Dr. Rachel Germain
Assistant Professor
Department of Zoology
Dr. Rachel Germain is an associate professor in the Dept. of Zoology and member of the Biodiversity Research Centre. Her lab studies the ecological and evolutionary processes that act to maintain biodiverse ecosystems. Aside from research and teaching, she specializes in event organization, including workshops, working groups, panel discussions, symposia, and recently, as chair of the Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution hosted here at UBC.
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Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution 2024 (CSEE 2024)
May 26-30, 2024
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The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE) is a non-partisan group of practicing ecologists and evolutionary biologists throughout Canada. CSEE 2024 aimed to provide a fun and welcoming community-oriented vibe, a diversity of innovative and affordable field trips and workshops, and a killer scientific program highlighting the scientific breadth of researchers across Canada.
Publications
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Demystifying Fundamental Theories in Ecology, Rachel Germain and Sebastian J. Schreiber, The American Naturalist 2025 205:3, 280-284.2025
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Kowalski J, B Gilbert, S Strauss, RM Germain. 2025. Experimentally enhancing dispersal reveals the outsized importance of transient dynamics in a fluctuating environment. PNAS2025
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Sakarchi, J., R. M. Germain. 2025. MacArthur’s consumer-resource model: a Rosetta Stone for competitive interactions. The American Naturalist 205: 306-326.2025
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Grainger T, K Stark, C Song, M Barbour, RM Germain. 2025. The equilibrium conundrum. Ecology Letters2025