Simard, Suzanne
Professor
RPF
Leader of The Mother Tree Project
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Forest Sciences Centre 3601
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada
work phone: 604-362-7706
Research Areas:
BiodiversityClimate ChangeCommunicationsConservationEcologyEcosystemsForest BiologyForest ManagementMicrobiologySilvicultureSoil ScienceStand DynamicsSustainabilityAreas of research include:
- Forest ecology
- Plant-soil microbial interactions
- Plant-plant interactions
- Ectomycorrhizae
- Mycorrhizal networks
- Forest stand dynamics (regeneration, growth, mortality)
- Forest disturbances
- Complex adaptive systems and ecological resilience
- Global change
Projects
The Mother Tree Project Current
May, 2017 – May, 2019
Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia (Roach, Simard)
Designing successful forest renewal practices for our changing climate Current
September, 2015 – August, 2019
NSERC SPG (Simard, Roach, Pickles, Lavkulich, Mohn, Pither)
Plantmycorrhizal fungal interaction networks: understanding their role in the resilience and adaptation of forests to climate change Current
April, 2016 – March, 2021
NSERC DG
The Salmon Forest Project Current
May, 2017 – May, 2019
Donner Canadian Foundation (Simard, Ryan)
Using the functional traits of soil fungi to improve post-disturbance pine regeneration Current
May, 2015 – May, 2018
NSERC SPG (Erbigin, Cahill, Karst, Simard)
Awards
Killam Teaching Award 2006
