Dr. Ché Elkin
Mixedwood Ecology Chair with the University of Northern British Columbia’s Ecosystem Science and Management.
A forest ecologist whose research focuses on how climate and landscape disturbances interact to influence forest dynamics, landscape connectivity, and the spatial distribution of forest ecosystem services. My research is premised on the idea that by improving our understanding of the ecological processes that drive forest dynamics we will be better able to: predict how the systems will change in the future in response to shifting environmental, climatic and socioeconomic conditions, more accurately evaluate the uncertainty associated with future environmental conditions, and develop more robust forest management plans.
Colin Chisholm RPF
Is the Assistant Manager with the Aleza Lake Research Forest. In addition to his regular duties he is pursuing graduate studies under the supervision of Dr. Che Elkin. He received a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management with a major in Forestry from UNBC a Registered Professional Forester. Colin has been working in the forest industry for over 20 years with a strong background in silvicultural operations. Colin has a special interests in geographic information systems and remote sensing, forest soils, and real-world / boots-on-the-ground application of new technologies.
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Join Our Team – Research Opportunities
M.Sc. in forest ecology and remote sensing
We are seeking a M.Sc. student to examine the links between forest structural complexity and forest biological diversity in British Columbia’s central interior. Applicants should be interested in studying the drivers of forest diversity at local and landscape scales, and also interested in using remote sensing data to evaluate forest ecosystems. Research associated with this project will primarily be done at the Aleza Lake Research Forest, situated 70km east of Prince George, and will make use of aerial LiDAR data that has been collected for the research forest. This M.Sc. research project will entail a combination of field sampling under difficult conditions and computer modeling…. read here for further information
M.Sc. in forest climate interactions
Seeking a M.Sc. student to evaluate how individual tree growth is influences by site-specific growing conditions and experienced climate variables over short (daily) and intermediate (monthly, yearly) periods. The student will evaluate environmental conditions in the field and measure trees growth response using dendrometer bands. The objective of this project is to advance our understanding of how tree growth is influenced by within season climatic variation so that we will be able to better project forest development under future climate conditions…. read here for further information
M.Sc. opportunity in forest ecology and carbon dynamics
Investigate above ground carbon dynamics in sub-boreal forests in British Columbia’s interior plateau. Using a combination of remotes sensing data (aerial LiDAR) and field based surveys the student will evaluate carbon sequestration and carbon stock changes at the UNBC Aleza Lake Research Forest over the past decade. Detailed plot-based carbon stock measurements and LiDAR data were initially acquired in the mid 2000’s, and acquired again in 2015. We would like to understand the stock changes over this interval, and how environmental factors influence carbon accumulation in trees at different stages of development…. read here for further information
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