Carol Frost, University of Alberta

Research

ants community assembly ecological networks ecosystem function forest succession herbivory Lepidoptera parasitoids

Latest funding

Species Interaction Networks in the Boreal Forest: Structure, Assembly, Function, and Responses to Disturbance
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Species Interaction Networks in the Boreal Forest: Structure, Assembly, Function, and Responses to Disturbance
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$196,000

All 2 grants and awards

Species Interaction Networks in the Boreal Forest: Structure, Assembly, Function, and Responses to Disturbance

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Frost, Carol

$12,500

Species Interaction Networks in the Boreal Forest: Structure, Assembly, Function, and Responses to Disturbance

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Frost, Carol

Keywords: ecological networks; trophic and non-trophic interactions; community assembly; forest succession; ecosystem function; herbivory; top-down control; lepidoptera; parasitoids; ants

$196,000

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: ants Dear Professor Frost, 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 ants 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 "Species Interaction Networks in the Boreal Forest: Structure, Assembly, Function, and Responses to Disturbance" (2019), 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]