Nina Hewitt, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Species-Specific Responses to Human Trampling Indicate Alpine Plant Size Is More Sensitive than Reproduction to Disturbance.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023

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Latest funding

Alpine Horizons: Integrative Solutions for Sustainable Management in Changing Climates and Recreation Landscapes of the BC southwest Coast Mountains
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$248,699

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1 publications.

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Species-Specific Responses to Human Trampling Indicate Alpine Plant Size Is More Sensitive than Reproduction to Disturbance.

Chardon NI, Stone P, Hilbert C, Maclachlan T, Ragsdale B, Zhao A, Goodwin K, Collins CG, Hewitt N, Elphinstone C

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/plants12173040 PMID: 37687287

Alpine Horizons: Integrative Solutions for Sustainable Management in Changing Climates and Recreation Landscapes of the BC southwest Coast Mountains

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Boulanger-Lapointe, Noémie N

Keywords: alpine; climate change; freshwater ecosystems; indigenous archeology; indigenous stewardship; integrative assessment; planning tool; plant ecology; recreation; wildlife ecology

$248,699

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 Hewitt, 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 "Species-Specific Responses to Human Trampling Indicate Alpine Plant Size Is More Sensitive than Reproduction to Disturbance." (2023), 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]