Renita Drakes
Exploiting Natural Variation to Uncover Biosynthetic Enzyme
The plant cuticle represents the primary interface between the plant and environment, serving several important functions, including protection against desiccation, and defense against pest and pathogen infection, to mention only a few.
Lecturer in UBC Transfer Programs (Deadline: August 7, 2017)
We invite applications for a part-time 12-month Lecturer position (one-year term appointment) to be involved in the teaching and coordination of the transfer programs and research projects organized by the Asia Forest Research Centre. The Faculty continues to strengthen collaboration with Chinese forestry universities as well as institutes in the Asia Pacific region. The lecturer […]
Canada urged to use vast low carbon energy resources for major new economic engine
National network of scientists, engineers, social scientists and planners examines how Canada could act to limit global warming while remaining economically competitive Ottawa, May 26 2017 – According to a new report co-authored by 71 university researchers from all 10 provinces, decreased demand for fossil fuels over the coming decades could significantly reduce inward investment […]
How pathogens and capture duration affect survival of released salmon
Adult salmon that are released after being captured are stressed and injured. Injured fish are an easy target for bacteria, viruses and other pathogens that can kill fish before they spawn, especially in warm water. Our research examines how gillnet entanglement duration and water temperature affect disease development and survival.
Updated Teaching Guide to “Hands-On” Landscape Analysis
Author: Sarah Gergel Published by: Springer (April 23, 2017) URL: www.springer.com/us/book/9781493963720 Learning Landscape Ecology, 2nd Edition This title meets a great demand for training in spatial analysis tools accessible to a wide audience. Landscape ecology continues to grow as an exciting discipline with much to offer for solving pressing and emerging problems in environmental science. Much of the […]
No time to lose – Green the cities now!
In this paper we review and evaluate existing knowledge on human health impacts of urban natural spaces, such as parks and open water elements, and make a case for increased investments in such.
Conservation value of Mountain habitats for birds
From an extensive literature-based survey, we found that one-third of bird species breeding in continental North America use mountain habitats for at least one critical period of their annual life cycle (breeding, migration or winter).
Watching wildlife: remote camera networks to support biodiversity conservation
Effective monitoring of global trends in biodiversity is an important component of international commitments to protect wildlife. Remote cameras (aka camera “traps”) are a rapidly growing technology with great potential to transform the way wildlife monitoring is done.
Who logs illegally and why? Evidence from the Ecuadorian Amazon
Using data from a household survey covering colonist and Indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon, we have analyzed the socioeconomic determinants of legal and illegal smallholder timber harvesting. The results of a multinomial probit model reveal that non-harvesting households are statistically likely to be poor, to receive nonfarm income, to have smaller areas in primary forest and to reside closer to population centers.
Sustainable Forest Management: From concept to practice
An up-to-date synthesis of the state of knowledge on sustainable forest management from a variety of environmental, economic, social, cultural, and governance perspectives.