Biography
Professor Emerita of Biology
BSc (Calgary); MSc, PhD (Manitoba)
Dr. Donna Giberson is a freshwater ecologist who works in the Maritimes and Canadian Arctic. She conducts research on the life history, diversity, and habitat patterns of aquatic insects; the effects of natural and human-caused disturbance on streams; and works with local community groups on stream projects.
Recent Publications
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Are dragonflies moving into the western tundra?
- Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada, 2019
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First records of Baetis vernus Curtis (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in North America, with morphological notes
- Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, 2018
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Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) in the boreal highlands of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, with notes on new species records
- Illiesia, 2018
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Biological Survey of Canada turns 40: A special issue for a special occasion
- The Canadian Entomologist, 2017
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How valid are old species lists? How archived samples can be used to update Ephemeroptera biodiversity information for northern Canada
- The Canadian Entomologist, 2017
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Prince Edward Island streams
- Arctic insects
- Aquatic insect ecology
- Insect biodiversity