Eric Higgs, University of Victoria

Research

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

Ecological restoration ecological novelty historical ecology repeat photography nature and technology

Latest papers

Multiscale determinants of Pacific chorus frog occurrence in a developed landscape.
Urban ecosystems · 2021 · senior author
Publisher Correction: A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Scientific reports · 2020
A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Scientific reports · 2020

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Ecological Restoration: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Engaging Canadians with Nature
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$50,000
New natures and mountain landscapes
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$219,319
Through the eyes of practitioners: re-imagining and restorying medication safety with photographic research
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$128,192

All 5 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Multiscale determinants of Pacific chorus frog occurrence in a developed landscape.

Green J, Govindarajulu P, Higgs E

Urban ecosystems2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01057-4 PMID: 34720571

02

Publisher Correction: A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Trant A, Higgs E, Starzomski BM

Scientific reports2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76735-6 PMID: 33173101

03

A century of high elevation ecosystem change in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Trant A, Higgs E, Starzomski BM

Scientific reports2020

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66277-2 PMID: 32546740

04

A criteria and indicators monitoring framework for food forestry embedded in the principles of ecological restoration.

Park H, Higgs E

Environmental monitoring and assessment2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6494-9 PMID: 29396659

05

Toward principles of historical ecology.

Beller E, McClenachan L, Trant A, Sanderson EW, Rhemtulla J, Guerrini A, Grossinger R, Higgs E

American journal of botany2017Senior author

DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1700070 PMID: 28515077

06

Conservation. Committing to ecological restoration.

Suding K, Higgs E, Palmer M, Callicott JB, Anderson CB, Baker M, Gutrich JJ, Hondula KL, LaFevor MC, Larson BM, Randall A, Ruhl JB, Schwartz KZ

Science (New York, N.Y.)2015

DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa4216 PMID: 25953995

Ecological Restoration: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Engaging Canadians with Nature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Higgs, Eric S.

Keywords: ecological restoration; restoration ecology; nature-based solutions; climate mitigation; human connection to nature

$50,000

New natures and mountain landscapes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Higgs, Eric S.

Keywords: mountain landscapes; new natures; novel ecosystems; climate change; social dimensions of environmental issues; environmental management; ecological restoration; decision making; archival science; historical geography

$219,319

Through the eyes of practitioners: re-imagining and restorying medication safety with photographic research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Marck, Patricia B.

Keywords: adaptive management; ecological restoration; ethics; healthcare environment; medication safety; moral imagination; nursing; patient safety; photo elicitation; photo novella; photo voice; photography protocol; repeat photography; restorative framework

$128,192

A photographic measure: understanding landscape change in the Canadian Rockies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Higgs, Eric S.

Keywords: ecological restoration; landscape change; Waterton Lakes National Park; spatial sciences; environmental anthropology

$174,153

What the past holds for the future: eighty years of change in Jasper National Park

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Higgs, Eric

Keywords: Jasper National Park; repeat photography; environmental history; history of surveying and mapping; environmental anthropology; historical ecology; landscape change; ecological restoration

$100,289

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Environmental Studies
School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability
Forest & Conservation Sciences

Co-authors at University of Victoria, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Andrew Trant

School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability

3 shared papers, latest 2020

Jeanine Rhemtulla

Forest & Conservation Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Ecological restoration Dear Professor Higgs, 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 "Multiscale determinants of Pacific chorus frog occurrence in a developed landscape." (2021), 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 SSHRC-funded project "Ecological Restoration: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Mitigation and Engaging Canadians with Nature" (2019), 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]