{"id":6419,"date":"2018-02-02T15:27:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T20:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?post_type=cu_people&p=6419"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:52:04","slug":"troy-mcmullin","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/people\/troy-mcmullin\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy McMullin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Current Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My research program is focused on advancing our knowledge of the Canadian lichen biota. I conduct interdisciplinary collection-based studies throughout the country with a focus on regions, habitats, and species that are poorly understood. I am attempting to resolve unknown questions in lichen ecology, developing regional base-line data for areas with knowledge gaps, and addressing taxonomic uncertainties using morphometrics, metabolite determinations, and phylogenetic analyses. Using the results from my research I help to develop conservation strategies for rare lichens and rare habitats. My current areas of interest are the Arctic, Atlantic Provinces, and National Parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selected Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong> and Y.F. Wiersma. 2019. Out with OLD-growth, in with ecological continNEWity: new perspectives on forest conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/em>. doi:10.1002\/fee.2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, J. Maloles, S. Selva, and S.G. Newmaster. 2018. A synopsis of the genus Chaenotheca<\/em> in North America, including a new species from southern Ontario, C. selvae<\/em>. Botany <\/em>96: 547\u2013553.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, D. Ure, M. Smith, H. Clapp, and Y.F. Wiersma. 2017. Ten years of monitoring air quality and ecological integrity using field-identifiable lichens at Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ecological Indicators <\/em>81: 214\u2013221.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, J.C. Lendemer, H.E. Braid, and S.G. Newmaster. 2016. Molecular insights into the lichen genus Alectoria<\/em> (Parmeliaceae) in North America. Botany<\/em> 94: 165\u2013175.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, L.L. Bennett, O.J. Bjorgan, D.A. Bourque, C.J. Burke, M.A. Clarke, M.K. Gutgesell, P.L. Krawiec, R. Malyon, A. Mantione, A.T. Piotrowski, N.Y. Tam, A.C. Van Natto, Y.F. Wiersma, and S.G. Newmaster. 2016. Relationships between air pollution, population density, and lichen diversity in the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. The Lichenologist<\/em> 48(5): 593-605.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, I.D. Thompson, and S.G. Newmaster. 2013. Lichen conservation in heavily managed boreal forests. Conservation Biology <\/em>27: 1020-1030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McMullin, R.T.<\/strong>, W.F. Bell, and S.G. Newmaster. 2011. The effects of triclopyr and glyphosate on lichens. Forest Ecology and Management <\/em>264: 90-97.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6420,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Troy","cu_people_last_name":"McMullin","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[27],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-6419","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-adjunctresearch"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Adjunct Research Professor","cu_people_degree":"BA (Trent), HBSc (Trent), BEd (Queens), MES (Dalhousie), PhD (Guelph)","cu_building":false,"cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"none","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"tmcmullin@mus-nature.ca","cu_people_phone":"613-566-4298","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"https:\/\/nature.ca\/en\/research-collections\/science-experts\/r-troy-mcmullin ","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/6419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/6419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14642,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/6419\/revisions\/14642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=6419"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=6419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}