36 Carleton researchers received NSERC Discovery Grants, Discovery Accelerator Supplements, Discovery Launch Supplements, Research Tools and Instruments Grants and Subatomic Physics Discovery Grants worth a total of $6.53 million, including Lenore Fahrig for her project that looks at biodiversity and extinction.
“Species extinctions are driven mainly by loss of natural habitats, especially in regions with high native biodiversity,” said Fahrig, professor in the Department of Biology. “Connectivity conservation that focuses on arranging the natural habitat so organisms can safely move between smaller patches of habitat, has been suggested as a means of slowing species losses.”