Expert Profile
Dr. Monika Fischer, PhD
Assistant Professor (She/Her/Hers)
Appointments
Campus Location
Fields
Expertise
- fungi
- mushrooms
- ecology
- wildfire
- fire
- post-fire recovery
- climate change
- metabolism
- nutrient cycling
- genetics
Interview Language(s)
- English
In the Media
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Environmental News Network:
How Fire-Loving Fungi Help B.C.’s Forests Recover
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The Last Show with David Cooper:
Dr. Monika Fischer: Fire-Loving Fungi
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New York Times:
This Fire-Loving Fungus Eats Charcoal, if It Must
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JSTOR Daily:
The Vital Near-Magic of Fire-Eating Fungi
Contact Information
Monika Fischer
Email: monika.fischer@botany.ubc.ca
(604) 822-4361
Website: https://fischerlab.botany.ubc.ca/
Alternate Contact
Lou Corpuz-Bosshart
UBC Media Relations
Faculty of Forestry
Cell: 604-999-0473
Email: lou.bosshart@ubc.ca
Alex Walls
UBC Media Relations
Faculty of Science
Tel: 604-319-8128
Email: alex.walls@ubc.ca