Nicola Smith
Assistant Professor,Concordia University
Département de Biologie
E-mail: nicola.smith@concordia.ca
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EducationHons. B.Sc. with High Distinction in English and Zoology from the University of Toronto, 2006.
M.Sc. in Zoology from the University of British Columbia, 2010.
Ph.D. in Biology from Simon Fraser University, 2020. ResearchBroadly, I am investigating how global drivers of change such as climate change, overexploitation and invasive species affect the structure and functioning of aquatic systems and how external factors, like habitat connectivity, and internal factors, like native species diversity, affect system resilience to these stressors. I primarily work in the Caribbean on coral reef ecosystems where I examine factors that shape community structure and functioning. From stochastic processes like hurricanes to more deterministic factors like species traits, I am interested in how these factors interact to shape coral reef fish communities.Prizes and honoursNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery grant;
NSERC Early Career Supplement;
2018 Bullitt Environmental Prize;
Graduate scholarship from the Organization of American States;
Professional development grant from the Society for Conservation Biology, Latin America and Caribbean Section. Publications10- Promoting inclusive metrics of success and impact to dismantle a discriminatory reward system in science Journal Article Davies, SW, Putnam, HM, Ainsworth, T, Baum, JK, Bove, CB, Crosby, SC, Cote, IM, Duplouy, A, Fulweiler, RW, Griffin, AJ, Hanley, TC, Hill, T, Humanes, A, Mangubhai, S, Metaxas, A, Parker, LM, Rivera, HE, Silbiger, NJ, Smith, NS, Spalding, AK, Traylor-Knowles, N, Weigel, BL, Wright, RM, Bates, AE PLoS Biology (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 9- Unreported catch and tourist demand on local fisheries of small island states: The case of the Bahamas, 1950-2010 Journal Article Smith, NS, Zeller, D Fishery Bulletin (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 8- Heterogeneous attitudes of tourists toward lionfish in the Mexican Caribbean: Implications for invasive species management Journal Article Malpica-Cruz, L, Haider, W, Smith, NS, Fernández-Lozada, S, Côté, IM Frontiers in Marine Science (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 7- Shifting headlines? Size trends of newsworthy fishes Journal Article Francis, FT, Howard, BR, Berchtold, AE, Branch, TA, Chaves, LCT, Dunic, JC, Favaro, B, Jeffrey, KM, Malpica-Cruz, L, Maslowski, N, Schultz, JA, Smith, NS, Côté, IM PeerJ (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 6- Biotic resistance on coral reefs? Direct and indirect effects of native predators and competitors on invasive lionfish Journal Article Smith, NS, Côté, IM Coral Reefs (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 5- Multiple drivers of contrasting diversity–invasibility relationships at fine spatial grains Journal Article Smith, NS, Côté, IM Ecology (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 4- Diversity and inclusion in conservation: A proposal for a Marine Diversity Network Journal Article Smith, NS, Côté, IM, Martinez-Estevez, L, Hind-Ozan, EJ, Quiros, AL, Johnson, N, Green, SJ, Cornick, L, Shiffman, D, Malpica-Cruz, L, Besch, AG, Shiel-Rolle, N Frontiers in Marine Science (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 3- Estimating Global Catches of Marine Recreational Fisheries Journal Article Freire, KMF, Belhabib, D, Espedido, JC, Hood, L, Kleisner, KM, Lam, VWL, Machado, ML, Mendonça, JT, Meeuwig, JJ, Moro, PS, Motta, FS, Palomares, M-LD, Smith, N, Teh, L, Zeller, D, Zylich, K, Pauly, D Frontiers in Marine Science (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 2- The lionfish Pterois sp. invasion: Has the worst-case scenario come to pass? Journal Article Côté, IM, Smith, NS Journal of Fish Biology (Date Added: 2025-07-29) 1- Density-dependent colonization and natural disturbance limit the effectiveness of invasive lionfish culling efforts Journal Article Smith, NS, Green, SJ, Akins, JL, Miller, S, Côté, IM Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2025-07-29) |
