Diane Srivastava, University of British Columbia

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of British Columbia profile.

Latest papers

Evolution of an inferior competitor increases resistance to biological invasion.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2020

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Improving methods and data to assess the state of Canada's watersheds
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$219,911
Ecological, geographic and phylogenetic dimensions of food webs and their response to global change
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$195,000
Urgent equipment requirements to continue long-term research program on tropical food webs
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$63,560

All 12 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Evolution of an inferior competitor increases resistance to biological invasion.

Germain RM, Srivastava D, Angert AL

Nature ecology & evolution2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1105-x PMID: 32066886

Improving methods and data to assess the state of Canada's watersheds

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

Keywords: Inland waters; Environment

$219,911

Ecological, geographic and phylogenetic dimensions of food webs and their response to global change

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

Keywords: trophic structure; metacommunity; climate change; phylogenetic community ecology; functional biogeography; ecological stoichiometry; freshwater invertebrates; forest fragmentation; urban ecology; data syntheses

$195,000

Urgent equipment requirements to continue long-term research program on tropical food webs

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$63,560

Studies in NSE Research - Synthesis science and collaborative networks in Canada: career impacts and gender equity

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Unique Initiatives Fund

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$100,000

Spatial determinants of food web structure and function, from landscape to global scales

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$372,000

The role of ecological filtering, dispersal limitation and species traits in determining food web structure and function

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$270,000

The role of ecological filtering, dispersal limitation and species traits in determining food web structure and function

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$120,000

Field vehicles for tropical ecology research

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$28,933

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Biodiversity Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Otto, Sarah

$1,650,000

Spatial variation in invertebrate food webs: identifying cause and ecological consequence

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Srivastava, Diane

$169,500

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 Dear Professor Srivastava, 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 "Evolution of an inferior competitor increases resistance to biological invasion." (2020), and it 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 "Improving methods and data to assess the state of Canada's watersheds" (2025), 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]