Amanda Bates, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Global ecology Conservation biology Marine eco-physiology Community ecology

Latest funding

Local-scale buffering of extreme events and resilience of temperate rocky reefs
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
NSERC Create for Coastal Climate Solutions (CCS)
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$363,400
A Breathing Air Compressor for Scientific Diving Research and Training at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$46,719

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Local-scale buffering of extreme events and resilience of temperate rocky reefs

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bates, Amanda

Keywords: climate resilience; marine spatial planning; mutiple stressors; ecophysiology; historical analyses; experiments; extreme events; rocky reefs; population persistence; species recovery

$62,000

NSERC Create for Coastal Climate Solutions (CCS)

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Baum, Julia JK

Keywords: built environment; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; coastal rural communities; energy transition; interdisciplinary training; marine renewables; ocean climate solutions; science policy; transportation

$363,400

A Breathing Air Compressor for Scientific Diving Research and Training at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Rogers, Sean

$46,719

Interplay between summer and winter climate change in reshaping marine biodiversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bates, Amanda

Keywords: community ecology; conservation physiology; energetics; environmental variability; macroecology; physiological diversity; physiological ecology; range shifts; species distributions; thermal physiology

$140,000

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: Global ecology Dear Professor Bates, 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 global 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 "Local-scale buffering of extreme events and resilience of temperate rocky reefs" (2024), 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]