Tags: Arctic, Atlantic, biodiversity conservation, Brian Hunt, Canada, climate change, conservation, eDNA, fisheries management, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Loïc Jacquemot, Pacific, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab
The ability to detect the distribution of not only widespread, but also rare and endangered, species using eDNA allows researchers to identify critical habitats and biodiverse areas requiring protection.
Tags: Africa, Africa-UBC Visiting Fellows Program, awards, biodiversity conservation, conservation, East Africa, food security, food webs, honours, South Africa, West Africa
The Program is extremely pleased to announce the selection of its inaugural laureates: Dr. Cynthia A. Adinortey (Ghana) and Dr. Antony Otinga Oteng’o (Kenya).
Tags: Evelyn Pinkerton, In memoriam
Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton was a revered scholar, teacher, and pioneer in the fields of maritime anthropology and environmental management. She passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024 at the age of 81.
Tags: awards, Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Burrard Inlet, coastal environment, eDNA, faculty, honours, IOF students, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, urban environment, wastewater, watersheds
These awards are one of the largest internal award programs at any university in North America. The suite of awards will support the research activities of tenure-track faculty members at all stages of their career, and those of Master’s and doctoral students.
It is always sad to say goodbye to our graduating students.
Tags: Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Coastal Rainforest Margins Research Network, extreme weather, land-ocean system, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, pollution, Washington
What is the significance of these myriad small streams to the surrounding ocean, so important to people’s livelihoods, culture, and well-being in British Columbia?
Tags: Andrew Trites, birth, Claudia Hernández-Camacho, Guadalupe fur seals, harassment, Mexico, MMRU, seals
Breeding activity at the second breeding site in the San Benito archipelago inspired hope for the species' recovery, but researchers were shocked by the disturbing behaviour they observed from immature males, which may jeopardize this progress.
Tags: Andrea Reid, awards, College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artists (RSC), honours, Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson, Marie Auger-Methe, Royal Society of Canada, William Cheung
Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé & Dr. Andrea Reid inducted into RSC's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists on November 8, 2024
Deadline for applications or nominations is November 30, 2024
Tags: awards, British Columbia, honours, IOF students, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, Strait of Georgia, zooplankton
Her poster was entitled “Temporal dynamics of nearshore zooplankton communities in the Strait of Georgia: Implications for ecosystem health”