John Clague, Simon Fraser University

Research

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Latest papers

The importance of species addition 'versus' replacement varies over succession in plant communities after glacier retreat.
Nature plants · 2024
Local climate modulates the development of soil nematode communities after glacier retreat.
Global change biology · 2024
Topsoil organic matter build-up in glacier forelands around the world.
Global change biology · 2021

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Multibeam echosounder (MBES) for mapping subaqueous topography in rivers, lakes and seas
NSERC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$68,001
Rapid and Reproducible Grain Size Measurements of Fine-Grained Sediment: The Sedigraph 5120
NSERC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$46,443
Hazardous natural processes in high mountains
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$245,000

All 21 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

The importance of species addition 'versus' replacement varies over succession in plant communities after glacier retreat.

Cantera I, Carteron A, Guerrieri A, Marta S, Bonin A, Ambrosini R, Anthelme F, Azzoni RS, Almond P, Alviz Gazitúa P, Cauvy-Fraunié S, Ceballos Lievano JL, Chand P, Chand Sharma M, Clague J, Cochachín Rapre JA, Compostella C, Cruz Encarnación R, Dangles O, Eger A, Erokhin S, Franzetti A, Gielly L, Gili F, Gobbi M, Hågvar S, Khedim N, Meneses RI, Peyre G, Pittino F, Rabatel A, Urseitova N, Yang Y, Zaginaev V, Zerboni A, Zimmer A, Taberlet P, Diolaiuti GA, Poulenard J, Thuiller W, Caccianiga M, Ficetola GF

Nature plants2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01609-4 PMID: 38233559

02

Local climate modulates the development of soil nematode communities after glacier retreat.

Guerrieri A, Cantera I, Marta S, Bonin A, Carteron A, Ambrosini R, Caccianiga M, Anthelme F, Azzoni RS, Almond P, Alviz Gazitúa P, Cauvy-Fraunié S, Ceballos Lievano JL, Chand P, Chand Sharma M, Clague J, Cochachín Rapre JA, Compostella C, Cruz Encarnación R, Dangles O, Deline P, Eger A, Erokhin S, Franzetti A, Gielly L, Gili F, Gobbi M, Hågvar S, Khedim N, Meneses RI, Peyre G, Pittino F, Proietto A, Rabatel A, Urseitova N, Yang Y, Zaginaev V, Zerboni A, Zimmer A, Taberlet P, Diolaiuti GA, Poulenard J, Fontaneto D, Thuiller W, Ficetola GF

Global change biology2024

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17057 PMID: 38273541

03

Topsoil organic matter build-up in glacier forelands around the world.

Khedim N, Cécillon L, Poulenard J, Barré P, Baudin F, Marta S, Rabatel A, Dentant C, Cauvy-Fraunié S, Anthelme F, Gielly L, Ambrosini R, Franzetti A, Azzoni RS, Caccianiga MS, Compostella C, Clague J, Tielidze L, Messager E, Choler P, Ficetola GF

Global change biology2021

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15496 PMID: 33342032

Multibeam echosounder (MBES) for mapping subaqueous topography in rivers, lakes and seas

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Venditti, Jeremy

$68,001

Rapid and Reproducible Grain Size Measurements of Fine-Grained Sediment: The Sedigraph 5120

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dashtgard, Shahin

$46,443

Hazardous natural processes in high mountains

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Clague, John

$245,000

Holocene glacier fluctuations in the Keele Peak region, Yukon, Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Menounos, Brian

$64,058

Natural Hazard Research

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Clague, John

Keywords: CRC

$950,000

Natural Hazard Research

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Clague, John

Keywords: CRC

$200,000

The IsoTrace laboratory

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Kieser, William(Liam)

$179,703

Canadian cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Gosse, John

$227,500

Applications of InSAR in natural hazards research

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Clague, John

$76,046

Optical dating research of quatenary environments

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Lian, Olav

$120,959

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Clague, 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]. I read your paper "The importance of species addition 'versus' replacement varies over succession in plant communities after glacier retreat." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]