Elizabeth Gow, Simon Fraser University

Research

forest ecology bird conservation seasonal interactions habitat use landscape change terrestrial birds ornithology forest fires

Latest funding

Urban ecological traps across the annual cycle in songbirds
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Urban ecological traps across the annual cycle in songbirds
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$36,000

All 2 grants and awards

Urban ecological traps across the annual cycle in songbirds

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Gow, Elizabeth

Keywords: forest ecology; bird conservation; seasonal interactions; habitat use; landscape change; terrestrial birds; ornithology; forest fires; movement ecology; urban ecology

$12,500

Urban ecological traps across the annual cycle in songbirds

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gow, Elizabeth

Keywords: forest ecology; bird conservation; seasonal interactions; habitat use; landscape change; terrestrial birds; ornithology; forest fires; movement ecology; urban ecology

$36,000

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: forest ecology Dear Professor Gow, 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 forest ecology 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 "Urban ecological traps across the annual cycle in songbirds" (2024), 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]