James MacIvor, University of Toronto

Research

Biodiversity Community ecology Conservation biology Ecological networks Ecosystem functions Landscape heterogeneity Microbial ecology Pollinators

Latest funding

Assessing Microplastic Exposure Risk to Wild Bees and Pollination Services
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$440,934
Toward sustainable urban and peri-urban agriculture for net-zero food systems
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$2,507,997
Towards Sustainable Agriculture in Canadian Cities
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$15,000

All 4 grants and awards

Assessing Microplastic Exposure Risk to Wild Bees and Pollination Services

Principal investigatorNSERC2025ECCC - Plastics

Principal investigators: MacIvor, James

Keywords: Environment

$440,934

Toward sustainable urban and peri-urban agriculture for net-zero food systems

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Isaac, Marney E.

Keywords: urban and peri-urban agriculture; sustainable food systems; soil biogeochemistry; crop stress physiology; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions reductions; bioinoculants; land use policy; community-engaged research; ecological modelling

$2,507,997

Towards Sustainable Agriculture in Canadian Cities

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Isaac, Marney E

Keywords: Biofertilizer; Carbon sequestration; Crop breeding; Crop stress physiology; Emissions reductions; Food miles; Land use policy; Perennial agriculture; Sustainable food systems; Urban and peri-urban agriculture

$15,000

Bee diversity and pollination services in dynamic heterogeneous landscapes

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacIvor, James

Keywords: Biodiversity; Community ecology; Conservation biology; Ecological networks; Ecosystem functions; Landscape heterogeneity; Microbial ecology; Pollinators; Species interactions; Urban ecology

$231,000

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: Biodiversity Dear Professor MacIvor, 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 biodiversity 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 "Assessing Microplastic Exposure Risk to Wild Bees and Pollination Services" (2025), 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]