Department of Botany |
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Keith Adams
Plant molecular and genomic evolution, with a focus on polyploidy and hybridization
keitha@mail.ubc.ca |
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Amy Angert joint with Zoology
Plant evolutionary ecology; geographic range limits and rarity; population dynamics and community structure
amyangert@gmail.com |
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Mary Berbee
Molecular phylogenetic studies of fungi and evolution of fungal life history strategies
berbee@mail.ubc.ca | |
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Gary Bradfield
Structure and dynamics of tidal marsh and coniferous forest vegetation, including disturbance responses at the community and landscape scales
garyb@mail.ubc.ca |
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Jedediah Brodie joint with Zoology
Ecology and conservation of mammals and plant-animal interactions such as zoochorous seed dispersal; impacts of climate change, hunting, and other anthropogenic stressors on tropical forests and wildlife
jedediah.brodie@gmail.com |
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Quentin Cronk
Plant evolutionary-developmental biology
quentin.cronk@ubc.ca |
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Carl Douglas
Regulation of plant gene expression, plant phenylpropanoid and related natural products, secondary cell wall development, pollen wall formation, Populus (poplar) genomics and molecular biology, and cellulosic biofuels
carl.douglas@botany.ubc.ca |
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Naomi Fast
Evolutionary biology of protozoa with a focus on the evolution of parasitism
nfast@mail.ubc.ca |
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Sean Graham Associate Director
Phylogenetic analyses of plants and the evolution of plant traits
swgraham@mail.ubc.ca |
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Mike Hawkes
Seaweed natural history, biogeography, reproductive biology and systematics; marine protected areas; the biology and horticulture of succulent plants
mhawkes@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Patrick Keeling
Early eukaryote evolution, molecular phylogeny, protistology
pkeeling@mail.ubc.ca |
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Sandra Lindstrom
Biogeography, phylogeny and systematics of seaweeds, with emphasis on the northeast Pacific flora.
Sandra.Lindstrom@botany.ubc.ca |
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Patrick Martone
Biomechanics, functional morphology, and evolution of marine macroalgae, especially calcified coralline algae
pmartone@mail.ubc.ca |
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Loren Rieseberg
Speciation, domestication, conservation biology, and weed evolution
lriesebe@mail.ubc.ca |
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Roy Turkington
Experimental field tests of the determinants of community structure: competition, stress, disturance. Field tests of ecological theory: top-down and bottom-up control of vegetation; productivity gradients.
royt@mail.ubc.ca |
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Jeannette Whitton
Plant molecular systematic and evolution; the evolution of asexual polyploid complexes in higher plants
jeannette.whitton@botany.ubc.ca |
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences |
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Curtis Suttle joint with Botany and Microbiology
The biology of viruses that infect marine phytoplankton and bacteria, and the role of these viruses in population dynamics and geochemical cycles
csuttle@eos.ubc.ca |
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Philippe Tortell
Biological oceanography; carbon dioxide, and trace metal controls on marine phytoplankton and bacteria
ptortell@eos.ubc.ca |
Fisheries Centre |
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William W.L. Cheung
Vulnerability and responses of marine biodiversity, ecosystems and fisheries to climate change and other human stressors; exploring options for mitigation and adaptation.
w.cheung@fisheries.ubc.ca |
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Daniel Pauly joint with Zoology
Management of fisheries, and ecosystem modeling
d.pauly@fisheries.ubc.ca |
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Tony J. Pitcher joint with Zoology
Impacts of fishing on aquatic ecosystems and how exploitation may be reconciled with the preservation of their biodiversity and functioning, the development of techniques for assessing the status of fisheries
t.pitcher@fisheries.ubc.ca |
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Rashid Sumaila
Ocean and fisheries economics
r.sumaila@fisheries.ubc.ca |
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Andrew W. Trites
Population biology and bioenergetics of Steller sea lions; interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries
trites@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Amanda Vincent
Marine conservation, using seahorses to focus efforts in finding marine conservation solutions
a.vincent@fisheries.ubc.ca |
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Carl Walters joint with Zoology
Applied ecology and fisheries management
c.walters@fisheries.ubc.ca |
Department of Forest Resources and Management |
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Nicholas Coops
Remote sensing of forest vegetation, ecosystem and carbon accumulation modeling of biodiversity
nicholas.coops@ubc.ca |
Department of Forest Sciences |
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Sally Aitken
Forest Genetics; adapting gene resource management to climate change; population genomics of cold adaptation
sally.aitken@ubc.ca |
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Peter Arcese
Population demography and genetics of birds; biogeography of native plant and animal communities; adaptive management and monitoring of rare species and ecosystems
arcese@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Sarah Gergel
Landscape ecology & conservation
sarah.gergel@ubc.ca |
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Kathy Martin
Ecology of alpine and forest birds
kathy.martin@ubc.ca |
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John Richardson
Structure and dynamics of freshwater communities
john.richardson@ubc.ca |
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Kermit Ritland
Plant mating systems, statistical methods for genetic data, genomics
kermit.ritland@ubc.ca |
Department of Geography |
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Simon Donner
Climate change, coral reefs, nutrient cycling, ecological tradeoffs
simon.donner@geog.ubc.ca |
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Greg Henry
Tundra ecosystems; climate change effects on biodiversity; arctic plant communities; biogeography
greg.henry@ubc.ca |
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Jennifer Williams
population dynamics & spread, mainly in plants; life history evolution; species interactions; invasive plants; biogeography
jennifer.williams@geog.ubc.ca |
Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability |
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Kai Chan
Ecosystem services and biodiversity; the ecological and evolutionary underpinnings of invasions and infestations; and applied environmental ethics
kaichan@ires.ubc.ca |
Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
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J. Thomas Beatty
The genetics of photosynthetic bacteria, with an emphasis on gene structure and regulation of expression, and protein structure and function. Ecological activities of photosynthetic bacteria
jbeatty@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Bill Mohn
Dynamics and functioning of microbial communities and bacterial catabolism
wmohn@interchange.ubc.ca |
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William Ramey
Microbial metabolism of populations active for waste water remediation; NADH metabolism
wramey@interchange.ubc.ca |
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John Smit
Caulobacters S-layer function and secretion biotechnology Biogenesis and function of the paracrystalline surface protein layer of Caulobacter crescentus
jsmit@interchange.ubc.ca |
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George Spiegelman
Mechanisms that regulate gene expression using a prokaryotic organism, Bacillus subtilis, as a model
spie@interchange.ubc.ca |
Department of Zoology |
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Martin L. Adamson
Evolutionary biology of parasites
adamson@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Leticia Avilés
Multilevel selection in social organisms and life history evolution
laviles@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Colin J. Brauner
Comparative physiology and the physiology of environmental adaptation, predominantly in fish
brauner@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Greg Crutsinger
Plant-insect ecology; effects of plant diversity on community composition; ecosystem functioning; invasion resistance
crutsinger@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Michael Doebeli joint with Math
Mathematical models in evolutionary ecology
doebeli@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Thomas A. Grigliatti
Cell and developmental biology
grigliat@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Chris Harley
Climate change impacts on rocky coasts; how climatic factors, and biological relationships, interact to create ecological patterns in time and space
harley@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Darren Irwin
Molecular, behavioral, and field-based approaches to understanding speciation in birds
irwin@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Jill Jankowski
Ecology of tropical and temperate bird communities; influence of abiotic and biotic interactions on range boundaries, community assembly and diversity
jankowski@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Charles J. Krebs Emeritus - accepting students with joint supervision
Population dynamics in mammals
krebs@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Brian Leander joint with Botany
Marine invertebrate zoology & protozoology; evolutionary morphology & molecular phylogenetics
bleander@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Wayne P. Maddison joint with Botany
Phylogenetic analyses; the evolution of jumping spiders
wmaddisn@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Sandra Millen
Biodiversity, ecology and systematics of invertebrates, in particular the Opisthobranch Molluscs, and evolutionary morphology
millen@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Donald Moerman
Cell and developmental biology, in particular for Caenorhabditis elegans
moerman@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Judith H. Myers Emeritus - accepting students with joint supervision
Insect population ecology, biological control, evolution of insecticide resistance
myers@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Mary O'Connor
Marine ecology; influence of environmental temperature on ecological communities; dispersal patterns and predation in marine environments
oconnor@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Sarah (Sally) Otto Director
The evolution of life cycles and genetic systems
otto@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Rosemary J. Redfield
Evolution of genetic exchange systems, especially in bacteria
redfield@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Dolph Schluter
Natural selection and character evolution in nature
schluter@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Patricia Schulte
Gene regulation and the evolution of physiological responses to environmental change
pschulte@zoology.ubc.ca |
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A. R. E. Sinclair Emeritus - accepting students and post-docs
Processes in the dynamics of ecosystems, comparing natural and human disturbed habitats
sinclair@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Diane Srivastava
Experimental tests of ecological diversity theory using natural microcosm communities
srivast@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Eric B. (Rick) Taylor Associate Director
Evolutionary ecology, population genetics, and conservation of fishes
etaylor@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Michael Whitlock
Evolution in structured populations
whitlock@zoology.ubc.ca |
Biology - UBC Okanagan |
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Karen Hodges
How habitat types and configurations affect species interactions and endangerment of at-risk species; population dynamics at the periphery of species’ ranges
karen.hodges@ubc.ca |
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Michael A. Russello
Molecular approaches to species conservation, adaptation to changing environments, mechanisms of invasion success
michael.russello@ubc.ca |
Other |
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Hannes Dempewolf
Research Affiliate: Evolution, maintenance and conservation of agro-biodiversity, management and conservation of plant genetic resources, crop evolution, sustainable development
handem@biodiversity.ubc.ca |
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Michelle Evelyn
Research Affiliate
mjevelyn@gmail.com |
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Ted Gullison
Hardner & Gullison Associates, LLC: Protected area design and management, conservation program evaluation, and corporate biodiversity management
ted@hg-llc.com |
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Mark Vellend
Adjunct Professor
mark.vellend@usherbrooke.ca |
Emeritus (not accepting students) |
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Thomas H. Carefoot Emeritus, Department of Zoology
Feeding, nutrition, and energetics of marine snails and isopods. I am presently developing a broadly based educational website on west-coast marine invertebrates.
carefoot@zoology.ubc.ca |
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J. Davies Emeritus, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
The biology of antibiotics (discovery, production, function, and resistance). Mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer. Environmental microbiology (genomics, metagenomics)
jed@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Rob DeWreede Emeritus, Department of Botany
Ecology of marine macro-algae, in both temperate and tropical habitats
dewreede@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Fred Ganders Emeritus, Department of Botany
Plant biosystematics and evolution
ganders@interchange.ubc.ca |
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A. J. F. Griffiths Emeritus, Department of Botany
Developmental genetics of a saprophytic filamentous fungus, Neurospora crassa
agriff@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Paul J. Harrison Emeritus, Department of Botany
physiology and ecophysiology of marine phytoplankton, focusing on nutrient assimilation
pharrison@interchange.ubc.ca |
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Al Lewis Emeritus, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Plankton diversity and distribution
alewis@eos.ubc.ca |
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N. Robin Liley Emeritus, Department of Zoology
Behavioral and sperm competition among male salmonids
liley@zoology.ubc.ca |
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J. Donald McPhail Emeritus, Department of Zoology
Speciation and evolution in threespine sticklebacks
mcphail@zoology.ubc.ca |
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William E. Neill Emeritus, Department of Zoology
Structure and dynamics of freshwater communities
neill@zoology.ubc.ca |
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Geoffrey G. E. Scudder Emeritus, Department of Zoology
Systematics, faunistics, biogeography, biodiversity and conservation biology
scudder@zoology.ubc.ca |
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I. E. P. Taylor Emeritus, Department of Botany
Scientific responsibility and risk assessment in plant biotechnology, plant cell wall biophysics
iepiep@interchange.ubc.ca |
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F. J. R. Taylor Emeritus, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
The study of marine phytoplankton, particularly dinoflagellates, the ecology of "red tide"
maxt@eos.ubc.ca |
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