Starzomski Lab Research
We conduct research in community
ecology, restoration ecology, and conservation biology
in the School of
Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria.
Broadly, this research takes three forms, but focuses
on the determinants of local diversity in light of
climate change. In particular, we work
in the field, conducting experiments and observational
studies to look at changes in community pattern and
structure of alpine plant communities in the Coast
Mountains of southwestern British Columbia. We
also do lab and field-based
microcosm experiments (typically with moss and their
associated microarthropods, see here,
but also with other useful systems) to test the
effects of warming and landscape change on speciose
communities. Finally,
we conduct meta-analyses of large data sets, especially
with regard to trophic structure and diversity
sampling issues. One of our main goals is to
have interesting experimental field work balanced with
rigorous analysis of available datasets.
Here is a collection of photos from Summer 2011
Here is a collection of photos from Summer 2011
