Cherie J. Westbrook, PhD

Associate Professor

Centre for Hydrology, Global Institute for Water Security

Department of Geography and Planning

University of Saskatchewan

117 Science Place

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5C8

Phone: +1 (306) 966-1818

Email: cherie.westbrook (at) usask.ca

 

The goal of the wetland ecohydrology group is to use principles from hydrology and ecology to improve our fundamental understanding of wetland and riparian ecosystems. We focus on studying the interactive pathways between surface and ground waters, how beavers and humans influence these pathways, and as a result, how water and nutrients are transported from wetlands and riparian areas. We have research sites in the Rocky Mountains, Andes, Canadian Prairies, and boreal forest.

View the blog from our research expedition to Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) where we studied the effects of invasive beavers. Also check out CBC's The Nature of Things - The Beaver Whisperers