Professor Dr. Chantel Markle

Biography

Chantel Markle is an Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Waterloo, specializing in Wildlife Ecohydrology and Global Change. Her research focuses on the protection and management of threatened wildlife and natural spaces. She engages in interdisciplinary collaborative research, integrating spatial landscape ecology, GIS, remote sensing, and hydrology to drive evidence-based decision-making in wildlife management and environmental policy. Chantel aims to advance knowledge and understanding of the spatiotemporal effects of climate change and disturbances such as wildfire, drought, and weather variability on the resilience and vulnerability of threatened wildlife habitats. Her collaborative research supports evidence-based policies for the conservation management of healthy reptile populations and their habitats. Her main research themes include the effects of climate-mediated disturbances on habitat use and function, detecting and predicting climate refugia, and enhancing habitat restoration for resilience against climate change.

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