The Watershed Ecology Team is a research group at Natural Resource Canada’s Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada.
We study how aquatic ecosystem functions and services are influenced by watershed-scale processes, and the ways that forest disturbances and land management decisions influence these process and ecosystem responses.
Our group integrates fine-scale microbial and molecular processes across spatial and temporal scales, to inform land-based resource management and policies to mitigate and avoid impacts on freshwater resources.
Meet the Team
Watershed Ecology Team
Erik J.S. Emilson
Research Scientist, Watershed Ecology Team Lead, Associate Editor CJFR
Northern Forests, Watershed Ecology, Global Change, Ecosystem Functions, Carbon Fate
Madison McCaig
Forest Watershed Biologist
Aquatic Ecology, Forest Health, Reclamation, Invasive Species
Derek Chartrand
Chemistry Lab Technician
Microbial ecology, Environmental genomics, Forest management
Raija Hache
Environmental Technologist
Climate Change, Aquatic Ecology, Forest Management, Wildlife Conservation
Samuel Woodman
Watershed Geoinformatics Specialist
Terrestrial-aquatic linkages, Global change, Watershed ecology, Data analysis and visualization, Geospatial data
Visiting and Co-supervised Students
Jonathan Lavigne
Ph.D. Student, Lakehead University
Land Reclamation, Wetland Science, Environmental Science
Celeste Milli
PhD student, Trent University
Microbiology, Brook trout, Forest management, Climate Change
Erin Matula
M.Sc. Student, Trent University
GIS, Limnology, Fire Ecology, Fishing and Foraging, MTN Biking, Backpacking
Visiting and Contributing Scientists
Caroline Emilson
Forest Ecologist and Bioinformatician
Microbial ecology, Environmental genomics, Forest management, R Programming
Asun Rodríguez-Uña
Postdoc researcher at the University of Cambridge
Ecosystem Restoration, Forest Ecology, Biotic Interactions, Soil Ecology, Ecosystem Functions
Past WETlab Members
Erika C. Freeman
Ph.D. Student, University of Cambridge
Brian Kielstra
Cumulative Effects Research Scientist
David Kreutzweiser
Research Scientist, Emeritus
Scott Capell
Environmental Technician
Alexandra Clark
Watershed Ecology Technician/ Co-op Student
Ashley Mueller
Summer Student Technician
Bastien Humbert
Summer Intern
Holly Campbell
Stream Technician
Joe Schadenberg
Watershed Analyst
Mikkealla Hurley
Research and Program Assistant
Sarah Wald
Summer intern, University of Cambridge
Publications
Contact
- erik.emilson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
- Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5