People
Dr. Michael Pisaric, co-founder
Dr. Michael Pisaric is a Professor and current Chair of the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies at Brock University. He received his Ph.D. from Queen’s University in Kingston (Ontario) in 2001. Mike employs a number of paleoecological techniques to carry out his research, including lake-sediment analysis (fossil pollen, stomata and charcoal) and dendrochronology. Mike has carried out research in a number of regions throughout the world, including Siberia, western Canada and Montana (USA). He currently has ongoing research projects in Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Southern Ontario.
Research Interests:
Dr. Michael Pisaric is a Professor and current Chair of the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies at Brock University. He received his Ph.D. from Queen’s University in Kingston (Ontario) in 2001. Mike employs a number of paleoecological techniques to carry out his research, including lake-sediment analysis (fossil pollen, stomata and charcoal) and dendrochronology. Mike has carried out research in a number of regions throughout the world, including Siberia, western Canada and Montana (USA). He currently has ongoing research projects in Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Southern Ontario.
Research Interests:
- Climate Change
- Dendrochronology
- Paleolimnology
- Arctic Ecosystems
- Landscape Evolution
Dr. Kevin Turner, co-founder
Kevin Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies at Brock University. He is also cross-appointed with the Department of Earth Science and an associate of the Department of Biology. His research program is focused on tracking climate induced landscape changes in the north including thermokarst lake drainage, shoreline thaw slumps, shrub proliferation, and fire, and the associated hydroecological impacts on lakes and rivers. Notably, he has led 18 field-sampling campaigns to northern Canada. His research integrates multiple approaches including analyses of water isotope tracers, paleolimnology, and remote sensing, including the use of unmanned aerial systems, to characterize hydroecological and landscape change over multiple spatial and temporal scales. As an affiliate of the NASA-ABoVE program, students working with him have opportunities to utilize leading-edge remote sensing datasets for identifying landscape characteristics and their influence on lake and river carbon balance and hydrological conditions in northern Canada. Their findings are informing land management and adaptation strategies as climate continues to change
Research Interests:
Kevin Turner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies at Brock University. He is also cross-appointed with the Department of Earth Science and an associate of the Department of Biology. His research program is focused on tracking climate induced landscape changes in the north including thermokarst lake drainage, shoreline thaw slumps, shrub proliferation, and fire, and the associated hydroecological impacts on lakes and rivers. Notably, he has led 18 field-sampling campaigns to northern Canada. His research integrates multiple approaches including analyses of water isotope tracers, paleolimnology, and remote sensing, including the use of unmanned aerial systems, to characterize hydroecological and landscape change over multiple spatial and temporal scales. As an affiliate of the NASA-ABoVE program, students working with him have opportunities to utilize leading-edge remote sensing datasets for identifying landscape characteristics and their influence on lake and river carbon balance and hydrological conditions in northern Canada. Their findings are informing land management and adaptation strategies as climate continues to change
Research Interests:
- Response of northern lake-rich landscapes to climate change
- Hydrology
- GIS, spatial analysis, and remote sensing
- Water isotope tracer techniques
- Paleolimnological reconstruction of past lake conditions
Dr. Kelly Biagi
Dr. Kelly Biagi is an Assistant Professor in the Earth Sciences Department at Brock University. Kelly’s research aims to understand the effect of landscape mitigation practices on ecosystem hydrology and hydrochemistry to provide guidance on the effectiveness of those strategies. How can we effectively restore the hydrological functioning of degraded ecosystems to improve our water resources? While much of Kelly’s interest lies in wetland systems, she has experience and interest in a variety of human-impacted ecosystems. Kelly’s research program primarily uses field and laboratory-based experiments to understand hydrological and biogeochemical functioning of ecosystems. Hydrological modelling is applied in addition to field-collected data to enhance understanding. Students would have the opportunity to learn various hydrological and chemical field-based sampling methods and how to use that data to understand hydrological functioning within an ecosystem.
Research Interests:
• Hydrology
• Biogeochemistry
• Wetlands
• Ecosystem restoration/reclamation
• Hydrologic modelling and mapping
• Field and lab-based research
Dr. Kelly Biagi is an Assistant Professor in the Earth Sciences Department at Brock University. Kelly’s research aims to understand the effect of landscape mitigation practices on ecosystem hydrology and hydrochemistry to provide guidance on the effectiveness of those strategies. How can we effectively restore the hydrological functioning of degraded ecosystems to improve our water resources? While much of Kelly’s interest lies in wetland systems, she has experience and interest in a variety of human-impacted ecosystems. Kelly’s research program primarily uses field and laboratory-based experiments to understand hydrological and biogeochemical functioning of ecosystems. Hydrological modelling is applied in addition to field-collected data to enhance understanding. Students would have the opportunity to learn various hydrological and chemical field-based sampling methods and how to use that data to understand hydrological functioning within an ecosystem.
Research Interests:
• Hydrology
• Biogeochemistry
• Wetlands
• Ecosystem restoration/reclamation
• Hydrologic modelling and mapping
• Field and lab-based research
Dr. Vaughn Mangal
Dr. Mangal is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemisty and also a member of the Environmental Sustainabilty Research Center at Brock University. Vaughn’s research program blends analytical chemistry with environmental science to explore the interconnected biogeochemical cycles of inorganic contaminants like mercury and organic carbon. His research integrates mass spectrometry based techniques to provide molecular-level information of how anthropogenic disturbances like agriculture, urbanization, and deforestation affect contaminant transport and microbial carbon dynamics, and greenhouse gases. Students will have the unique oppurtunity to apply cutting edge analytical methodologies to better understand how contaminants move through ecosystems that can help inform management practices, improve water quality, and preserve ecosystem services.
Research Interests
• Forest Harvesting and Carbon Bigeochemistry
• Algae Metabolomics
• Inorganic Metal Cycling
• Mass Spectrometry
• Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Mangal is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemisty and also a member of the Environmental Sustainabilty Research Center at Brock University. Vaughn’s research program blends analytical chemistry with environmental science to explore the interconnected biogeochemical cycles of inorganic contaminants like mercury and organic carbon. His research integrates mass spectrometry based techniques to provide molecular-level information of how anthropogenic disturbances like agriculture, urbanization, and deforestation affect contaminant transport and microbial carbon dynamics, and greenhouse gases. Students will have the unique oppurtunity to apply cutting edge analytical methodologies to better understand how contaminants move through ecosystems that can help inform management practices, improve water quality, and preserve ecosystem services.
Research Interests
• Forest Harvesting and Carbon Bigeochemistry
• Algae Metabolomics
• Inorganic Metal Cycling
• Mass Spectrometry
• Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Mitchell Kay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Kay completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo in July 2022, and started an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at Brock in January 2023. His research is centered on improving understanding of the roles of natural processes and human activities on hydroecological conditions of northern water-rich landscapes. Dr. Kay often employs a combination paleolimnology, aquatic ecology and statistics to assess the effect stressors have on lakes.
Dr. Kay completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo in July 2022, and started an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at Brock in January 2023. His research is centered on improving understanding of the roles of natural processes and human activities on hydroecological conditions of northern water-rich landscapes. Dr. Kay often employs a combination paleolimnology, aquatic ecology and statistics to assess the effect stressors have on lakes.
Dana Harris, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Sustainability
Research Interests: Dendrochronology, Climate change, Arctic Science
About Dana: Dana was born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and moved to Ontario to attend Brock University. She graduated from the Biological Sciences program at Brock University in 2016 and was subsequently accepted into the Master of Sustainability program at Brock's Environmental Sustainability Research Centre. Dana's current research explores factors affecting the growth and cellular development of Pinus banksiana (Jack pine) in the Northwest Territories.
Watch a video summary of Dana's research here.
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Program: Master of Sustainability
Research Interests: Dendrochronology, Climate change, Arctic Science
About Dana: Dana was born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and moved to Ontario to attend Brock University. She graduated from the Biological Sciences program at Brock University in 2016 and was subsequently accepted into the Master of Sustainability program at Brock's Environmental Sustainability Research Centre. Dana's current research explores factors affecting the growth and cellular development of Pinus banksiana (Jack pine) in the Northwest Territories.
Watch a video summary of Dana's research here.
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Lauren Nesbitt, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Biological Science
Research Interests: Entomology, Ecology, Hydrology, Fire Ecology
About Lauren: I graduated Brock University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Science: Biological Science (Honours) and a minor in Earth Science. I am extremely passionate about entomology! I love all things insect related! My favourite insects are backswimmers, walking sticks, mantids and so much more! I decided to stay at Brock and start my Masters in Biological Science: Ecology and Evolution. Here I will be researching fire ecology and fire severity in Northwest Territories by studying lake sediment cores. Since I love entomology, I have tied in my insect passion by studying how fires and insect populations interact over long timescales and if insect outbreaks have a role in mediating the occurrence of wildfires.
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Program: Master of Biological Science
Research Interests: Entomology, Ecology, Hydrology, Fire Ecology
About Lauren: I graduated Brock University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Science: Biological Science (Honours) and a minor in Earth Science. I am extremely passionate about entomology! I love all things insect related! My favourite insects are backswimmers, walking sticks, mantids and so much more! I decided to stay at Brock and start my Masters in Biological Science: Ecology and Evolution. Here I will be researching fire ecology and fire severity in Northwest Territories by studying lake sediment cores. Since I love entomology, I have tied in my insect passion by studying how fires and insect populations interact over long timescales and if insect outbreaks have a role in mediating the occurrence of wildfires.
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Brent Thorne, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Earth Sciences
Research: arctic hydrology, hydroecological processes, remote-sensing, permafrost landscapes
About Brent: My research focusses on identifying relationships among catchment land cover characteristics, active layer properties and lake hydroecological processes in Old Crow Flats, Yukon; which is a lake-rich Arctic landscape widely regarded for its cultural and ecological integrity and home to the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nations. I use a combination of drone/ satellite remote-sensing, soil moisture and permafrost probe measurements, as well as vegetation sampling to investigate ground cover characteristics among various land cover types. Integrated approaches being developed through my research will help to enhance understanding of the complex relationships affecting lake-rich permafrost landscapes as climate continues to change.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Turner
Program: Master of Earth Sciences
Research: arctic hydrology, hydroecological processes, remote-sensing, permafrost landscapes
About Brent: My research focusses on identifying relationships among catchment land cover characteristics, active layer properties and lake hydroecological processes in Old Crow Flats, Yukon; which is a lake-rich Arctic landscape widely regarded for its cultural and ecological integrity and home to the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nations. I use a combination of drone/ satellite remote-sensing, soil moisture and permafrost probe measurements, as well as vegetation sampling to investigate ground cover characteristics among various land cover types. Integrated approaches being developed through my research will help to enhance understanding of the complex relationships affecting lake-rich permafrost landscapes as climate continues to change.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Turner
Allison Clark, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Sustainability
Research: Arctic ecology, climate change, water quality, biodiversity loss
About Allison: I am originally from Nova Scotia but spent four years studying in New Brunswick at Mount Allison University. At Mount Allison, I completed my BSc (Hons) in Biology, with a minor in Environmental Science. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I was exposed to research projects using paleolimnological techniques to assess long-term ecosystem responses to anthropogenic stressors and climate change. I knew I wanted to continue in this field of study through a master's degree, which led me to enroll in the Master of Sustainability program at Brock. My masters research will use paleolimnological techniques to investigate long-term changes in vegetation in the Northwest Territories. To do so, I will be analyzing pollen and ancient DNA preserved in lake sediments.
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Program: Master of Sustainability
Research: Arctic ecology, climate change, water quality, biodiversity loss
About Allison: I am originally from Nova Scotia but spent four years studying in New Brunswick at Mount Allison University. At Mount Allison, I completed my BSc (Hons) in Biology, with a minor in Environmental Science. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I was exposed to research projects using paleolimnological techniques to assess long-term ecosystem responses to anthropogenic stressors and climate change. I knew I wanted to continue in this field of study through a master's degree, which led me to enroll in the Master of Sustainability program at Brock. My masters research will use paleolimnological techniques to investigate long-term changes in vegetation in the Northwest Territories. To do so, I will be analyzing pollen and ancient DNA preserved in lake sediments.
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Michelle Pearce, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Arctic hydrology & hydroecology, remote sensing, GIS, paleolimnology
About Michelle: I graduated from Brock University in 2020 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Geography with a Minor in Earth Science. During my undergraduate degree, I was fortunate to complete my undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Turner. Through this, I was able to travel to Old Crow, Yukon to investigate retrogressive thaw slumping and the associated nutrient cycling and biogeochemical impacts. This made me fall in love with Old Crow and investigating landscape changes in ice-rich permafrost landscapes. My research is focused on changes to lake catchment characteristics through remote-sensing, water isotope tracers, and paleolimnological approaches in Old Crow Flats.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Turner
Program: Master of Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Arctic hydrology & hydroecology, remote sensing, GIS, paleolimnology
About Michelle: I graduated from Brock University in 2020 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Geography with a Minor in Earth Science. During my undergraduate degree, I was fortunate to complete my undergraduate thesis under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Turner. Through this, I was able to travel to Old Crow, Yukon to investigate retrogressive thaw slumping and the associated nutrient cycling and biogeochemical impacts. This made me fall in love with Old Crow and investigating landscape changes in ice-rich permafrost landscapes. My research is focused on changes to lake catchment characteristics through remote-sensing, water isotope tracers, and paleolimnological approaches in Old Crow Flats.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Turner
Brendan Llew-Williams, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Arctic hydrology & hydrogeology, water quality, and stable isotope analysis
About Brendan: I graduated from Brock University in 2019 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Earth Sciences. I am currently pursuing a Masters degree at Brock University with a focus on groundwater-surface water interactions, hydrology, limnology, and water quality, with study sites in both Old Crow Flats, Yukon, and Crawford Lake, Ontario. Due to the Coronavirus, I was unable to experience research in Old Crow Flats in the first year of my studies, however under the guidance of Dr. Kevin Turner I hope to be able to experience the dynamic arctic landscape in the near future. The focus of my research in Old Crow Flats will track the effects of climate induced landscape changes on the hydrology and quality of river systems.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Turner
Program: Master of Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Arctic hydrology & hydrogeology, water quality, and stable isotope analysis
About Brendan: I graduated from Brock University in 2019 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Earth Sciences. I am currently pursuing a Masters degree at Brock University with a focus on groundwater-surface water interactions, hydrology, limnology, and water quality, with study sites in both Old Crow Flats, Yukon, and Crawford Lake, Ontario. Due to the Coronavirus, I was unable to experience research in Old Crow Flats in the first year of my studies, however under the guidance of Dr. Kevin Turner I hope to be able to experience the dynamic arctic landscape in the near future. The focus of my research in Old Crow Flats will track the effects of climate induced landscape changes on the hydrology and quality of river systems.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Turner
Danielle Martin, B.Sc. (Hons)
Program: Master of Biological Science
Research Interests: Dendrochronology, radiocarbon content analysis, dendroarchaeology, stream conservation, entomology & neuroscience environmental applications
About Danielle: In 2021, I completed my B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences and a Minor in English Language and Literature at Brock University. After taking the Stream Form and Function as well as Dendrochronology courses in my fourth year, I realized how interested I was in the environmental side of biology. I really enjoy science communication and believe that opening science to everyone is extremely important. I would like to continue to communicate science throughout my life. As a current MSc student, my research focuses on using spruce tree rings to measure radiocarbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide. Creating an atmospheric carbon inventory can help us observe the changes of atmospheric radiocarbon over time while considering the influences of radiocarbon emissions from nuclear power plants (e.g., the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station) and fossil fuel contributions from urban areas in southern Ontario (e.g., the City of Toronto).
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Program: Master of Biological Science
Research Interests: Dendrochronology, radiocarbon content analysis, dendroarchaeology, stream conservation, entomology & neuroscience environmental applications
About Danielle: In 2021, I completed my B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences and a Minor in English Language and Literature at Brock University. After taking the Stream Form and Function as well as Dendrochronology courses in my fourth year, I realized how interested I was in the environmental side of biology. I really enjoy science communication and believe that opening science to everyone is extremely important. I would like to continue to communicate science throughout my life. As a current MSc student, my research focuses on using spruce tree rings to measure radiocarbon from atmospheric carbon dioxide. Creating an atmospheric carbon inventory can help us observe the changes of atmospheric radiocarbon over time while considering the influences of radiocarbon emissions from nuclear power plants (e.g., the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station) and fossil fuel contributions from urban areas in southern Ontario (e.g., the City of Toronto).
Supervisor: Dr. Mike Pisaric
Former Students
Graduate Students
Jessica Zugic - M.S. 2021. Assessing the impacts of variable retention harvesting (VRH) and climate change on carbon sequestration and growth in a red pine (Pinus resinosa) plantation, southern Ontario, Canada. [Read]
Scott Cocker - M.Sc. 2020. The utilisation of coprophilous fungal spores for discerning late Quaternary megaherbivore extinctions in Canada. MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. [Read]
Josef Viscek - M.Sc. 2020. The hydrology of northern boreal lakes in the Taiga Shield and Plains, Northwest Territories and the importance of catchment characteristics in mediating responses to climate. MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. [Read]
Emily Ham - M.Sc. 2019, Microplastics and microfibres in the municipal water systems and agricultural lands of the Niagara Region, Ontario. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. [Read]
Caitlin Garner- M.S. 2018, The Impacts of Recent Wildfires on Stream Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Southern Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MS thesis. Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC), Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read]
Daniel Hughes- M.Sc. 2017, Detecting Spatial Variation in Hydrology and Carbon Export Across a Lake-rich Permafrost Landscape, Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read]
Tyler Prince- M.S. 2017, Postglacial Reconstruction of Fire History Using Sedimentary Charcoal and Pollen From a Small Lake in Southwest Yukon Territory, Canada. Unpublished MS thesis. Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC), Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read] [Thesis PDF]
Rebecca Gunter- M.Sc. 2017, The Impact of Road Dust on Arctic Aquatic Ecosystems, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read]
Stephanie Delaney - M.Sc. 2015, Impacts of retrogressive permafrost thaw slumps on aquatic systems in the Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. May 2015.
Sarah Quann - M.Sc. 2014, Assessing the potential of maximum tree-ring density in developing divergence-free white spruce chronologies, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. September 2014. [PDF]
Emma Davis - M.Sc. 2014, The influence of vegetation and climate on wildfires in Jasper, Alberta, over the last ~3,500 years. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. September 2014. [PDF]
Joelle Perrault - M.Sc. 2014, Impact of lake expansion on mercury concentrations in lake sediments, Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. May 8, 2014. [PDF]
Peter deMontigny - M.Sc. 2014, The climatic implications of lake level expansion in the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Phillippe Muise - M.Sc. 2013, The dendroclimatic signal in white spruce (Picea glauca) ring widths, central Northwest Territories. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Courtney Steele - M.Sc. 2013, The impact of a large Arctic storm surge on chironomid community assemblages of the outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Colin Courtney Mustaphi - Ph.D 2013, A landscape-scale assessment of Holocene fire regime controls in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Trevor Porter - Ph.D 2012, White spruce tree-rings from arctic treeline in Old Crow Flats and the MacKenzie Delta, northwestern Canada: Indicators of past climatic change. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Yannick Cabassu - M.Sc 2010 (co-supervision), Impacts of indigenous subsistence hunting on wildlife abundance in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Gregory King - M.Sc. 2009, Factors influencing the growth of white spruce (Picea glauca) in the Mackenzie Delta, NT. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Sonia St-Onge - M.Sc. 2007, Impacts of arsenic and sulphur dioxide contamination from mining activities on forest health near Yellowknife, NWT. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Rick Marcantonio - M.Sc. 2006, A 1147-year multi-proxy record of forest fire history, south-central Yukon Territory. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Sonia Pellow - M.Sc. 2006, Holocene fire history of the southeast Yukon Territory. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Undergraduate students
Robert Weisner - B.Sc. Biology 2015, Tree-ring tracheid anatomy of white spruce from treeline in Northwest Territories, Canada and their potential as a new proxy in dendrochronology. Unpublished undergraduate thesis. Department of Biology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Jessica Zugic - M.S. 2021. Assessing the impacts of variable retention harvesting (VRH) and climate change on carbon sequestration and growth in a red pine (Pinus resinosa) plantation, southern Ontario, Canada. [Read]
Scott Cocker - M.Sc. 2020. The utilisation of coprophilous fungal spores for discerning late Quaternary megaherbivore extinctions in Canada. MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. [Read]
Josef Viscek - M.Sc. 2020. The hydrology of northern boreal lakes in the Taiga Shield and Plains, Northwest Territories and the importance of catchment characteristics in mediating responses to climate. MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. [Read]
Emily Ham - M.Sc. 2019, Microplastics and microfibres in the municipal water systems and agricultural lands of the Niagara Region, Ontario. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. [Read]
Caitlin Garner- M.S. 2018, The Impacts of Recent Wildfires on Stream Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Southern Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MS thesis. Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC), Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read]
Daniel Hughes- M.Sc. 2017, Detecting Spatial Variation in Hydrology and Carbon Export Across a Lake-rich Permafrost Landscape, Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read]
Tyler Prince- M.S. 2017, Postglacial Reconstruction of Fire History Using Sedimentary Charcoal and Pollen From a Small Lake in Southwest Yukon Territory, Canada. Unpublished MS thesis. Environmental Sustainability Research Centre (ESRC), Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read] [Thesis PDF]
Rebecca Gunter- M.Sc. 2017, The Impact of Road Dust on Arctic Aquatic Ecosystems, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Earth Science, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
[Read]
Stephanie Delaney - M.Sc. 2015, Impacts of retrogressive permafrost thaw slumps on aquatic systems in the Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. May 2015.
Sarah Quann - M.Sc. 2014, Assessing the potential of maximum tree-ring density in developing divergence-free white spruce chronologies, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. September 2014. [PDF]
Emma Davis - M.Sc. 2014, The influence of vegetation and climate on wildfires in Jasper, Alberta, over the last ~3,500 years. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. September 2014. [PDF]
Joelle Perrault - M.Sc. 2014, Impact of lake expansion on mercury concentrations in lake sediments, Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. May 8, 2014. [PDF]
Peter deMontigny - M.Sc. 2014, The climatic implications of lake level expansion in the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary, Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Phillippe Muise - M.Sc. 2013, The dendroclimatic signal in white spruce (Picea glauca) ring widths, central Northwest Territories. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Courtney Steele - M.Sc. 2013, The impact of a large Arctic storm surge on chironomid community assemblages of the outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Colin Courtney Mustaphi - Ph.D 2013, A landscape-scale assessment of Holocene fire regime controls in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Trevor Porter - Ph.D 2012, White spruce tree-rings from arctic treeline in Old Crow Flats and the MacKenzie Delta, northwestern Canada: Indicators of past climatic change. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Yannick Cabassu - M.Sc 2010 (co-supervision), Impacts of indigenous subsistence hunting on wildlife abundance in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Gregory King - M.Sc. 2009, Factors influencing the growth of white spruce (Picea glauca) in the Mackenzie Delta, NT. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Sonia St-Onge - M.Sc. 2007, Impacts of arsenic and sulphur dioxide contamination from mining activities on forest health near Yellowknife, NWT. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Rick Marcantonio - M.Sc. 2006, A 1147-year multi-proxy record of forest fire history, south-central Yukon Territory. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Sonia Pellow - M.Sc. 2006, Holocene fire history of the southeast Yukon Territory. Unpublished MSc thesis. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. [PDF]
Undergraduate students
Robert Weisner - B.Sc. Biology 2015, Tree-ring tracheid anatomy of white spruce from treeline in Northwest Territories, Canada and their potential as a new proxy in dendrochronology. Unpublished undergraduate thesis. Department of Biology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada