Nipissing University's Master of Environmental Science (MESc) program is recruiting a prospective MESc student for a funded project at Nipissing University (Supervisor, Dr. Jeff Dech) - please email Dr. Jeff Dech for further discussion.
This project is part of an NSERC ALLIANCE Grant led by YAN BOUCHER (UQAC) with Co-Investigators from seven different universities across Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.
This MESc project will use PGP/PSP and disturbance data from the Ontario coverage of a Forest Composition, Structure and Disturbance Database to define contemporary successional pathways for specific forest regions. Information on these pathways is currently lacking, and critically needed to establish successional rules for planning purposes. The analysis will focus on the standard forest units that are the basis for forest management planning in Ontario, and compare the utility of forest units to provincial ecosite classifications for describing successional trajectories.
This MESc project will directly partner with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and will be connected to the larger network of universities and government agencies in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick included in the Alliance project
The funding package for the MESc student completing this project will include an $18,000 stipend per year (two years) with $1,000 in conference support and $500 in publication support.
Information on the Interdisciplinary Master of Environmental Science (MESc) program at Nipissing University can be found on Environmental Science / Environmental Studies page.
Interested students must send a cover letter and CV to Dr. Jeff Dech.