impact of heat waves on forests, adaptation of forests to climate change, responses of resorts (such as Whistler) to climate change, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Dr. Melissa McHale, PhD
Associate Professor
Urban Forestry, Urban Ecology, Urban Sustainability, Sustainability Science, Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Ecology, Carbon Cycling, Social-Ecological Studies, Transdisciplinary Science, Landscape Preferences, Land Cover Land Use Change, Equity, Environmental Justice, Urban Tree Canopy, Urbanization, African Cities, Urban Ecosystem Convergence, Urban Homogenization,
Dr. Maria Palomares
Senior Scientist and Manager
Fisheries science, fish biology, biodiversity information systems, Sea Around Us, FishBase, SeaLifeBase,
Tara Moreau, PhD
Sessional Instructor
Associate Director, Sustainability and Community Programs
Sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, urban agriculture, community-based research, biodiversity, integrated pest management, best management practices, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, resilience, food policy, non-profit organizations, social enterprise, biological diversity, sustainable development, crop farming, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases
Anil Shrestha
Lecturer/Research Coordinator
Conservation, development, climate change, Himalayas