- Creating sustainable resource development and land-use practices
- Developing effective restoration and reclamation programs
- Research on freshwater biodiversity, including species at risk
- Assessing the impacts of climate change and invasive species on aquatic communities
Conservation of
Freshwater Fishes
Freshwater fishes are among the most endangered taxa globally. We strive to understand the mechanisms related to the loss of freshwater fishes, particularly in relation to anthropogenic disturbance, such as land-use and climate change, alterations to flow regime (ecohydrology), and impacts from invasive species.
Sustainable Resource and
Land-Use Development
Balancing the societal needs for resources (e.g. energy, timber) and land-use with environmental sustainability can be challenging. We help address these challenges by assessing the impacts of resource and land-use development on aquatic ecosystems. Past projects include: assessing metal contamination in aquatic foodwebs, impacts of oil spills on aquatic systems, and determining impacts of road crossings on freshwater biodiversity.
Restoration and
Reclamation
Developing research to assist decision-makers in creating cost-effective, robust restoration and reclamation activities. In particular we are working on developing tools to improve species recovery plans, assessing habitat offsets in freshwater ecosystems, determining the efficacy of fish stocking as a restoration activity and developing landuse and conservation plans that maximize freshwater biodiversity.
Lab News
New article on niche overlap of Athabasca Rainbow Trout from tailings spill available now!
Congratulations to Karling Roberts and Taylor Lund for their paper which was “Highly Commended” for the FSBI Huntingford Medal!
Congratulations to Chloe Christenson and Jacqueline Pallard for winning Women in STEM Research awards!
New article on habitat banking by Sebastian Theis available now!
Congratulations to Victoria van Mierlo for winning a Faculty of ALES Thesis Award!