Conservation Biology

A Field of Study for students conducting research focused on nature conservation, preservation, and management

Our Department offers opportunities to interact with well-qualified and enthusiastic faculty sharing interests in the area of Conservation Biology. Research work is supported by the Department’s research and service laboratories, in-house computing resources, and additional facilities available in the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science. Our Department has established ties with the Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, which has its headquarters in Edmonton, and the Canadian Forest Service Northern Forestry Centre in Edmonton.

Application forms, scholarship information,and all additional information are available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Interested applicants should contact the researcher whose interest closely match theirs.

The University of Alberta boasts a large science library with a comprehensive collection of books, journals, government reports, and other resources covering areas relevant to conservation biology.

• Researchers in Conservation Biology
• Selected Publications
• Theses in Conservation Biology

Research Facilities

Off-Campus

• Ellerslie Research Station 
• The Breton Plots: A Research Site for Several Medium- & Long-Term Field Experiments 
• Crossley Forest 
• Woodbend Forest 
• Ecosystem Management by Emulating Natural Disturbance (EMEND)
• George Lake Research Site 
• Rose Creek Education Forest 

On-Campus