Earth and Environment
How well species can move among habitat -islands- in human transformed landscapes is key to their survival, study finds When natural habitats are cleared to make way for cities, roads and agriculture, this often leaves behind -islands- of fragmented habitat that can place species at risk of extinction.
"If you pick a spot in, say, a rainforest, and count the number of different species of lizards within 15 metres and you come up with a number," says Luke Mahler, "What determines that number?" Mahler is an assistant professor in the University of Toronto's department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science.
A collaborative study between researchers at Simon Fraser University and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has found that high logging intensity in the Interior watersheds of British Columbia is associated with warmer stream temperatures in salmon-bearing streams, potentially contributing to increased heat stress in salmon.
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Assistant Professor (Teaching), Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering University of Calgary
Postdoctoral Scholar, Reservoir Simulation, Department of Geoscience, Faculty of Science University of Calgary
Assistant or Associate Professor and Cameron Chair in Ecological Pest Management University of Guelph
Tenure track or tenured faculty position at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank University of Alberta
Professeure ou professeur en génie des mines et minéralurgie Université de Laval
Professeure ou professeur en changements climatiques et gaz à effet de serre en lien avec la gestion durable des sols en agriculture Université de Laval
Tenure Track Position in climate change and greenhouse gases in relation to sustainable soil management in agriculture Université de Laval
University of Toronto partners with Vale Energy Transition Metals to accelerate sustainable mining solutions

University of Toronto grad student tracks 70 years of snow and ice data in the High Arctic

Major grant will help University of Waterloo build a sustainable aeronautics sector
University of Toronto Faculty of Law event focuses on law and policy amid climate change

University of Toronto Centre in India launches in Mumbai in partnership with Tata Trusts