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TRENTU.CA / Biology / Faculty & Research / Faculty / Erica Nol

Erica Nol

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Program Coordinator for the Conservation Biology B.Sc.

Erica Nol standing in a shrubby meadow on a sunny day with red sumac and long grasses, wearing a black suit jacket and a green shirt, looking up and smiling.

  • B.S. (University of Michigan)
  • M.Sc. (University of Guelph)
  • Ph.D. (University of Toronto)

Office: LHS D235

Lab: LHS D203

Phone: 705-748-1011 ext.7640

Lab phone: ext 7670

Email: enol@trentu.ca

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Research interests

  • Avian conservation biology
  • Avian ecology
  • Forest ecology

My research examines how climate variability impacts arctic shorebird populations. I am also interested in the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on the ecology and conservation of forest birds.

Teaching

BIOL 1020H: Foundations of Biodiversity

BIOL 3380H: Advanced Ecology

ENLS 5001H: Research Design and Data Analysis

Selected publications

Lamarre, JF, G. Gauthier, R. Lanctot, S. T. Saalfeld, O. P. Love, E. Reed, O. W. Johnson, J. Liebezeit, R. L. McGuire, M. Russell, E. Nol, L. Koloski, F. Sanders, L. McKinnon, S. Flemming, N. Lecomte, M-A. Giroux, S. Bauer, T. Emmenegger, J. Bêty. 2021. Timing of breeding site availability drives spring migration schedule in a long-distance trans-hemispheric migrant. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.710007 

Anderson, A. M., C. Friis, C. L. Gratto-Trevor, R. I. G. Morrison, E. Nol, and P. A. Smith. 2021. Drought at a coastal wetland reduces invertebrate prey availability and impacts refueling and migration strategies of ecosystem predators, shorebirds. Oecologia https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05047-x 

Put, J. E., G. W. Mitchell, N. A. Mahony, J. Costa, T. L. Imlay, S. Bossuyt, C. Boynton, G. Burness, D. R. Evans, K. A. Hobson, J. W. Kusack, Olga Lansdorp, A. K. Lenske, B. McClenaghan, E. Nol, A. Salvadori, A. C. Smith, T. D. Williams, B. Whittam, M. D. Cadman.  2021. Regional variability in Barn Swallow population trajectories across Canada is not predicted by breeding performance. Avian Conservation and Ecology https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01933-10210  

Macdonald, A., P. A. Smith, C. A. Friis, J. E. Lyons, Y. Aubry, E. Nol. 2021. Stopover ecology of Red Knots in southwestern James Bay during southbound migration. Journal of Wildlife Management. Online http://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22059.   

Information for prospective students

I am interested in most aspects of the biology and conservation of shorebirds, both on their breeding grounds and in their wintering range. The focus of this research is primarily on the genus Charadrius (the small plovers) but I have also had students work on communities of shorebirds in southern estuarine environments and in recent years have been working on breeding Whimbrel, and other shorebird species on their sub-arctic breeding grounds.  I welcome inquiries from students with strong skills in avian and population ecology.  Prospective students with skills in marine biology but are interested in the terrestrial vertebrate components of marine communities are also most welcome to write.  Excellent bird identification skills are an asset.  I am not currently able to support students who are not qualified for internal or external funding.

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