Carly Ziter
Associate Professor,Concordia University
Department of Biology
E-mail: carly.ziter@concordia.ca
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ResearchOur research vision is to conduct solutions oriented science to enhance biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision in urban and urbanizing landscapes We use the ecosystem services concept as a lens through which to ask ecological questions related to sustainability, policy and practice. Within this framework, we use field observation/experiments, advanced sensor data, and synthesis approaches to ask how landscape structure, land-use history, and biodiversity interact to impact multiple ecosystem services in urban and urbanizing landscapes. While research in the lab is strongly grounded in landscape and ecosystem ecology, we recognize that addressing complex ecological problems is inherently interdisciplinary. We strive to develop research partnerships both within and outside the university, and value community engagement as integral to our work. Past research has relied on partnerships with landowners and managers, community groups, local governments, and planners. (We are always looking for new research partners!)Prizes and honoursConcordia President's Media Outreach Awards "Research Communicator of the Year – International" (2023)
Concordia President's Media Outreach Awards "Research Communicator of the Year – Francophone Media" (2022)
Concordia President's Media Outreach Awards "Research Communicator of the Year – National" (2020)
Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution PhD Excellence and Diversity Award (2018) QCBS students Riikka KinnunenPostdoctoral fellow Sarah ChamberlandPh.D.  Noa DavidaiPh.D.  Fatemeh IzadiPh.D.  Lingshan LiPh.D.  Isabella RichmondPh.D.  Nicole YuPh.D. Nicole YuPh.D.  Johanna ArnetM.Sc.  Emma BaconM.Sc. Mackenzie GuestM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009)Gail MacInnisPostdoctoral fellow  Chloe CullM.Sc.  Kayleigh Hutt-TaylorM.Sc. Emily KroftM.Sc.  Michael PaulauskasM.Sc.  Serena SinnoM.Sc.  Kieu-Nhi VuB.Sc. Relevant QCBS research themesExamples of species studiedRhamnus cathartica Apis mellifera Publications33- Existing evidence on the effect of urban forest management in carbon solutions and avian conservation: a systematic literature map Journal Article Hutt-Taylor K , Bassett C G , Kinnunen R P , Frei B , Ziter C D , 2024 Environmental Evidence (Date Added: 2024-10-16) 32- Testing a rapid assessment approach for estimating ecosystem service capacity in urban green alleys Journal Article Dade M C , Richmond I C , Rieb J T , Crockett E T , Hutt-Taylor K , Sinno S , Benessaiah K , Destrempes C , Hamilton J , Izadi F , Kroft L E , Li L , Paulauskas M A , Winkler K J , Bennett E M , Ziter C D , 2024 Urban Forestry and Urban Greening (Date Added: 2024-08-10) 31- Comparison of Canadian urban forest perceptions indicates variations in beliefs and trust across geographic settings Journal Article Conway T M , Ordóñez C , Richmond I C , Su K , Pike K , Tchinda P E , Bock J , Nesbitt L , Pham T , Ziter C D , 2024 Ecosystems and People (Date Added: 2024-06-06) 30- Comparison of Canadian urban forest perceptions indicates variations in beliefs and trust across geographic settings Journal Article Conway T M , Ordóñez C , Richmond I C , Su K , Pike K , Tchinda P E , Bock J , Nesbitt L , Pham T , Ziter C D , 2024 Ecosystems and People (Date Added: 2024-06-06) 29- Comparison of Canadian urban forest perceptions indicates variations in beliefs and trust across geographic settings Journal Article Conway T M , Ordóñez C , Richmond I C , Su K , Pike K , Tchinda P E , Bock J , Nesbitt L , Pham T , Ziter C D , 2024 Ecosystems and People (Date Added: 2024-06-06) 28- Linkages between plant functional diversity and soil-based ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban vacant lots Journal Article Mendes P , Bourgeois B , Pellerin S , Ziter C D , Cimon-Morin J , Poulin M , 2024 Urban Ecosystems (Date Added: 2024-01-19) 27- Climate Education That Builds Hope and Agency, Not Fear Journal Note , 2024 Eos (United States) (Date Added: 2024-01-19) 26- The effects of urban density on the provision of multiple health-related ecosystem services Journal Article Kroft L E , Ziter C D , 2023 Urban Ecosystems (Date Added: 2023-11-19) 25- Decline in wild bee species richness associated with honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) abundance in an urban ecosystem Journal Article MacInnis G , Normandin E , Ziter C D , 2023 PeerJ (Date Added: 2023-04-06) 24- What evidence exists for the use of urban forest management in nature-based carbon solutions and bird conservation. A systematic map protocol Journal Article Hutt-Taylor K , Ziter C D , Frei B , 2022 Environmental Evidence (Date Added: 2022-11-10) 23- Private trees contribute uniquely to urban forest diversity, structure and service-based traits Journal Article Hutt-Taylor K , Ziter C D , 2022 Urban Forestry and Urban Greening (Date Added: 2022-11-10) 22- Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover Journal Article , 2022 Science (Date Added: 2022-09-08) 21- A global horizon scan for urban evolutionary ecology Journal Article Verrelli B C , Alberti M , Des Roches S , Harris N C , Hendry A P , Johnson M T , Savage A M , Charmantier A , Gotanda K M , Govaert L , Miles L S , Rivkin L R , Winchell K M , Brans K I , Correa C , Diamond S E , Fitzhugh B , Grimm N B , Hughes S , Marzluff J M , Munshi-South J , Rojas C , Santangelo J S , Schell C J , Schweitzer J A , Szulkin M , Urban M C , Zhou Y , Ziter C , 2022 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-08-31) 20- Cryptic eco-evolutionary feedback in the city Journal Article Ziter C D , 2022 The Journal of animal ecology (Date Added: 2022-03-14) 19- Correction to: Temperate forest fragments maintain aboveground carbon stocks out to the forest edge despite changes in community composition (Oecologia, (2014), 176, 3, (893-902), 10.1007/s00442-014-3061-0) Journal Erratum Ziter C , Bennett E M , Gonzalez A , 2021 Oecologia (Date Added: 2021-06-18) 18- Ready, Set, Go: Community Science Field Campaign Reveals Habitat Preferences of Nonnative Asian Earthworms in an Urban Landscape Journal Article Ziter C D , Herrick B M , Johnston M R , Turner M G , 2021 BioScience (Date Added: 2021-05-07) 17- Key information needs to move from knowledge to action for biodiversity conservation in Canada Journal Article Buxton R T , Bennett J R , Reid A J , Shulman C , Cooke S J , Francis C M , Nyboer E A , Pritchard G , Binley A D , Avery-Gomm S , Ban N C , Beazley K F , Bennett E , Blight L K , Bortolotti L E , Camfield A F , Gadallah F , Jacob A L , Naujokaitis-Lewis I , Raudsepp-Hearne C , Roche D G , Soulard F , Stralberg D , Sadler K D , Solarik K A , Ziter C D , Brandt J , McKindsey C W , Greenwood D A , Boxall P C , Ngolah C F , Chan K M , Lapen D , Poser S , Girard J , DiBacco C , Hayne S , Orihel D , Lewis D , Littlechild D , Marshall S J , McDermott L , Whitlow R , Browne D , Sunday J , Smith P A , 2021 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2021-04-23) 16- Road salt impact on soil electrical conductivity across an urban landscape Journal Article Shannon T P , Ahler S J , Mathers A , Ziter C D , Dugan H A , 2020 Journal of Urban Ecology (Date Added: 2020-03-26) 15- Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential to understand and implement climate-resilient strategies in cities Journal Article Ziter, CD, Pedersen, EJ, Kucharik, CJ, Turner, MG 2019 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2020-01-07) 14- Research gaps in knowledge of the impact of urban growth on biodiversity Journal Article McDonald R I , Mansur A V , Ascensão F , Colbert M , Crossman K , Elmqvist T , Gonzalez A , Güneralp B , Haase D , Hamann M , Hillel O , Huang K , Kahnt B , Maddox D , Pacheco A , Pereira H M , Seto K C , Simkin R , Walsh B , Werner A S , Ziter C , 2019 Nature Sustainability (Date Added: 2019-12-27) 13- Scale-dependent interactions between tree canopy cover and impervious surfaces reduce daytime urban heat during summer Journal Article Ziter, CD, Pedersen, EJ, Kucharik, CJ, Turner, MG 2019 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2019-04-22) 12- Conducting urban ecology research on private property: advice for new urban ecologists Journal Article Dyson, K, Ziter, C, Fuentes, TL, Patterson, MS 2019 Journal of Urban Ecology (Date Added: 2019-02-21) 11- No evidence of co-facilitation between a non-native Asian earthworm (Amynthas tokioensis) and invasive common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in experimental mesocosms Journal Article Ziter, C, Turner, MG 2019 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2019-02-15) 10- Current and historical land use influence soil-based ecosystem services in an urban landscape Journal Article Ziter, C, Turner, MG 2018 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2019-02-15) 9- How do land-use legacies affect ecosystem services in United States cultural landscapes? Journal Article Ziter, C, Graves, RA, Turner, MG 2017 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2019-02-15) 8- Historical foundations and future directions in macrosystems ecology Journal Article Rose, KC, Graves, RA, Hansen, WD, Harvey, BJ, Qiu, J, Wood, SA, Ziter, C, Turner, MG 2017 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2019-02-15) 7- The biodiversity-ecosystem service relationship in urban areas: A quantitative review Journal Article Ziter, C 2016 Oikos (Date Added: 2019-02-15) 6- The montérégie connection: Linking landscapes, biodiversity, and ecosystem services to improve decision making Journal Article Mitchell, MGE, Bennett, EM, Gonzalez, A, Lechowicz, MJ, Rhemtulla, JM, Cardille, JA, Vanderheyden, K, Poirier-Ghys, G, Renard, D, Delmotte, S, Albert, CH, Rayfield, B, Dumitru, M, Huang, H-H, Larouche, M, Liss, KN, Maguire, DY, Martins, KT, Terrado, M, Ziter, C, Taliana, L, Dancose, K 2015 Ecology and Society (Date Added: 2016-07-13) 5- Temperate forest fragments maintain aboveground carbon stocks out to the forest edge despite changes in community composition Journal Article Ziter, C, Bennett, EM, Gonzalez, A 2014 Oecologia (Date Added: 2014-09-12) 4- Nutrients and defoliation increase soil carbon inputs in grassland Journal Article Ziter, C, Macdougall, AS 2013 Ecology (Date Added: 2019-02-15) 3- Variability in ecosystem service measurement: A pollination service case study Journal Article Liss, KN, Mitchell, MGE, Macdonald, GK, Mahajan, SL, Méthot, J, Jacob, AL, Maguire, DY, Metson, GS, Ziter, C, Dancose, K, Martins, K, Terrado, M, Bennett, EM 2013 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2013-10-16) 2- Functional diversity and management mediate aboveground carbon stocks in small forest fragments Journal Article Ziter, C, Bennett, EM, Gonzalez, A 2013 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2013-08-01) 1- Climate change and voltinism in Californian insect pest species: Sensitivity to location, scenario and climate model choice Journal Article Ziter, C, Robinson, EA, Newman, JA 2012 Global Change Biology (Date Added: 2019-02-15) In the mediaFall gardening event to enhance Waterloo meadow to help next spring's pollinators 2024-09-21 Raising awareness about the importance of pollinators on World Bee Day 2024-05-21 Appel aux citoyens pour inventorier les arbres sur les terrains privés à Québec (Alexandra Perron) 2024-04-22 Une doctorante de l’Université Concordia transforme les balcons de Montréal en hauts lieux de biodiversité (Émilie Hervieux) 2024-04-09 Cities can expect mass species turnover in a warming world (Kendra Pierre-Louis) 2024-03-30 Hay interés en Canadá en efectos benéficos de los 2024-02-19 The mighty benefits of 'tiny forests' (Benjamin Shingler) 2024-02-18 The Walrus Talks a New City 2023-05-15 Abundance of urban honeybees adversely impacts wild bee populations, according to new Concordia research (Patrick Lejtenyi) 2023-04-26 Plant and animal species that adapt quickly to city life are more likely to survive (Riikka Kinnunen, Carly Ziter) 2023-02-27 A Concordia urban forest-mapping project wraps up with help from public and private data (Patrick Lejtenyi) 2023-01-10 Urban heat islands highlight social inequity (CBC News) 2022-07-15 Here's who lives in your city's worst heat islands (Naël Shiab, Isabelle Bouchard) 2022-07-13 How much should a tree be worth? Experts say cities should consider climate-related benefits (Stephanie Dubois) 2022-07-12 The Connection Between the Climate Change and Our Lawns 2020-04-01 A fall walk on a cliff in the heart of Montreal: A beautiful citizen story supported by our TD Park People Grants Program (Caroline Magar-Bisson) 2020-01-13 Why livable cities need public spaces that aren’t an afterthought 2019-11-29 Seminar series sheds light on ecological stress affecting our waterways 2019-10-06 Pellerin: Healthy Ottawa – why the city needs more tree-huggers (Brigitte Pellerin) 2019-08-15 Tree cover cools cities at the most local level: Concordia researcher 2019-08-01 |
