Impact of landscape disturbances and climate change on lakes in the Canadian Arctic

Professor Josh Thienpont’s research and teaching are focused on the connection between physical and ecological processes. His research is primarily focused on the impacts of landscape disturbances and climate change on lakes in the western Canadian Arctic region. Ecosystem changes often occur prior to the onset of environmental monitoring, and so Thienpont uses lake sediments

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Assessing the Holocene paleoenvironmental history of Lake Scugog

by Randelle Adano Lake Scugog is a large, shallow reservoir in southern Ontario that has faced multiple stressors like climate change, eutrophication, and invasive species over the post-industrial period. The arrival of the first, early settlers in ~1700 has brought significant infrastructure development in the area, most notably the building of the Lindsay Dam in

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Joshua Thienpont

Assistant Professor Environmental Science Program Coordinator Credentials PhD Biology, Queen's UniversityBScH Biology, Queen's University Research Keywords Quaternary Environments; Landscape Disturbance; Permafrost Thaw; Aquatic Ecosystems; Arctic Coasts. Graduate Supervision I supervise students in the graduate programs in Geography. Contact Information 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J 1P3, Ross Building S406 416 736 2100 ext 22002 jthienpo@yorku.ca Limnology and Paleoenvironmental Research Group |

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