Addressing Spatial and Computational Issues in Integrated Analysis of Modern Ecological Data

Why Study Wildlife Population Monitoring?

Human disturbances and climate change are impacting Canadian wildlife populations. Monitoring these populations using various data sources is a good way to understand how ecological systems are responding. 

As new technologies increase the volume and variety of data that can be collected, scientists are combining new methods with more traditional wildlife data collection. This combined data can be used to ensure that mitigation efforts are successful, and inform policy for conservation management.

Areas of Exploration

Integrated Data Sources

Includes integrating new and traditional methods wildlife data collection, to increase the volume and variety of data that can be collected. 

Multiple Monitoring Methods

Includes evaluating the benefits of combined data sources, and providing guidelines on resource allocation for future studies with multiple monitoring methods. 

Policy in Practice

Includes helping conservation management groups across Canada make data-driven decisions in managing threatened wildlife populations.

Solving Global Challenges

Research Team’s Goal

To improve wildlife population monitoring to better understand how ecological systems are responding to human disturbance and climate change. To better ensure that mitigation efforts are successful.