David Montwé, University of British Columbia

Research

Climate change Competition Drought Fertilization Forests Frost Mixed species Physiological responses to extremes

Latest funding

Resilience of western Canadian forests to climatic extremes
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Resilience of western Canadian forests to climatic extremes
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Resilience of western Canadian forests to climatic extremes

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Montwé, David

Keywords: forests; drought; frost; climate change; resilience; physiological responses to extremes; mixed species; competition; fertilization; tree rings and wood anatomy

$112,000

Resilience of western Canadian forests to climatic extremes

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Montwé, David

$12,500

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: Climate change Dear Professor Montwé, 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 climate change 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 "Resilience of western Canadian forests to climatic extremes" (2021), 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]