Richard Westwood, University of Winnipeg

Research

captive breeding climate change disturbance ecology habitat conservation habitat management habitat restoration landscape ecology population ecology

Latest papers

Ground Validation Reveals Limited Applicability of Species Distribution Models for Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae, Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) Recovery Efforts in Canada.
Environmental entomology · 2022 · senior author
An assessment of the effectiveness of the Mosquito Magnet Pro Model for suppression of nuisance mosquitoes.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association · 2006

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Recovery of two endangered prairie butterfly species in Canada
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$68,667
Bridging practice, research and advocacy for community forests in Canada
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$18,250
NSERC - CANPOLIN (Canadian Pollination Initiative)
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$5,278,700

All 7 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Ground Validation Reveals Limited Applicability of Species Distribution Models for Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae, Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) Recovery Efforts in Canada.

Dearborn KD, Murray C, Westwood R

Environmental entomology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac084 PMID: 36305750

02

An assessment of the effectiveness of the Mosquito Magnet Pro Model for suppression of nuisance mosquitoes.

Henderson JP, Westwood R, Galloway T

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association2006

DOI: 10.2987/8756-971x(2006)22[401:aaoteo]2.0.co;2 PMID: 17067037

Recovery of two endangered prairie butterfly species in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Westwood, Richard RA

Keywords: captive breeding; climate change; disturbance ecology; habitat conservation; habitat management; habitat restoration; landscape ecology; population ecology; species at risk; species reintroduction

$68,667

Bridging practice, research and advocacy for community forests in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Bullock, Ryan C.L.

Keywords: community forestry; northern development; sustainable forest management; public outreach; knowledge dissemination; networking; policy innovation; cross-cultural collaboration

$18,250

NSERC - CANPOLIN (Canadian Pollination Initiative)

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Networks

Principal investigators: Kevan, Peter

$5,278,700

Impacts of cattle grazing and environmental variables on the regeneration of commercially harvested aspen stands in the aspen parkland

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Park, Andrew

$46,000

The effect of fire on conifer regeneration dynamics of boreal mixedwood stands: the role of exposed mineral soil seedbeds from windthrow and uprooting

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Westwood, Richard

$18,000

Churchill Northern Studies Centre research support enhancement

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Cloutis, Edward

$231,000

Influence of forest harvesting on arthropod biodiversity in black spruce ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Canadian Forest Service Research Partnership

Principal investigators: Westwood, Richard

$16,450

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: captive breeding Dear Professor Westwood, 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 "Ground Validation Reveals Limited Applicability of Species Distribution Models for Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae, Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) Recovery Efforts in Canada." (2022), 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 "Recovery of two endangered prairie butterfly species in Canada" (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]