Helene Wagner, University of Toronto

Research

landscape connectivity modeling plant pollinator interactions plant mating system fragmentation Biodiversity Landscape connectivity Land-use planning Sustainability

Latest funding

Cryptic determinants of landscape connectivity
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Controlled environmental systems for studying the impact of climate change on plants, animals, and host-microbe interactions
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$141,978
Implementing landscape connectivity assessment for biodiversity management and land-use planning in Alberta
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$341,800

All 8 grants and awards

Cryptic determinants of landscape connectivity

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wagner, Helene

Keywords: landscape connectivity modeling; plant pollinator interactions; plant mating system; fragmentation

$40,000

Controlled environmental systems for studying the impact of climate change on plants, animals, and host-microbe interactions

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Dillon, Marcus

$141,978

Implementing landscape connectivity assessment for biodiversity management and land-use planning in Alberta

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Wagner, Helene HH

Keywords: Biodiversity; Landscape connectivity; Land-use planning; Sustainability

$341,800

Landscape constraints on plant functional connectivity as a multi-scale process

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wagner, Helene

$282,000

NSERC CREATE: A world-class Advanced Environmental Technologies (ADVENT) program

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$1,195,956

Complex Effects of Landscape Modification on Plant Functional Connectivity

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wagner, Helene

$135,000

Growth Chambers for Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research in Plant Biology

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Johnson, Marc

$150,000

Effects of landscape modification on biodiversity patterns and processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wagner, Helene

$100,000

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: landscape connectivity modeling Dear Professor Wagner, 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 landscape connectivity modeling 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 "Cryptic determinants of landscape connectivity" (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]