Françoise Cardou, PhD
Assistant professor
University of Calgary
francoise.cardou(at)ucalgary.ca
Bonjour!
I'm a plant and a community ecologist with a specific interest in functional ecology. Although I started out climbing mountains and hiking remote seashores, my interest is now in understanding how people and nature affect each other in socio-ecological systems, most wonderfully in cities. I pursue questions that can inform how we manage the environment and promote the dynamic stewardship of nature around us.
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News & Updates
2024/08/04 ESA2024 Long Beach update: check out our Organized Oral Session this Wednesday
2024/05/01 Cardou lab launches in the Department of Biological Sciences at University of Calgary
2023/03/02 New paper out in Biological conservation! Check it out here!
2022/12/19 Excited to present our work on "Evolving cities" to the School of Cities Urban Challenge Grant monthly seminar series.
2022/04/20 New paper out in Journal of Ecology from the lovely CoVITAS group, looking at variation in root and leaf traits.
2022/04/18 Just out now in Ecological Engineering: fruits of a great collaboration with @NRCan colleagues.
2021/12/20 New paper accepted in Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. Check it out in early view!
2021/12/14 Excited to receive a Urban Challenge Grant from the UofT School of Cities, in collaboration with UTSC colleagues.
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