Scott Wilson, University of Regina

Research

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

Latest papers

Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2021
Author Correction: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2021

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Deep diversity: patterns, mechanisms, and effects in below-ground vegetation
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$130,000
Vegetation dynamics and belowground interactions along environmental gradients
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$250,000
Understanding and mitigating the impacts of altered temperature and precipitation regimes on the function and biodiversity of rangeland communities
NSERC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$673,380

All 12 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.

Shackelford N, Paterno GB, Winkler DE, Erickson TE, Leger EA, Svejcar LN, Breed MF, Faist AM, Harrison PA, Curran MF, Guo Q, Kirmer A, Law DJ, Mganga KZ, Munson SM, Porensky LM, Quiroga RE, Török P, Wainwright CE, Abdullahi A, Bahm MA, Ballenger EA, Barger N, Baughman OW, Becker C, Lucas-Borja ME, Boyd CS, Burton CM, Burton PJ, Calleja E, Carrick PJ, Caruana A, Clements CD, Davies KW, Deák B, Drake J, Dullau S, Eldridge J, Espeland E, Farrell HL, Fick SE, Garbowski M, de la Riva EG, Golos PJ, Grey PA, Heydenrych B, Holmes PM, James JJ, Jonas-Bratten J, Kiss R, Kramer AT, Larson JE, Lorite J, Mayence CE, Merino-Martín L, Miglécz T, Milton SJ, Monaco TA, Montalvo AM, Navarro-Cano JA, Paschke MW, Peri PL, Pokorny ML, Rinella MJ, Saayman N, Schantz MC, Parkhurst T, Seabloom EW, Stuble KL, Uselman SM, Valkó O, Veblen K, Wilson S, Wong M, Xu Z, Suding KL

Nature ecology & evolution2021259 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01510-3 PMID: 34294898

02

Author Correction: Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts.

Shackelford N, Paterno GB, Winkler DE, Erickson TE, Leger EA, Svejcar LN, Breed MF, Faist AM, Harrison PA, Curran MF, Guo Q, Kirmer A, Law DJ, Mganga KZ, Munson SM, Porensky LM, Quiroga RE, Török P, Wainwright CE, Abdullahi A, Bahm MA, Ballenger EA, Barger N, Baughman OW, Becker C, Lucas-Borja ME, Boyd CS, Burton CM, Burton PJ, Calleja E, Carrick PJ, Caruana A, Clements CD, Davies KW, Deák B, Drake J, Dullau S, Eldridge J, Espeland E, Farrell HL, Fick SE, Garbowski M, de la Riva EG, Golos PJ, Grey PA, Heydenrych B, Holmes PM, James JJ, Jonas-Bratten J, Kiss R, Kramer AT, Larson JE, Lorite J, Mayence CE, Merino-Martín L, Miglécz T, Milton SJ, Monaco TA, Montalvo AM, Navarro-Cano JA, Paschke MW, Peri PL, Pokorny ML, Rinella MJ, Saayman N, Schantz MC, Parkhurst T, Seabloom EW, Stuble KL, Uselman SM, Valkó O, Veblen K, Wilson S, Wong M, Xu Z, Suding KL

Nature ecology & evolution20212 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01544-7 PMID: 34321611

Deep diversity: patterns, mechanisms, and effects in below-ground vegetation

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$130,000

Vegetation dynamics and belowground interactions along environmental gradients

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$250,000

Understanding and mitigating the impacts of altered temperature and precipitation regimes on the function and biodiversity of rangeland communities

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Cahill, James

$673,380

Field vehicle

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$10,890

Vegetation change in the northern great plains

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$258,500

Field vehicle for biodiversity research

Co-investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Vinebrooke, Rolf

$25,215

A minirhizotron for measuring root dynamics in prairie and forest

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$19,974

Competitive effects of contrasting plant frowth forms

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$220,500

Envrionmental Quality of the Canadian Prairies

Co-investigatorCFI1999Research Development Fund: Research Development Fund

Principal investigators: Leavitt, Peter

Keywords: Mass spectrometer, stable isotopes, environmental quality, prairies, water quality, pollutants, sustainability, ecosystem, food web, land-use

$307,588

Size variability, competitive ability, and the prairie treeline

Principal investigatorNSERC1994Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, Scott

$173,400

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

School of Environmental Studies
Department of Ecosystem Science and Management
Other

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

Carla Burton

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Phil Burton

Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Nancy Shackelford

School of Environmental Studies

2 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Wilson, 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 "Drivers of seedling establishment success in dryland restoration efforts." (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.] 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]