KEVIN STEVENS DEBORAH MACLATCHY Kevin’s research focuses on assessing the Deb is primarily interested in the source, impacts of water quality impairments mechanisms and effects of endocrine resulting from mining and wastewater disruptors on fish native to Canadian treatment plant discharge on wetland ecosystems, especially those ecosystems plant communities and plant driven under pressures from climate warming processes. He also examines wetland and urbanisation. Fish species and remediation and ways of enhancing ecosystems studied include mummichog function in constructed wetlands. (Atlantic estuaries), shiners, walleye Cold Regions and whitefish (NWT rivers and lakes), MICHAEL ENGLISH and darters and fathead minnow (S. Ontario rivers). Research Centre Mike examines how climate warming-induced changes to the annual snowpack structure influence PHILIP MARSH the Bathurst Caribou herd. He also Philip’s research focuses on conducts research in the high arctic on understanding the effects and the carbon balance near Lake Hazen, interactions among a warming Ellesmere Island. and drying climate, shrub expansion into tundra, thawing permafrost, SCOTT SLOCOMBE snow cover, and soil moisture on water resources. Scott seeks to improve the management of large, complex regions. His work connects environmental assessment WILLIAM QUINTON and land use planning in the western Bill’s research is focussed on the cordillera and St Elias region (Yukon) southern fringe of discontinuous using ecosystem approaches. permafrost between Fort Simpson, NWT and Fort Nelson, BC. His team JENNIFER BALTZER uses a combination of field observation and numerical modelling to evaluate Jennifer’s research focuses on the the impacts of climate warming, impacts of climate warming and permafrost thaw and land cover direct human disturbance on the change on water resources. structure and function of forest ecosystems. This includes the impacts of permafrost thaw and the resulting land- COLIN ROBERTSON cover change, Boreal wildfires, Colin is interested in the development and vegetation changes at tree lines. and application of spatial analysis and modelling tools applied broadly KEN HEWITT to large-scale environmental change processes. Colin’s research contributes to Ken’s first expedition to the Karakoram understanding how northern landscapes For more information, contact: Himalayas was in 1961. He continues and populations are changing, and to new Director, Cold Regions Research Centre to maintain a very active field research geospatial methods and models. [email protected] | 519.884.0710 x2160 SCIE-1075-APR16 programme in that region, and his 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 research continues to play a major role in redefining how we interpret temporal and spatial patterns of glacial and geomorphological processes. coldregions.ca WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY WATERLOO | Brantford | Kitchener | Toronto 140°0'W 130°0'W 120°0'W 110°0'W 100°0'W Vuntut

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