Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor
Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Suzanne is interested in soil processes, particularly those governed by mycorrhizal fungi and rhizosphere microbes, that affect plant community dynamics.  Her current research focus is on the role of mycorrhizal networks in regeneration, competition and diversity in plant communities, and the carbon, nutrient and water flux dynamics that regulate plant and soil patterns.  Suzanne is investigating how these patterns and processes are being affected by climate change in forest and arctic ecosystems.