WELCOME TO THE WATKINSON LAB

Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario

RESEARCH

Our research is focused on restoration ecology and land reclamation.

We use a wide range of laboratory, greenhouse, and field approaches to answer questions about plant and soil ecology as it relates to restoration, the effects of human disturbance on plants and soil, and how different land management strategies can promote restoration and conservation objectives.

Prairie Restoration

Anthroposols & Mine Reclamation

Species-At-Risk Habitat Restoration

NEWS

September 2024

We are recruiting a PhD student to conduct research on meadow restoration with the TRCA. Utilizing plant traits, the PhD candidate will lead research on restoring diverse meadow habitat that is resistant to invasion by non-native plants.

Research will inform turfgrass-to-meadow conversion along The Meadoway, a 16-km hydro corridor linking Rouge Nation Urban Park to the Don Valley.

4-year, PhD in Environmental & Life Sciences at Trent University.

Fully funded at $30,000/yr. Jan 2024 start.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV to autumnwatkinson@trentu.ca

September 2023

Meadow restoration research on converting under-utilized hydro corridors to diverse meadow communities has been funded by NSERC Alliance Grant. Research will be completed in partnership with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and University of Waterloo Wetland Lab.