John P. Smol

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change

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Department & Associations

Department of Biology

Supervising

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Academic Training

General Academic and Research Interests

John Smol has held a cross-appointment in the School of Environmental Studies since April 2000. His lab's research focuses on the study of the complex interactions between a lake's biota and the environment by using paleolimnological techniques, that is, techniques that allow researchers to extend lake studies with the further dimension of geologic time. A central theme is often the close linkage between aquatic and terrestrial systems. Projects are underway throughout North America and Europe, and are evenly split between studies dealing with applied aspects of environmental degradation (and recovery) and studies dealing with more theoretical subjects related to long-term successional patterns in lake systems. Most projects can be divided into the following headings: (1) limnology and long-term environmental change in Arctic lakes; (2) environmental degradation and recovery in lake systems; (3) descriptions of new paleo-biomonitors.

Areas of Potential or Present Thesis/Project Supervision

Limnology; paleolimnology; paleo-biomonitors; environmental degradation and recovery in lake systems

 

Link to John's webpages:

 

http://post.queensu.ca/~smolj/dper/dperjps.html

http://www.queensu.ca/biology/people/faculty/smol.html

Course Taught at Queen's

BIOL 335, BIOL 527, BIOL 822

Professional

For a list of publications by Dr. Smol, please go to:  http://post.queensu.ca/~pearl/

 

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