Assistant Professor, Environmental Science (Biology)

Email: spboyle@mun.ca

Phone: (709) 637-2883

 

Credentials

PhD Boreal Ecology, Laurentian University, 2019
BSc Biological Sciences, Brock University, 2012

 

Research interests

• Conservation Biology
• Landscape Ecology
• Population Ecology
• Community Ecology

 

Teaching

• Conservation Biology – ENVS 4133
• Impact Terrestrial Ecosystems – ENVS 3131
• Biology of Vertebrates – BIOL 2210
• Principles of Biology BIOL 1001/1002

 

Representative scholarly contributions

Boyle, Balsdon, Newediuk, Liztgus and Lesbarrères. 2025. Anuran carcass persistence on roads: causes and implications for conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management. 89(4): e22731. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jwmg.22731

Carswell, Avgar, Street, Boyle, and Vander Wal. 2024. One size does not fit all: A novel approach for determining realized viewshed size for remote camera traps. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16: 786-800. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/2041-210x.70008

Richmond, Perron, Boyle, and Pick. 2024. Connectivity of stormwater ponds impacts Odonata abundance and species richness. Landscape Ecology. 39:63. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-024-01817-z

Keevil, Noble, Boyle, Litzgus, and Lesbarreres. 2022. Lost reproductive value reveals a high burden of juvenile road mortality in a long-lived species. Ecological Applications. 33: e2789. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/eap.2789

Boyle, Keevil, Litzgus, Tyerman, and Lesbarrères. 2021. Road-effect mitigation promotes connectivity and reduces mortality at the population-level. Biological Conservation. 261: 109230. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320721002822

 

Current research projects and grants

Introduced frogs of Newfoundland: We are working to describe the ecology of four species of introduced frog in Newfoundland using a variety of techniques pulling from landscape, population and community ecology.