Karen Hodges, University of British Columbia

Research

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

conservation ecology conservation policy foraging behaviour habitat selection owls population dynamics predators prey communities

Latest funding

Species conservation in a fiery future
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Ecology and conservation of peripheral populations in the face of increasing disturbance
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$140,000
Responses of insects and birds to biosolid application on grasslands
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$5,600

All 7 grants and awards

No publications available.

Species conservation in a fiery future

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

Keywords: wildfire; population dynamics; predators; conservation ecology; conservation policy; owls; prey communities; foraging behaviour; species at risk; habitat selection

$120,000

Ecology and conservation of peripheral populations in the face of increasing disturbance

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

$140,000

Responses of insects and birds to biosolid application on grasslands

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

$5,600

Impacts of biosolid application on insect and bird communities

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

$25,000

Climate-induced range shifts of mammals and reptiles: demography at range edges

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

$105,000

Predator persistence in fragmented forests: lynx and snowshoe hares

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

$72,200

Vernon C. "Bert" Brink Chair in Conservation Biology

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Hodges, Karen

$100,420

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: conservation ecology Dear Professor Hodges, 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 conservation 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 "Species conservation in a fiery future" (2022), 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]