Students Interested in Ecology
The 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ boasts an immersive learning experience for students interested in pursuing a career in ecology. On this page you'll find projects championed by researchers and graduate students, ecological resources for prospective and enrolled students, field schools for experiential learning, and relevant professors working in ecology.
The Faculty of Science fosters an immersive educational experience that focuses on hands-on learning and in-depth research for students interested in pursuing a career in ecology.
On this page you'll find projects championed by researchers and graduate students, ecological resources for prospective and enrolled students, field schools for experiential learning, and relevant professors working in ecology.
Ecology Projects and Initiatives
The Edmonton Urban Coyote Project is one of many exciting projects championed by ecology professors and graduate students.
You can find out more about some of our other ecological projects by clicking the links below:
U91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Ecologists
Do you have questions about ecology? Talk to some of our professors:
- Andrew Derocher
Andrew Derocher's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: ecology, conservation, and management of large Arctic mammals (particularly polar bears)
- Colleen Cassady St Clair
Colleen Cassady St. Clair's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: movement behaviour in fragmented habitats, human-wildlife conflict, and the intersection of behavioural ecology and conservation biology
- Erin Bayne
Erin Bayne's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: understanding the cumulative ecological impacts of human activities on biodiversity
- Evelyn Merrill
Evelyn Merrill's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: large mammals with an emphasis on foraging and nutritional ecology of ungulates, plant-herbivore interactions, and landscape modifications of wildlife populations
- Janice Cooke
Janice Cooke's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: molecular physiology and genomics of forest trees
- Keith Tierney
Keith Tierney's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: understanding how water quality and waterborne contaminants affect sensory responses and the movement of aquatic vertebrates
- Mark Boyce
Mark Boyce's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: movement patterns of elk, cougar population ecology and prey selection, harvesting effects on wildlife, carbon sequestration and conservation, predation effects on waterfowl production, sitatunga ecology in central Uganda, and barren-ground caribou in Nunavut
- Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: mathematical biology with a focus in spatial ecology
- Stan Boutin
Stan Boutin's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: understanding how ecological variation affects phenotypic plasticity, evolution, and population dynamics
- Suzanne Tank
Suzanne Tank's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: understanding the current and future functioning of aquatic ecosystems and understanding connections between ecology, biogeochemistry, and processes occurring across the land-freshwater-ocean continuum
- Toby Spribille
Toby Spribille's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: the evolution, ecology, and systematics of lichen symbioses and closely related non-mutualistic fungi
- Viktoria Wagner
Viktoria Wagner's 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ Focus: plant ecology and ecoinformatics, addressing questions relevant to grassland ecology, invasion biology, and vegetation science
Experiential Learning Off-Campus
The 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ is partnered with the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre to offer marine ecology courses for undergrad and graduate students. Visit their page to learn more about this experiential and immersive learning facility located on the outer west coast of Vancouver Island.