David Hik

Dr. David Hik
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC V5A1S6
Canada


Phone: +17787826547
Phone2: +17809355223
E-mail: dhik(at)sfu.ca
URL Institution: www.sfu.ca/biology.html
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
  • Member, Lagomorph Specialist Group (IUCN/SSC)

  • Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Alberta Environmental Monitoring * Science Divisiony




    • Key Publications of David Hik (up to ten) :
    Myers-Smith, I.H. & D.S. Hik. 2018. Climate warming as a driver of tundra shrub-line advance. Journal of Ecology 106:547-560. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12817

    Williamson, S.N., F.S. Onslow, G.K.C. Clarke, J.A. Gamon, A.H. Jaroshce & D.S. Hik. 2018. Spring warming in Yukon mountains is not amplified by the snow albedo feedback. Scientific Reports 8:9000 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27348-7 2.

    Williamson, S.N., D.S. Hik, J.A. Gamon, A.H. Jarosche, F.S. Anslow, G.K.C. Clarke & T. S. Rupp. 2017. Spring and summer monthly MODIS LST is inherently biased compared to air temperature in snow covered sub-Arctic mountains. Remote Sensing of Environment 189:14-24.

    Barrio, I.C., C.G. Bueno, & D.S. Hik. 2016. Warming the tundra: reciprocal responses of invertebrate herbivores and plants. Oikos 125:20-28.

    Bueno, C.G., S.N. Williamson, I.C. Barrio, Á. Helgadóttir & D.S. Hik. 2016. Moss mediates the influence of shrub species on soil properties and processes in alpine tundra. PLOS ONE 11(10): e0164143. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164143

    Williamson, S.N., L. Copland & D.S. Hik. 2016. The accuracy of satellite-derived albedo for northern alpine and glaciated land covers. Polar Science 10:262-269.

    Williamson, S.N., I.C. Barrio, D.S. Hik. & J.A. Gamon. 2016. Phenology and species determine growing season albedo increase at the altitudinal limit of shrub growth in the sub-Arctic. Global Change Biology 22:3621–3631. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13297

    Zgurski, J.M. & D.S. Hik. 2014. Gene flow and the restoration of genetic diversity in a fluctuating collared pika (Ochotona collaris) population. Conservation Genetics 15:37-48.

    Danby, R.K., S. Koh, D.S. Hik & L.W. Price. 2011. Four decades of plant community change in the alpine tundra of southwest Yukon, Canada. Ambio 40:660-671.

    Danby R.K., DS Hik, DS Slocombe & A Williams. 2003. Science and the St. Elias: An evolving framework for sustainability in North America's highest mountains. The Geographical Journal 169:191-204.


    Expertise of David Hik:
    Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
    Expert TypeExpert Type
    Scientific / Fundamental Research
    Topic AtmosphereAtmosphere
    Global Warming
    Topic HydrosphereFresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
    Topic CryosphereCryosphere
    Snow Cover
    Topic BiosphereBiosphere
    Biodiversity
    Topic EcosystemsEcosystems
    Terrestrial Ecosystems
    Topic SocietySociety
    Education / Communication / Participation
    Time FrameTime Frame
    Recent / Today
    Future
    Statistical FocusVariability
    Time ScaleTime Scale
    Seasonal / Annual
    Decadal / Centennial
    MethodsMethod
    Data Collection
    Data Analysis
    Program Coordination / Management
    Mountain Research InitiativeLong-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount
    Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions
    Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins
    North America
    Latin America

    Specialties of David Hik:
    Plant-animal interactions; climate change, population demography; ecotones; science-policy

    Last update: 9/3/18
    Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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