Prof. Isla Myers-Smith
College Member
Current Employer
The University of British Columbia
Election Year
2025
Academy
College of New Scholars
Department
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences
Isla Myers-Smith is an international research leader who has made major impacts on Arctic ecosystem science and ecology. She is internationally known for
her Arctic greening research, as the global expert on tundra vegetation responses to climate change, including the process of shrubification. Her research is impactful, interdisciplinary and inclusive and she works collaboratively to conduct research internationally and within the Canadian North.
her Arctic greening research, as the global expert on tundra vegetation responses to climate change, including the process of shrubification. Her research is impactful, interdisciplinary and inclusive and she works collaboratively to conduct research internationally and within the Canadian North.
Isla Myers-Smith est une chercheuse de renommée internationale qui a eu une influence majeure sur la science et l’écologie des écosystèmes arctiques. Elle est connue internationalement pour ses recherches sur le verdissement de l’Arctique et est considérée comme une experte mondiale des réactions de la végétation de la toundra au changement climatique, notamment le processus d’arbustification. Ses recherches sont influentes, interdisciplinaires et inclusives, et elle travaille en collaboration avec plusieurs chercheurs internationaux et du Nord canadien.