My research program is focused on advancing our knowledge of the Canadian lichen biota. I conduct interdisciplinary collection-based studies throughout the country with a focus on regions, habitats, and species that are poorly understood. I am attempting to resolve unknown questions in lichen ecology, developing regional base-line data for areas with knowledge gaps, and addressing taxonomic uncertainties using morphometrics, metabolite determinations, and phylogenetic analyses. Using the results from my research I help to develop conservation strategies for rare lichens and rare habitats. My current areas of interest are the Arctic, Atlantic Provinces, and National Parks.<\/p>\n
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McMullin, R.T.<\/strong> and Y.F. Wiersma. 2019. Out with OLD-growth, in with ecological continNEWity: new perspectives on forest conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/em>. doi:10.1002\/fee.2016<\/p>\n McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, J. Maloles, S. Selva, and S.G. Newmaster. 2018. A synopsis of the genus Chaenotheca<\/em> in North America, including a new species from southern Ontario, C. selvae<\/em>. Botany <\/em>96: 547\u2013553.<\/p>\n McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, D. Ure, M. Smith, H. Clapp, and Y.F. Wiersma. 2017. Ten years of monitoring air quality and ecological integrity using field-identifiable lichens at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ecological Indicators <\/em>81: 214\u2013221.<\/p>\n McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, J.C. Lendemer, H.E. Braid, and S.G. Newmaster. 2016. Molecular insights into the lichen genus Alectoria<\/em> (Parmeliaceae) in North America. Botany<\/em> 94: 165\u2013175.<\/p>\n McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, L.L. Bennett, O.J. Bjorgan, D.A. Bourque, C.J. Burke, M.A. Clarke, M.K. Gutgesell, P.L. Krawiec, R. Malyon, A. Mantione, A.T. Piotrowski, N.Y. Tam, A.C. Van Natto, Y.F. Wiersma, and S.G. Newmaster. 2016. Relationships between air pollution, population density, and lichen diversity in the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. The Lichenologist<\/em> 48(5): 593-605.<\/p>\n McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, I.D. Thompson, and S.G. Newmaster. 2013. Lichen conservation in heavily managed boreal forests. Conservation Biology <\/em>27: 1020-1030.<\/p>\n McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, W.F. Bell, and S.G. Newmaster. 2011. The effects of triclopyr and glyphosate on lichens. Forest Ecology and Management <\/em>264: 90-97.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[27],"yoast_head":"\n