Research in the NRS department spans the following themes:听
The Canadian North
Research conducted in the Canadian North has shared conceptual focus on rapid environmental and societal change in a cold climate region, as well shared logistical challenges of remote region and community-based research.听Northern research and economic development are nationally priorities, and we are well-positioned to address these priorities from a multidisciplinary base.
The programs extend across a wide topical and geographic range including:
- Microbial diversity in the high Arctic
- Arthropod diversity across the Arctic
- Aboriginal resource management and knowledge integration in the Yukon
- Quebec and forest response to climate in Quebec
Many members of the NRS department are northern researchers working in boreal, subarctic and arctic regions.听
- Benoit C么t茅
Image by Manuelle Landry-Cuerrier. 海外直播b站 researchers field camp near Old Crow Flats in northern Yukon. - Chris Buddle
- Kyle Elliott
- Murray Humphries
- Gordon Hickey
- Lyle Whyte
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Environmental Pollutants and Toxicants
Many department members work on aspects of the behavior and effects of contaminants released, directly or indirectly by human activity into the environment. The research in this category includes:
- Toxic effects of metals and organics, phosphorus, and greenhouse gas emissions.听
A number of NRS department members are working on this area of research including:听
- Niladri Basu
- Elena Bennett
- Kyle Elliott
- Jessica Head
- Joann Whalen听
- Lyle Whyte
Social-Ecological Systems, Ecosystem Services and Management
Several of our research programs contribute to understanding the interactions between humans and the ecosystems they rely on. Important on-going examples include:
- Monteregie ecosystem services project听
- Resilient farming systems in semi-arid Kenya听
- Projects in forest, fish and wildlife management听
鈥婽he following NRS听department members are working on these projects:
- Elena Bennett
- Benoit听C么t茅
- Kyle Elliott
- Gordon Hickey
- Murray Humphries
- Nicolas Kosoy
Biodiversity
Diverse in itself, this theme brings together our research in forests, entomology, wildlife and fisheries. This research focuses on organismal responses to the environment and the dynamics of community and ecosystem processes that arise from them.听听
A number of NRS听department members are working on this area of research including: 听
- Elena Bennett
- Chris Buddle
- Benoit C么t茅
- Kyle Elliott
- Sebastien Faucher
- Jessica Gillung
- Jessica Head
- Murray Humphries
- Joann Whalen鈥�
Microbial Diversity and Processes
Microbiology and the processes it drives, with dimensions that extend from molecular techniques to astrobiology, continue to be an active research theme within the department.听
A number of NRS听department members are working on this area of research including:听
- Brian Driscoll
- Sebastien Faucher
- Lyle Whyte
- Joann Whalen
Spatial Approaches
A small, specialized but growing research theme听is the analysis of spatial patterns in land-surface, soil, or ecosystem properties and animal movements. These are derived from remote sensing, systematic ground sampling or satellite tracking data. Unprecedented explosion in the availability of data, new analytical tools, and expanding computing capability for analysis of 鈥榖ig data鈥� are fueling the development in this emerging area. 听
A number of NRS听department members are involved with this research area:
- Jeffrey Cardille
- Murray Humphries
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