Dr. Rob Rempel

Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, OMNR
Adjunct

Department: 
Biology
Phone Number: 
+1 (807) 343-4018
Office Location: 
103 - 421 Street South, Thunder Bay
Office Hours: 
Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Academic Qualifications: 

HBSc University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
MSc, PhD University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON

Research Interests: 

Landscape ecology; spatial ecology; systems modeling; large scale ecology; forest songbirds; moose; natural disturbance; sustainable forest management; riparian ecology.

Selected Publications

Rempel, R.S., J. Baker, P.C. Elkie, M.J. Gluck, J. Jackson, R.S. Kushneriuk, T. Moore, and A.H. Perera.  2007.  Forest policy scenario analysis: sensitivity of songbird community to changes in forest cover amount and configuration.  Avian Conservation and Ecology - Ecologie et conservation des oiseaux 2(1): 5[online] URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol2/iss1/art5/

Rempel, R.S.  2007.  Selecting Focal Songbird Species for Biodiversity Conservation Assessment: Response to Forest Cover Amount and Configuration. Avian Conservation and Ecology - Ecologie et conservation des oiseaux 2(1): 5 [online] URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol2/iss1/art6/

Kimmins, J.P., Rempel, R.S., Welham, C.V.J., Seely, B., and VanRees, K.C.J.  2007.   Biophysical sustainability, process-based monitoring and forest ecosystem management decision support systems.  Forestry Chronicle 83:502-514.

Kimmins, J.P., Welham, C., Seely, B., Meitner, M., Rempel, R., and Sullivan, T.  2005.  Science in forestry: why does it sometimes disappoint or even fail us?  Forestry Chronicle 81: 723-734.

Rempel, R.S., Hobson, K.A., Holborn, G., Van Wilgenburg, S.L., and Elliott, J.  2005.  Bioacoustic monitoring of forest songbirds: interpreter variability and effects of configuration and digital processing methods in the laboratory.  Journal of Field Ornithlogy 76: 1-11.

Rempel, R.S., Andison, D.W., and Hannon, S.J.  2004.  Guiding principles for developing an indicator and monitoring framework.  Forestry Chronicle 80: 82-90.