The Arctic Flora research team includes scientists from Canada, Alaska and Norway who share common interests in plants, their taxonomy, and the Arctic. We work at museums, government departments and universities.
The Project Secretariat, based at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario, is responsible for leading, coordinating, and managing the project. It includes two project co-leaders and a research assistant.
The Scientific Steering Committee includes the project co-leaders and one external scientist. The steering committee is responsible for making major decisions about the research direction of the project, with input from the entire research team as necessary.
In addition to members of the project secretariat and steering committee, the Core Research Team includes eleven researchers who bring diverse and deep expertise to many aspects of the project. The team includes internationally-recognized experts on the taxonomy of specific (and difficult) plant groups, the global arctic flora, and biodiversity informatics.
Project Secretariat (Canadian Museum of Nature)
Lynn Gillespie Project Co-Lead
Jeff Saarela Project Co-Lead
Paul Sokoloff Research Assistant
Scientific Steering Committee
Lynn Gillespie Jeff Saarela Bruce Ford
Research Team (alphabetical)
George Argus Luc Brouillet Roger Bull Jacques Cayouette
Alain Cuerrier Jennifer Doubt Reidar Elven Steffi Ickert-Bond James Macklin
David Murray Tyler Smith Julian Starr
Treatment Authors and Contributors (alphabetical)
Paul Catling Stuart Hay Tass Kelso
Geoff Levin James Pringle Heidi Solstad Elizabeth Zacharias
Researcher Profiles
Dr. Lynn J. Gillespie
Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature
Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa
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![Lynn Gillespie, standing in a dense thicket of Salix alaxensis and holding a species of Erigeron, northwest Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, July 2010 (J.M.Saarela) J.M.Saarela)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Lynn%20Gillespie_1.jpg) |
Dr. Jeffery M. Saarela
Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature
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![Jeff Saarela, northwest Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, July 2010 (R.D. Bull) R.D. Bull)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/cropped%202%20JSaarela%20-%20Mesa%20Top2%20-%20Jul2010.jpg) |
Dr. George Argus
Research Emeritus & Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature
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![George Argus in the National Herbarium of Canada (CAN), Canadian Museum of Nature, 2007 (J. Doubt). J. Doubt).](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/George%20Argus_0.jpg) |
Dr. Luc Brouillet
Professor and Curator of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT), Université de Montréal
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Roger Bull, M.Sc.
Research Assistant, Canadian Museum of Nature
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![Roger Bull, northwest Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, July 2010 (J.M. Saarela) J.M. Saarela)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Roger%20Bull.jpg) |
Dr. Jacques Cayouette
Research Scientist & Assistant Curator (DAO)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa
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![Jacques Cayouette, Îlets-Jérémie (salt marsh), Québec, 2 August 2008. (M. Lapointe) Jacques Cayouette, Îlets-Jérémie (salt marsh), Québec, 2 August 2008. (M. Lapointe)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Jacques%20Cayouette.jpg) |
Dr. Alain Cuerrier
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Université de Montréal
Botanist, Montreal Botanical Garden (MT)
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Jennifer Doubt, M.Sc.
Chief Collection Manager, Botany Section (CAN)
Canadian Museum of Nature
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![Jennifer Doubt, Crum Foray on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, September 2010 (K. Shepherd). K. Shepherd).](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Jennifer%20Doubt%202010_0.jpg) |
Dr. Reidar Elven
Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden (O)
Oslo, Norway
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Dr. Bruce Ford
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Curator, University of Manitoba Herbarium (WIN)
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
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![Bruce Ford on the summit of the President, Yoho National Park, 27 July 2007 (B. Llewellyn) Bruce Ford on the summit of the President, Yoho National Park, 27 July 2007 (B. Llewellyn)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Bruce%20Ford%201.jpg) |
Dr. Steffi Ickert-Bond
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Wildlife
Curator of the Herbarium (ALA)
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
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![Steffi Ickert-Bond in the herbarium.](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Steffi%20Ickert-Bond_0.jpg) |
Dr. James Macklin
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (DAO), Ottawa
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![James Macklin, White Mountains, New Hampshire (K. Ponader) James Macklin, White Mountains, New Hampshire (K. Ponader)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/James%20Macklin_0.jpg) |
Dr. David Murray
Professor of Botany and Curator Emeritus (ALA)
University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks
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Dr. Tyler Smith
Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (DAO), Ottawa
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Paul Sokoloff, M.Sc.
Research Assistant, Canadian Museum of Nature
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![Paul Sokoloff, northwest Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, July 2010 (J.M. Saarela) Paul Sokoloff, northwest Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, July 2010 (J.M. Saarela)](http://arcticplants.myspecies.info/sites/arcticplants.myspecies.info/files/Paul%20Sokoloff.jpg) |
Dr. Julian Starr
Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
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