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
Casey Croswell
FSWEP student technician
Botany, Entomology, Aquatic ecosystems, Climate change, Spending time in nature
Samuel Woodman
Watershed Geoinformatics Specialist
Terrestrial-aquatic linkages, Global change, Watershed ecology, Data analysis and visualization, Geospatial data
Visiting and Co-supervised Students
Cameron Lefebvre
MSc Student, Laurentian University
Environmental Remediation, Gastrointestinal Parasites, Small Mammals, Climate Change, Two-Eyed Seeing
Celeste Milli
PhD student, Trent University
Microbiology, Brook trout, Forest management, Climate Change
Eric Maquignaz
PhD Student, Carleton University
Wildlife Conservation, Community ecology, Forest management, watershed ecology, avian insectivores
Mallory West
Zoology Student, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Laurentian University
Research, Hiking, Angling, Camping
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
Brian Kielstra
Cumulative Effects Research Scientist
Jonathan Lavigne
Biologist
Erika C. Freeman
Ph.D. Student, University of Cambridge
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
Benoit Hamel
Terrestrial Ecosystems Specialist
Erin Matula
M.Sc. Student, Trent University
Holly Campbell
Stream Technician
Joe Schadenberg
Watershed Analyst
Mikkealla Hurley
Research and Program Assistant
Raija Hache
Environmental Technologist
Sarah Wald
Summer intern, University of Cambridge
Sommer F. Starr
Post-doctoral Fellow, Trent University
Publications
Contact
- erik.emilson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
- Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5