Dennis Murray, Trent University

Research

Predator-prey interactions Population dynamics Boreal forest Climate change Wildlife Genomics Population cycles Conservation biology Environmental monitoring

Latest papers

The impact of variable predation risk on stress in snowshoe hares over the cycle in North America's boreal forest: adjusting to change.
Oecologia · 2021
Improved prediction of Canada lynx distribution through regional model transferability and data efficiency.
Ecology and evolution · 2021
Distribution and connectivity of protected areas in the Americas facilitates transboundary conservation.
Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2020 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Climate change impacts and biotic responses in the boreal forest
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$17,000
Climate change impacts and biotic responses in the boreal forest
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$54,000
Integrative Wildlife Conservation, Bioinformatics, and Ecological Modeling
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$750,000

All 25 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

The impact of variable predation risk on stress in snowshoe hares over the cycle in North America's boreal forest: adjusting to change.

Lavergne SG, Krebs CJ, Kenney AJ, Boutin S, Murray D, Palme R, Boonstra R

Oecologia2021

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-05019-1 PMID: 34435235

02

Improved prediction of Canada lynx distribution through regional model transferability and data efficiency.

Olson LE, Bjornlie N, Hanvey G, Holbrook JD, Ivan JS, Jackson S, Kertson B, King T, Lucid M, Murray D, Naney R, Rohrer J, Scully A, Thornton D, Walker Z, Squires JR

Ecology and evolution2021

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7157 PMID: 33613997

03

Distribution and connectivity of protected areas in the Americas facilitates transboundary conservation.

Thornton D, Branch L, Murray D

Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/eap.2027 PMID: 31642567

04

Pathogen vs. predator: ranavirus exposure dampens tadpole responses to perceived predation risk.

Rae J, Murray D

Oecologia2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04501-1 PMID: 31535255

05

Reassessing the success of experts and nonexperts at correctly differentiating between closely related species from camera trap images: A reply to Gooliaff and Hodges.

Thornton DH, King TW, Scully A, Murray D

Ecology and evolution2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5255 PMID: 31236211

06

CONSERVATION POLICY. Questionable policy for large carnivore hunting.

Creel S, Becker M, Christianson D, Dröge E, Hammerschlag N, Hayward MW, Karanth U, Loveridge A, Macdonald DW, Matandiko W, M'soka J, Murray D, Rosenblatt E, Schuette P

Science (New York, N.Y.)2015

DOI: 10.1126/science.aac4768 PMID: 26680181

Climate change impacts and biotic responses in the boreal forest

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

Keywords: boreal forest; predator-prey interactions; population dynamics; forest ecology; population cycles; climate change; herbivory; snow; evolutionary dynamics; conservation

$17,000

Climate change impacts and biotic responses in the boreal forest

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

Keywords: boreal forest; predator-prey interactions; population dynamics; forest ecology; population cycles; climate change; herbivory; snow; evolutionary dynamics; conservation

$54,000

Integrative Wildlife Conservation, Bioinformatics, and Ecological Modeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

Keywords: Conservation biology; Environmental monitoring; Predator-prey interactions; Climate change; Ecosystems; Population dynamics; Ecological Modeling; Wildlife Genomics; Amphibians; Boreal forest

$750,000

Application of remote sensing technologies to assess responses of a boreal keystone species to variability in food and structural cover

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$144,906

Bio-monitoring Canada lynx to reveal intricate predator-prey interactions and boreal ecosystem dynamics

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$149,694

New perspectives on the consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

Keywords: Behavioural ecology; Foraging behaviour; Non consumptive effects of predators; Northern ecology; Population cycles; Population dynamics; Predator-prey interactions; Spatial ecology; Wildlife genomics

$282,000

Consumptive and non-consumptive effects of predators on prey in the northern boreal forest

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis DL

Keywords: boreal forest; Canada lynx; environmental stressors; field experiment; foraging strategy; predation; predator-prey interactions; snowshoe hares; Yukon

$90,000

Biotelemetry system for quantifying the non-consumptive effects of predators on prey

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$147,544

Establishing environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring for causal analysis of amphibian occupancy and aquatic ecosystem risk assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$596,876

Integrative Wildlife Conservation, Ecological Modeling And Bioinformatics.

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$50,000

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

Rudy Boonstra

Biological Sciences (Scarborough)

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Predator-prey interactions Dear Professor Murray, 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 "The impact of variable predation risk on stress in snowshoe hares over the cycle in North America's boreal forest: adjusting to change." (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 NSERC-funded project "Climate change impacts and biotic responses in the boreal forest" (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]