Canadian Forest Service employee directory
Tannis Beardmore
Tree Seed Researcher
Atlantic Forestry Centre
1350 Regent Street, P.O. Box 4000
Fredericton,
New Brunswick,
E3B 5P7
Tel.: (506) 452-3881
Profile
- Joined the Canadian Forest Service in 1996
Responsibilities:
- To conduct research to assist in the conservation of forest genetic resources
Areas of Knowledge:
- Conservation of forest biodiversity
- Tree development
- Tree biotechnology
Current Research Projects
- Coordination & dissemination of genetic resources knowledge
- Gene identification for trees in future climates and with novel potential economic value
- Ecological risk assessment, and the synthesis of information for national and international reporting on genetic diversity.
- Ex situ conservation of native tree species
Education
- B.Sc. (1984), University of Guelph
- M.Sc. (1987), University of Guelph
- Ph.D. (1991), University of Guelph
Affiliations
- Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Chair of the IUFRO Tree Physiology and Technology Working Group Research Group 2.09.03
- Chair the Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources in Canada (CONFORGEN) Steering Committee
- Member of the Forest Genetic Resources Working Group of the North American Forestry Commission