







Forest Ecology Research Group
Located at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, the Forest Ecology Research Group examines the impacts of global change on forest ecosystems and their functions.
We seek to understand how different aspects of global change, most notably climate warming are altering the structure, function and composition of forest communities. By understanding the mechanisms underlying community response to global change factors, we can better anticipate the responses of these communities to future conditions.
We focus on forest ecosystems including tropical, temperate and boreal forests as well as low arctic tundra.




Research Areas
Research conducted in the Forest Ecology Research Group…
Boreal Wildfire Ecology
Boreal Forests on Thawing Permafrost
Warming-Induced Changes at the Boreal Forest-Tundra Ecotone
Boreal Forests in a Global Context
Changing Northern Water Resources
Meet Our Team
Recent News
- June 30, 2023
ABoVE Team Fieldwork
- March 28, 2023
Jocelyn Biro awarded Irving Fox Memorial Scholarship
- February 7, 2023
Research Assistant Positions Available – Summer 2023
- October 17, 2022
Fall Frost Probing Campaign 2022
- November 22, 2021
Katherine Standen Successfully Defends PhD Thesis!
- October 29, 2021
Dr. Baltzer Interviewed on Quirks and Quarks
- September 20, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Cory Wallace
- August 20, 2021