Cameron Carlyle, University of Alberta

Research

Biodiversity Disturbance Ecosystem function Grasslands Grazing Plant traits Soil carbon cycling and storage

Latest funding

Trade-offs between biodiversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands due to cattle grazing
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$99,000
Mitigating recovery of mixedgrass prairie under high voltage powerline construction
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$208,180

Trade-offs between biodiversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands due to cattle grazing

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Carlyle, Cameron

Keywords: grasslands; ecosystem function; biodiversity; soil carbon cycling and storage; disturbance; grazing; plant traits

$99,000

Mitigating recovery of mixedgrass prairie under high voltage powerline construction

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bork, Edward

$208,180

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biodiversity Dear Professor Carlyle, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on biodiversity connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Trade-offs between biodiversity and soil carbon storage in grasslands due to cattle grazing" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]