EMEND graduate student progress

EMEND graduate student progress (October 2004)

Master Students

Student	Affiliation	Project Title	Project Status
Berger (Becker), Carrie	University of Minnesota	Modeling early regeneration processes in mixed-species forests of Alberta.	Defended 2002
Cuthbertson, Lisa	University of Alberta	Spatial patterns of Armillaria.	Defended, September 25, 2001
Wesley (Dunlop), Julia	University of Alberta	Effects of forest harvesting on spruce beetle parasitoids.	Defended September 19, 2002
Fenniak, Treena	University of Alberta	Understory vascular plant regeneration following disturbance.	Defended
Frey, Brent	University of Alberta	Effects of forest floor disturbance and canopy removal on soil nutrient dynamics and response of Calamagrostis canadensis, Epilobium angustifolium, and Picea glauca seedlings.	Defended September 2001
Harrison, Bruce	University of Alberta	Response of boreal forest birds to experimental harvest and burning.	Defended November 2001
Jacobs, Josh	University of Alberta	Saproxylic beetles and coarse woody debris.	Defended September 2004
Kembel, Steven	University of Alberta	Spatial patterns of boreal canopies, understory communities, and tree regeneration.	Defended September 2001
Lara Almuedo, Pedro	University of Toronto	Surface fuel characteristics in boreal forests of north-western Alberta: Practical considerations for prescribed burn implementation.	Defended 2003
Lazaruk, Lance	University of Alberta	The impact of silvicultural practices on the abundance and biodiversity of ectomycorrhizae in a boreal forest ecosystem.	Defended 2002
Lindo, Zoe	University of Calgary	Harvesting effects on soil mesofauna and decomposition /nutrient cycling processes in aspen and spruce stands of the boreal mixed-wood forest.	Defended 2003
Martin, René	University of British Columbia	Reproductive responses of bunchberry (Cornus Canadensis) to disturbance in a managed forest.	Defended
Mills, Suzanne	University of Alberta	Distribution of bryophyte species diversity in relation to microsite and moisture availability at 2 scales within conifer dominated boreal forests.	Defended
Morneau, Louis	University of Alberta	Lepidoptera diversity following fire and harvesting.	Defended January 28, 2002
Park, Jane	University of Calgary	Movement and settlement of bark beetles in a heterogeneous landscape.	Defended Fall 2002
Patriquin, Krista	University of Calgary	Impacts of fire and harvesting on the foraging ecology of forest dwelling bats.	Defended
Pinzon, Jaime	University of Alberta	Spider community composition of regenerating boreal mixed forests.	Data collection
Swallow, Mathew	University of Alberta	Nutrient cycling processes following prescribed fires.	Data collection

Doctorate Students

Student	Affiliation	Project Title	Project Status
Bergeron, Colin	University of Alberta	Effect of fire behavior on dynamic associations of insects and plants at the landscape level.	Data collection
Caners, Richard	University of Alberta	Bryophyte diversity in response to partial harvesting in a northern mixedwood boreal forest.	Data collection
Chavez, Virginia	University of Alberta	Patterns and causes of variation in understory plant diversity and composition in the mixed-wood boreal forest of Alberta.	Data collection
Diaz, Irma	University of Alberta	Soils and Nutrient Cycling	Data collection
Hannam, Kirsten	University of Alberta	Linking changes in the soil microbial community with changes in soil C chemistry following timber harvesting in the boreal mixedwood forests of northwestern Alberta.	Writing Thesis
Jerabkova, Lucie	University of British Columbia	Nitrogen transformations in boreal mixedwoods.	Writing Thesis
Kamunya, Esther	University of Alberta	Dynamics of a Lepidopteran (moth) community in managed boreal forests of Northwesten Alberta, Canada	Data Collection
Shorthouse, David	University of Alberta	Boreal spiders as bioindicators of forest disturbance and management	Writing Thesis

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