2024 Long-term changes in herbivore community and vegetation impact of wild and domestic herbivores across Iceland 2023 Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic 2022 Herbivore species coexistence in changing rangeland ecosystems: First high resolution national open-source and open-access ensemble models for Iceland Assessing the long-term changes in vertebrate herbivore communities…

In the SEL Lab, research focuses on changes in vegetation, plant herbivore interactions and culturally important plant species in alpine and arctic ecosystems. Our work is usually conducted with local community, government and Indigenous partners to support decision making and environmental stewardship. Nch’kay Alpine Project The Nch’kay Alpine Project, conducted on the unceded Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory,…

Our team primarily works out of the Socio-Ecological Landscapes Lab in the David Turpin Building at the University of Victoria. Fieldwork for our different projects is conducted across the Canadian Arctic, specifically the Northwest Territories, as well as in the vicinity of Squamish, BC and in Iceland. Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe PhD, Assistant Professor Small plant lover,…

The Socio-Ecological Landscapes Lab is led by Dr. Noémie Boulanger-Lapointe whose research centers traditional food sources and their historical and contemporary uses by communties across Arctic regions. Her current work with SFU, UBC and the Squamish Nation on the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory focuses on the impact of climate change on alpine plant species. At the University…