Amy Frost-Wicks

  

amfw81@mun.ca

Supervisor:
Dr. Carissa Brown

Research Group:
Northern EDGE Lab

Previous Education:
BSc Honours (Co-op) in Environmental Science (major) and Biology (minor),
Dalhousie University (2020). Thesis: Modeling habitat connectivity and movement of Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) across a fragmented landscape in Rouge National Urban Park, Ontario, Canada

Research Projects:
Contributing to the knowledge base of black ash in Newfoundland. Characterizing the environmental niches and habitat associations of these trees, along with creating a model of species distribution and potential habitat within the province to support recovery efforts.

Research Interests:

  • Biogeography
  • Conservation and protected places
  • Habitat and distribution modelling
  • Landscape ecology
  • Forest ecology