A new study led by one of our postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Jason Laurich, looks at a framework that may help predict how species can—and cannot—adapt to increasingly complex conditions in a world facing rapid environmental change.
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The NSERC Food Web Alliance is a recently-funded project designed to tackle a major challenge in Canada and beyond: understanding and mitigating the combined impacts of multiple stressors—such as nutrient loading, harvesting, climate change, and invasive species—on the sustainability of Great Lakes fisheries and their food webs.
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We’re pleased to announce that our own Drs. McCann and Bernhardt recently received a grant from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to support a proposed Timing Windows project.
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We’re pleased to announce that the Centre for Ecosystem Management has been awarded a $1.18M National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance grant for our "Rewired Great Lakes Food Webs" project.
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Imagine walking through a forest, surrounded by towering trees, rustling leaves, and the distant hum of insects. Now, imagine trying to trace every single interaction happening in that ecosystem—from the tiniest ant nibbling on a leaf to a hawk soaring above, searching for its next meal.
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A team of scientists, to include our own Dr. Joey Bernhardt, has secured a $250,000 grant over two years through the New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration competition. Their project aims to track the northward migration of biting flies due to climate change and assess their impact on wildlife and human health in Arctic regions.
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Our planet faces a growing need for watershed restoration. Human activities like wastewater production, fossil fuel emissions, deforestation, and intensive agriculture have disrupted the delicate balance of nutrient flows between land and water.
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