Dorothy Maguire
Degrees Received:
MFC (Masters in Forest Conservation), 2010 – Faculty of Forestry,
University of Toronto.
Supervisor: Sandy M. Smith
B.Sc. (Honours) in Biology, 2008 - Department of Cell and Systems
Biology, University of Toronto
Current Position
Ph.D Student (started: 09/10) – Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University
Co-Supervisors: Elena M. Bennett, Christopher M. Buddle
Research Interests
My research is driven by my desire to protect forest ecosystems because they have intrinsic value, and because they provide important services to society. As settled areas continue to encroach on forested areas, we need to understand how fragmentation of forested areas will affect these services. I believe that by studying the impacts of people on the functions and processes that sustain services in forested ecosystems, we can develop more sustainable forest management strategies.
Insect herbivory is the consumption of plant material by insects, and it is important because it can influence almost all services provided by forest ecosystems. For example, severe defoliation caused by outbreaking insects can negatively affect timber production, but moderate levels of insect feeding can enhance nutrient cycling and increase soil quality. For my PhD, I am studying how forest fragmentation affects insect herbivory, and how this, in turn, affects forest services. I am particularly interested in understanding how the organization of forest patches in a fragmented landscape affects the regulation of herbivores by their natural enemies, and their environment. I am also interested in exploring how changes in this process caused by fragmentation may affect the services provided by these forest patches. In order to understand this processes throughout the whole forest ecosystem, I conduct my research in both the understory and canopy by using tree climbing techniques.
Publications
Published
Maguire, DY., Sforza, R., Smith, SM. (2010). Impact of herbivory on Vincetoxicum spp. fitness, invasive Apocynaceae species in North America. Biological Invasions. 13: 1229-1240 (MFC work)
In prep
Maguire, DY., Buddle CM., and Robert K. Differences in Insect Species Composition Across a Vertical Gradient in Temperate Forests.
Awards
2011 - Tomlinson Millennium Fellowship, McGill
2010 - Provost’s Graduate Fellowship, McGill
2009 - Fred G Jackson prize, U of T
2008 - Graduate Fellowship, U of T
2004 - Trinity College Scholarship, U of T
Selected Presentations
Maguire, DY., Buddle CM., Bennett EM. (2011). Ecosystem Services and Landscape Composition: Insect Herbivory in Fragmented Forests. Nov 6-9, 2011. Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, Halifax NS, Canada. Oral Presentation (National).
Sforza R., Maguire DY., Towmey C., Riquier A., Augé M., Smith SM. Ecological data key to building successful biocontrol
programmes: A case study using Chrysochus asclepiadeus (Col., Chrysomelidae) against Vincetoxicum spp. (Apocynaceae). Sep 11-16, 2011. International Symposium on the Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA. Oral Presentation (International).
Maguire, DY.*, Smith, SM., Sforza, R. (2010). Allee effect, herbivory, and biocontrol implications for invasive Swallow-worts. Oct 31st-Nov. 3rd, 2010. Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, Vancouver BC, Canada. Oral Presentation (National).
Interests
Running, visual arts, hiking, camping, canoeing, skiing, snowboarding, travelling
Contact Info
dorothy dot maguire at mail dot mcgill dot ca
MFC (Masters in Forest Conservation), 2010 – Faculty of Forestry,
University of Toronto.
Supervisor: Sandy M. Smith
B.Sc. (Honours) in Biology, 2008 - Department of Cell and Systems
Biology, University of Toronto
Current Position
Ph.D Student (started: 09/10) – Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University
Co-Supervisors: Elena M. Bennett, Christopher M. Buddle
Research Interests
My research is driven by my desire to protect forest ecosystems because they have intrinsic value, and because they provide important services to society. As settled areas continue to encroach on forested areas, we need to understand how fragmentation of forested areas will affect these services. I believe that by studying the impacts of people on the functions and processes that sustain services in forested ecosystems, we can develop more sustainable forest management strategies.
Insect herbivory is the consumption of plant material by insects, and it is important because it can influence almost all services provided by forest ecosystems. For example, severe defoliation caused by outbreaking insects can negatively affect timber production, but moderate levels of insect feeding can enhance nutrient cycling and increase soil quality. For my PhD, I am studying how forest fragmentation affects insect herbivory, and how this, in turn, affects forest services. I am particularly interested in understanding how the organization of forest patches in a fragmented landscape affects the regulation of herbivores by their natural enemies, and their environment. I am also interested in exploring how changes in this process caused by fragmentation may affect the services provided by these forest patches. In order to understand this processes throughout the whole forest ecosystem, I conduct my research in both the understory and canopy by using tree climbing techniques.
Publications
Published
Maguire, DY., Sforza, R., Smith, SM. (2010). Impact of herbivory on Vincetoxicum spp. fitness, invasive Apocynaceae species in North America. Biological Invasions. 13: 1229-1240 (MFC work)
In prep
Maguire, DY., Buddle CM., and Robert K. Differences in Insect Species Composition Across a Vertical Gradient in Temperate Forests.
Awards
2011 - Tomlinson Millennium Fellowship, McGill
2010 - Provost’s Graduate Fellowship, McGill
2009 - Fred G Jackson prize, U of T
2008 - Graduate Fellowship, U of T
2004 - Trinity College Scholarship, U of T
Selected Presentations
Maguire, DY., Buddle CM., Bennett EM. (2011). Ecosystem Services and Landscape Composition: Insect Herbivory in Fragmented Forests. Nov 6-9, 2011. Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, Halifax NS, Canada. Oral Presentation (National).
Sforza R., Maguire DY., Towmey C., Riquier A., Augé M., Smith SM. Ecological data key to building successful biocontrol
programmes: A case study using Chrysochus asclepiadeus (Col., Chrysomelidae) against Vincetoxicum spp. (Apocynaceae). Sep 11-16, 2011. International Symposium on the Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA. Oral Presentation (International).
Maguire, DY.*, Smith, SM., Sforza, R. (2010). Allee effect, herbivory, and biocontrol implications for invasive Swallow-worts. Oct 31st-Nov. 3rd, 2010. Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, Vancouver BC, Canada. Oral Presentation (National).
Interests
Running, visual arts, hiking, camping, canoeing, skiing, snowboarding, travelling
Contact Info
dorothy dot maguire at mail dot mcgill dot ca