Jc Cahill
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta
Canada
Biography
JC Cahill is a professor belongs to the department of Biology from the university of Alberta.
Research Interest
Current Research Interests Research in the lab addresses a diversity of fundamental questions in plant ecology. We take a broad approach to research, with interest in plant behavioural ecology, competition, plant-pollinator interactions, insect and mammalian herbivory, evolutionary and functional ecology, climate change, and mychorrhizae. We generally use a 'kick-the-tires' experimental approach in both natural communities (e.g. native grasslands), and mesocosms (e.g. growth rooms and greenhouses) to test questions at the levels of the individual, population, and community. We incorporate techniques of molecular ecology into many of our studies. Please visit my lab home page to find out about any opportunities for graduate study. I am always interested in hearing from prospective graduate students at both the M.Sc. and PhD. level, as well as potential postdoctoral fellows and undergraduates. Admissions, and most funding sources, are available to students regardless of nationality. Currently, the lab consists of people from Canada, the United States, Kenya, and Iran.
Publications
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Roy Turkington and his legacy to the science of plant ecology.
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Differential responses of native and exotic plant species to an invasive grass are driven by variation in biotic and abiotic factors.
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Soil biotic quality lacks spatial structure and is positively associated with fertility in a northern grassland.
