Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Queen's University
$200,000.00
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change
FY 2020-21
Summary
One of the most pressing challenges faced by environmental researchers and managers isthe lack of long-term monitoring measurements, as these data are required to assess trends in ecosystem change, determine the relative impacts of natural versus anthropogenic changes, and set realistic mitigation goals (i.e. define reference or background conditions). Fortunately, lakes archive a record of past environmental change in their sediment profiles, which can be interpreted and used in lieu of these missing instrumental data. This proposal will develop and apply paleolimnological approaches to study many key environmental issues, including climatic change (especially in sensitive Arctic and mountain regions), water quality problems, as well as studies on contaminant transport and related issues.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000230424
Name nom
Smol, John
Department département
Biology
Organization id
29
Institution établissement
Queen's University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
4700
Research subject group en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject group fr
Évolution et écologie
Research subject en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject fr
Évolution et écologie
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
One of the most pressing challenges faced by environmental researchers and managers isthe lack of long-term monitoring measurements, as these data are required to assess trends in ecosystem change, determine the relative impacts of natural versus anthropogenic changes, and set realistic mitigation goals (i.e. define reference or background conditions). Fortunately, lakes archive a record of past environmental change in their sediment profiles, which can be interpreted and used in lieu of these missing instrumental data. This proposal will develop and apply paleolimnological approaches to study many key environmental issues, including climatic change (especially in sensitive Arctic and mountain regions), water quality problems, as well as studies on contaminant transport and related issues.
