faculty
faculty

The Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program faculty is drawn from the departments of Biology, Geography, Chemistry, and Environmental and Resource Studies. The program also draws on adjunct professors and research associates from other universities, non-government groups, and government organizations, such as the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

 

View the list of Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Research Associates, and Emeritus Faculty below.

        By Field of Study

 

Faculty

Julian Aherne

Associate Professor

Fields of Study: Trace contaminant toxicology; ecosystem biogeochemistry, ecology and conservation biology.

Research interests: impacts and disturbance on aquatics and terrestrial ecosystems.

E-mail: jaherne@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7887

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Ingrid Brenner

Assistant Professor

Fields of study: stress physiology; cell biology and genetics

Research interests: exercise and environmental stress

E-mail: ibrenner@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7253

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Craig Brunetti

Assistant Professor

EnLS Program Director

Field of interest: cell biology and genetics

Research interests: molecular biology of human poxviruses

E-mail: craigbrunetti@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 5110

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Gary Burness

Associate Professor

Field of interest: stress physiology

Research interests: animal energetics, avian physiological ecology

E-mail: garyburness@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7288

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Jim Buttle

 Professor, Geography

Field of Study: Physical Geograpy
Research interests: Hydrology, fluvial geomorphology
E-mail: jbuttle@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 1475
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Graham Cogley

Professor, Geography

Field of Study: Physical  geography
Research interests: Glaciology, climatology, geomorphology, GIS
E-mail: gcogley@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 1039
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Peter Dillon

Professor

Field of study: ecosytem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Nutrient cycling, trace metals, acid precipitation studies
E-mail: pdillon@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7536
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Marcel Dorken

Assistant Professor

Fields of study: cell biology and genetics; ecology and conservation biology

Research interests:

E-mail: marceldorken@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7585

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Catherine Eimers

Assistant Professor

Fields of Study: Physical Geography; Ecosystem Biogeochemisty

Research Interests:Soil processes, water quality, hydrology, climate change

E-mail: ceimers@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7684

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David Ellis

Associate Professor

Chemistry Chair; Director of the Centre for Environmental Modelling and Chemistry

Field of study: Trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry
Research interests: Fluorine impacts on organic compounds and their effects on dissemination in the environment
E-mail: davidellis@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7898 
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Neil Emery

Professor

Field of study: stress physiology

Research interests: plant physiology and biochemistry

E-mail: nemery@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7312

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Douglas Evans

Professor

Fields of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Environmental biogeochemistry, trace metal cycling
E-mail: devans@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7936
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Michael Fox

Professor

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: fish ecology, population dynamics, invasive aquatic species
E-mail: mfox@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7873
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Steven Franklin

Trent University President

Research Interests:TBA

E-mail: sfranklin@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 1090

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Joanna Freeland

Associate Professor

Fields of study: cell biology and genetics; ecology and conservation biology                              

Research Interests: Molecular ecology, population and conservation genetics,invasive species

Email: joannafreeland@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 X7180

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Paul Frost

Assistant Professor

David Schindler Professor of Aquatic Sciences

Fields of interest: stress physiology; ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Aquatic ecology, ecological stoichiometry, disease ecology, nutritional ecology

E-mail: paulfrost@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7903

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Chris Furgal

Associate Professor

Fields of Study: Physical Geography; Stress Physiology; Ecology and Conservation Biology

Research Interests: Environmental health, planning and resource development, risk management and communication, and Arctic Indigenous issues

E-mail: chrisfurgal@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 Ext. 7593

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Céline Guéguen

Assistant Professor

Fields of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Dissolved organic matter and trace metals cycling in aquatic systems
E-mail: celinegueguen@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 5532
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Magda Havas

Associate Professor

Field of study: stress physiology

Research Interests: Health effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic energy at low frequency ranges

E-mail: mhavas@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7882

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Holger Hintlemann

Professor

Acting Dean of Arts and Sciences

Fields of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Fate of metals in environment, bioavailability/speciation of metals and organometals, stable isotope methods and hyphenated ICP-MS techniques
E-mail: hhintelmann@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7659
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Carolyn Kapron

Associate Professor

Fields of interest: stress physiology; cell biology and genetics

Research interests: cellular and molecular mechanisms of embryonic toxicity and teratogenicity

E-mail: ckapron@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7641

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Leslie Kerr

Associate Professor

Fields of interest: stress physiology; cell biology and genetics

Research interests: behavioural neuroscience, cellular mechanisms, cancer growth, and chemotherapeutic efficacy.

E-mail: lkerr@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7435

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Peter Lafleur

Professor

Field of Study: Physical Geography; Ecosystem Biogeochemistry
Research interests: biometeorology; carbon budgets of Arctic tundra and peatlands.
E-mail: plafleur@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7487
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Hugo Lehmann

Assistant Professor

Field of study: stress physiology

Research interests: psychology, behavioural neuroscience, brain plasticity, degenerative disorders, brain insult

E-mail: hugolehmann@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7236

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Cheryl McKenna Neuman

Professor

Field of Study: Physical Geography

Research interests: Process geomorphology, mechanics of sediment transport, dust emission, wind tunnel simulation, fluid mechanics.
E-mail: cmckneuman@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7307
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Chris Metcalfe

Professor

Director, Institute for Watershed Science

Fields of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: aquatic organic contaminants
E-mail: cmetcalfe@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7272
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Dennis Murray

Associate Professor

Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Ecology

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: Mammal and amphibian ecology, population dynamics, behavioural ecology, predation, parasitism
E-mail: dennismurray@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7078
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Erica Nol

Professor

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: Conservation ecology of birds
E-mail: enol@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7640  

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Raul Ponce-Hernandez

Professor

Field of Study: Physical Geography

Research Interests:GIS applied to suitability and impact assessments in agricultural and forest ecosystems

E-mail: rponce@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7646

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Steven Rafferty

Associate Professor

Field of interest: cell biology and genetics

Research interests: heme proteins of microorganisms

E-mail: srafferty@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7309

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Barry Saville

Associate Professor

Fields of interest: stress physiology; cell biology and genetics

Research interests: Molecular plant pathology, fungal genomics, transcriptome analysis of eukaryotic plant pathogens, antisense and Non-coding RNA control of gene expression in fungi, plant/microbe communication, host control of fungal pathogen meiosis, microbial forensics.

E-mail: barrysaville@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7260

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James Schaefer

Professor

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: spatial ecology, habitat selection and conservation of large mammals
E-mail: jschaefer@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7968

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Jim Sutcliffe

Professor

Fields of study: stress physiology; ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Ecology and sensory physiology of biting flies
E-mail: jsutcliffe@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7265

Dirk Wallschläger

Associate Professor

Fields of Study: Trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry
Research Interests: Speciation of anion-forming trace meta(loid)s, particularly arsenic, selenium and chromium, in natural and industrial environments
E-mail: dwallsch@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7378
Website

Shaun Watmough

Associate Professor

Field of interest: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Impacts of acid rain, climate change, nutrient depletion, forestry and metals on forest and lake ecosystems
E-mail: swatmough@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 1647

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Tom Whillans

Professor

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: Fisheries, wetland ecology, renewable resource management
E-mail: twhillans@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7789

Brad White

Professor

Biology Chair

Fields of study: cell biology and genetics; ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Genetics, molecular biology, population genetics of endangered species, DNA forensic science
E-mail: bwhite@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7113
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Paul Wilson

Associate Professor

Canada Research Chair

Fields of study: cell biology and genetics; ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Evolutionary genetics DNA profiling
E-mail: pawilson@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7259
Website

Marguerite Xenopoulos

Associate Professor

Fields of study: ecosystem biogeochemistry; cell biology and genetics; ecology and conservation biology
Research Interests: Global change and its effects on aquatic communities in lakes and rivers
E-mail: mxenopoulos@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7699
Website

 

Adjunct Faculty

Ken Abraham
Field of Study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Wetlands, waterfowl and wetland bird species
E-mail: ken.abraham@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1547

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Nelson Belzile

Fields of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; ecosystem biogeochemistry

Research Interests: Speciation and behaviour of toxic trace elements in aquatic systems
E-mail: nbelzile@laurentian.ca
Telephone: (705) 675-1151 x 2114
Website

David Beresford

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: insect populations, dispersal, and distribution

E-mail: davidberesford@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 652-7452

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Jeff Bowman
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Spatial population ecology, landscape ecology, ecology of mammal and bird populations
E-mail: jebowman@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1555
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John Casselman
Fields of study: stress physiology; ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Physiology and ecology of cool water fish
E-mail: john.casselman@ontario.ca
Telephone: (613) 476-3287

Gordon Copp

Field of study:

Research interests:

E-mail: gordon.copp@cefas.co.uk

Jack Cornett

Field of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry
Research Interests: Interactions of radioisotopes with ground water and lakes
E-mail: Jack_Cornett@hc-sc.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 954-6647

Jack Cosby

Field of study: ecosystem biogeochemistry

Research interests: biogeochemistry, catchment hydrology, ecosystem modelling

E-mail: B.J.Cosby@virginia.edu

Telephone: (434) 924-7787

Chris Davies
Fields of study: physical geography, ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Caribou, moose habitat, wetland creation
E-mail: chris.davies@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1560

Erin Dunlop

Fields of study: ecosystem biogeochemistry, ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Aquatic ecosystems of the Great Lakes, evolutionary ecology, fisheries science

E-mail: erin.dunlop@ontario.ca

Telephone: (705) 755-2296

Marie-Josee Fortin

Fields of study: ecosystem biogeochemstry, ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests:

E-mail: mariejosee.fortin@utoronto.ca

Telephone: (416) 946-7886

Josef Hamr
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Elk restoration in Ontario, population dynamics
E-mail: jxhamr@venus.cambriancon.ca

Telephone: (705) 566-8101 x 7256

Website

Tim Haxton

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: fish population dynamics, anthropogenic stresses on fish, Lake Sturgeon

E-mail: bhickie@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7623

Brendan Hickie

Fields of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry; ecosystem biogeochemistry
Research Interests: Environmental toxicology, modelling the fate and bioaccumulation of organic contaminants and mercury
E-mail: bhickie@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7623

Nicholas Jones
Fields of study: physical geography; ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: fish habitat and the productive capacity of aquatic ecosystems
E-mail: nicholas.jones@ontario.ca
Telephone:(705) 755-2268
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Nigel Lester

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Aquatic Research and Development

E-mail: nigel.lester@ontario.ca

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Nick Mandrak
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Biogeography, biodiversity and conservation of freshwater fishes
E-mail: MandrakN@DFO-MPO.GC.CA
Telephone: (905) 336-4842

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Lewis Molot
Research interests: Photochemical control of carbon dynamics in lakes; carbon and nutrient dyanamics in boreal lakes; biogeochemistry of cyanobacterial blooms
E-mail: lmolot@yorku.ca
Telephone: (416) 736-2100
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Joe Nocera
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: species-at-risk/endangered species, conservation biology, behavioural
ecology
E-mail: joenocera@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-5220
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Ryan Norris

Field of study: cell biology and genetics

Research interests: integrative biology

E-mail: rnorris@uoguelph.ca

Telephone: (519) 827-4120 x 5630

Martyn Obbard

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Behaviour and population dynamics of carnivores, especially black bears and polar bears.
E-mail: martyn.obbard@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1549

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Brent Patterson
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Dynamics of vertebrate predator-prey systems
E-mail: brent.patterson@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1553
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Bruce Pond
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Response of wildlife populations and ecosystems to anthropogenic disturbance, particularly private land development
E-mail: bruce.pond@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1546

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Tom Pratt
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Fish ecology, fish-habitat association, sea lamprey control
E-mail: PrattT@DFO-MPO.GC.CA
Telephone: (705) 942-2848

Justina Ray

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Conservation of wildlands and large mammals

E-Mail: jray@wcs.org

Telephone: (416) 850-9036 x 22

Mark Ridgway
Fields of study: ecosystem biogeochemistry; ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Aquatic ecosystem science
E-mail: mark.ridgway@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705)755-1550

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Rick Rosatte
Fields of study: cell biology and genetics; stress physiology; ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Wildlife diseases, elk and cougar ecology
E-mail: rick.rosatte@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-2280

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Eric Sager

Manager, James McLean Oliver Ecological Centre

Fields of study: physical geography; ecosystem biogeochemistry; stress physiology
Research Interests: Climate change, ecological restoration, invasive aquatic plants
E-mail: esager@trentu.ca
Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7647

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Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: evolutionary and behavioural ecology, population and ecological genetics, and conservation biology

E-mail: aschultehostedde@laurentian.ca

Telephone: (705) 675-1151 x 2356

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 Keith Somers

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology
Research interests: Aquatic ecology, crayfish, environmental monitoring and assessment
E-mail: Keith.Somers@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 766-2408

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Chris Wilson
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Evolutionary ecology and biogeography of freshwater organisms; conservation and population genetics of exploited and endangered species
E-mail: chris.wilson@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-2260

Website

Qianli Xie

Field of study: trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry

Research interests: trace metal, speciation and isotope analysis and environmental applications

E-mail: Qianli.Xie@ontario.ca

Telephone: (416) 235-5834

Janet Yee

Fields of study: cell biology and genetics; stress physiology

Research interests: molecular and biochemical parasitology; molecular targets for drug development; gene expression and transcription

E-mail: jyee@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 7048

Website

 

Research Associates

Glen Brown

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Behaviour and population dynamics of terrestrial mammals, landscape ecology

E-mail: glen.brown@ontario.ca

Telephone: (705) 946-7409

Dawn Burke
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Forest and avian conservation and ecology
E-mail: dawn.burke@ontario.ca
Telephone: (519) 873-4624

Bill Crins
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Ecological gap analysis, protected area system design
E-mail: bill.crins@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1946

Robert Metcalfe
Fields of study: physical geography; ecology and conservation ecology

Research interests: Hydrology, ecological flow methods.
E-mail: robert.metcalfe@ontario.ca
Telephone: (705) 755-1577
Website

Henry Olechowski

Fields of study: physical geography; cell biology and genetics

Research Interests: Director of Research at Hyland Seeds (Agriculture)

E-mail: info@hylandseeds.com

Telephone: 1 (800) 265 7403

Scott Reid

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: aquatic endangered species research

E-mail: reid.scott@ontario.ca

Telephone: (705) 755-2267

Website

James Reist

Fields of study: physical geography; ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Climate change, hydrocarbon development, industrialization, exploitation on arctic fish, fish habitats and ecosystems

E-Mail: jim.reist@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Telephone: (204) 983-5032

Jennifer Winter

Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: nutrient and algal monitoring

E-mail: jennifer.winter@ontario.ca

Telephone: (416) 327-3715

 

Emeritus

Michael Berrill

Field of study: stress physiology

Research interests: ecology and toxicology of amphibians

E-mail: mberrell@trentu.ca

Tom Hutchinson

Field of study: ecosystem biogeochemistry

Research interests: forest decline, terrestrial impacts

E-mail:thutchinson@trentu.ca

Telephone: (705) 748-1011 x 1634

David Lasenby
Field of study: ecology and conservation biology

Research interests: Limnology, biological, physical and chemical aspects of lakes
E-mail: dlasenby@trentu.ca
Telephone:

Don Mackay
Fields of study: physical geography; trace contaminant toxicology and chemistry

Research Interests: Development and evaluation of mass balance models describing the fate of chemicals in the environment
E-mail: dmackay@trentu.ca
Website


Percival Powles

Fields of study: physical geography; ecology and conservation biology

Research Interests: Behaviour and population dynamics of fishes

E-mail: ppowles@trentu.ca

 

 

 

 

 

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