Tatjana Živković, PhD – Curriculum Vitae

Contact Postdoctoral researcher

Information McGill University
Department of Geography

Appointments Postdoctoral researcher August, 2020 – present

McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Department of Geography

• Advisor: Tim Moore

• ”Abiotic and biotic controls of nitrogen fixation in cool ombrotrophic bogs”

Postdoctoral research associate February – July, 2020

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA (2-year contract, interrupted due to COVID-19)
Biosciences Division

• Advisor: Dave Weston

• ”The effects of climate change on Sphagnum-microbiome interactions, CO2 exchange, and N2
fixation processes in peatlands” as part of the Department of Energy-led Spruce and Peatland
Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) project.

Education PhD (Geography) September, 2012 – October, 2019

McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada maternity leave: May, 2017 – April, 2018

• PhD thesis: “Biological nitrogen fixation in ombrotrophic peatlands”

• Advisory committee: Tim Moore (supervisor), Nigel Roulet, and Jean-Philippe Bellenger

Master of Science (Biology) - summa cum laude September, 2009 – August, 2012
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA

• Thesis: “Inputs of nitrogen to boreal bogs of northern Alberta, Canada: The importance of
biological N2 fixation”
• Advisory committee: Melanie Vile (supervisor), Kelman Wieder, and Dale Vitt

Bachelor of Science (Biology) - magna cum laude January, 2007 – August, 2009
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA

• Thesis: “Impact of rising sea levels and salinity intrusion on the metabolic activity and commu-
nity composition of sulfate reducing bacteria in tidal freshwater marsh sediments”
• Advisors: Nathaniel Weston and Melanie Vile

Bachelor of Science (Biology) September, 1999 – completed in USA

University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Publications in Živković, T., Disney*, K., Moore, T.R. (2017). Variations in nitrogen and phosphorus and δ 15 N
Refereed of Sphagnum mosses along a climatic and atmospheric deposition gradient, eastern Canada. Botany,
Journals 95(8): 829-839.

Kearns, P.J., Weston, N. B., Bowen, J. L., Živković, T., Vile, M. A. (2016). Tidal freshwater
marshes harbor phylogentically unique clades of sulfate reducers that are resistant to climate-change
induced salinity intrusion. Estuaries and Coasts, 39(4): 981-991.

Vile, M. A., Wieder, R. K., Živković, T., Scott, K. D., Vitt, D. H., Hartsock, J. A., ... and Wykoff,
D. D. (2014). N2 -fixation by methanotrophs sustains carbon and nitrogen accumulation in pristine
peatlands. Biogeochemistry, 121(2), 317-328.

submitted to Živković, T., Helbig, M., Moore, T.R. Seasonal and spatial variability of N2 fixation in a cool
refereed temperate ombrotrophic bog. (submitted to Ecosystems)
journals
in preparation Živković, T., Carell, A., Granath, G., Nielsen, M., Helbig, M., Shaw, J., Kostka, J., Weston, D.
Sphagnum-microbiome interaction drives acclimation of Sphagnum to warming

Živković, T., Moore, T.R. Biogeochemical controls on N2 fixation in ombrotrophic bogs in eastern
Canada.

Živković, T., Ardichvili*, A. , Moore, T.R. Nitrogen and phosphorus addition affects biological N2
fixation and Sphagnum moss in an ombrotrophic bog.

*co-supervised undergraduate students

Published in Prša, T. Climate change under the microscope: How will sea-level rise impact microbes in Delaware
non-refereed River marsh soils. (2010). Delaware Estuary Newsletter. Vol. 20 (2)
journals
Selected Živković, T., Alyssa Carell, Gustaf Granath, Matts Nielsen, Manuel Helbig, Jon Shaw, Joel Kostka,
Conference and Dave Weston (2020) Sphagnum acclimation to warming: do microbes matter? SPRUCE Virtual All-
Workshop Hands Meeting, 12–13 May, 2019, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
Presentations
Živković, T. (2019) Seasonal and spatial variability of nitrogen fixation at Mer Bleue. Mer Bleue
Peatland Science Workshop 2019, 27–29 May, 2019, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Živković, T., Moore, T.R. (2017): Biological N2 fixation mainly controlled by Sphagnum tissue
N:P ratio in ombrotrophic bogs (oral presentation). European Geosciences Union General Assembly,
23–28 April, 2017, Vienna, Austria.

Živković, T., Moore, T.R., Disney, K. (2015): Sphagnum N and P stoichiometry indicates P-
limitation on N2 fixation in ombrotrophic bogs (poster presentation). American Geophysical Union
Fall Meeting, 14–18 December, 2015, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Živković, T. (2015): Environmental and biogeochemical controls on N2 fixation in ombrotrophic

peatlands (invited talk). Cornell IGERT - Cross-Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate, November
2015, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A.

Živković, T., Disney, K., Moore, T.R. (2015): Sphagnum N and P stoichiometry may predict the
magnitude of N2 fixation rates in ombrotrophic bogs (oral presentation and session co-convener).
AGU-GAC-MAC-CGU Joint assembly, May 3–7, 2015, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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Živković, T., Moore, T.R. (2014): Rates and controls of N2 fixation in Sphagnum spp. along
a hydrological gradient – beaver pond to bog transition at Mer Bleue, Ontario, Canada (poster
presentation). American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 15–19 December, 2014, San Francisco,
CA, U.S.A.

Živković, T., Loisel, J., Weng, M., Moore, T.R. (2013): Rates and controls on N accumulation in
peatlands (poster presentation). American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 9–13 December, 2013,
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

**Prša, T., Vile, M.A., Wykoff, D., Fillingim, H., Wieder, R.K. (2012): Nitrogen (N2 ) fixation in
bogs of Alberta, Canada: coupling N2 fixation rates with microbial community composition (poster
presentation). BIOGEOMON 2012: The 7th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior,
15–20 July, 2012, Northport, ME. U.S.A.

Vile, M.A., Prša, T., Wieder, R. K., Lamers, L. (2011): The paradox of excess nitrogen in boreal
peatlands: biogeochemical gaps in nitrogen cycling revealed & the triphasic response revisited (poster
presentation). American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 5–9 December, 2011, San Francisco, CA,
U.S.A.

Prša, T., Vile, M.A., Wieder, R.K., Vitt, D.H. (2010): Inputs of nitrogen to bogs of Alberta,
Canada: the importance of biological nitrogen fixation vs. atmospheric deposition from oil sands
mining (poster presentation). American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 13–17 December, 2010,
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Vile, M.A., Wieder, R.K., Scott, K.D., Prša, T., Quinn, J., Vitt, D.H. (2010): Impact of oils sands
mining on nitrogen-limited peatland ecosystems in Alberta Canada (poster presentation). American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 13–17 December, 2010, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Prša, T., Vile, M.A. (2010): How a western Canadian bog gets its nitrogen? (poster presentation).
SigmaXi Villanova Chapter Student Research Poster Symposium, 23 April, 2010, Villanova, PA,
U.S.A.

Prša, T., Weston, N.B., Vile, M.A. (2009): Changes in metabolic activity and community compo-
sition of sulfate reducing bacteria in tidal freshwater marsh soils in response to climate change and
saltwater intrusion (poster presentation). 2009 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit,
12–14 January, 2009, Cape May, NJ, U.S.A.

Prša, T., Weston, N.B., Vile, M.A. (2008): Impact of rising sea levels and salinity intrusion on the
metabolic activity and community composition of sulfate reducing bacteria in tidal freshwater marsh
sediments (poster presentation). SWS Annual Meeting: Capitalizing on Wetlands, 26–30 May, 2008,
Washington, DC, U.S.A.

**former last name

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Awards and Graduate Excellence Fund Dissertation Completion Award (Award, $5,831) 2017-2018
Scholarships Robert and Mary Stanfield Dissertation Fellowship (Award, $5,750) 2016-2017
Graduate Reseach Enhancement Travel Award (Award, $207) 2017
Philip P. Bailey Award (Award, $6,000) 2015-2016
Global Environmental and Climate Change Centre (Stipend, $2,000) 2014-2015
Global Environmental and Climate Change Centre (Travel Grant, $1,000) 2014
Graduate Reseach Enhancement Travel Award (Award, $450) 2014
Global Environmental and Climate Change Centre (Travel Grant, $1,000) 2013
Graduate Reseach Enhancement Travel Award (Award, $540) 2013
7th International BIOGEOMON Symposium (Best student poster award) 2012
Summer Research Fellowship, Dept. of Biology, Villanova University (Fellowship) 2010
SigmaXi Villanova Chapter Student Poster Symposium 2010 (Best student poster award) 2010
Graduate Summer Fellowship, Villanova University (Fellowship, $1000) 2010
Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit (Best student poster award) 2009
Villanova Undergraduate Research Award (Award, $3,500) 2008
SWS Annual Meeting: Capitalizing on Wetlands (Honorable mention - poster presentation) 2008
The Open Society Institute and Soros Scholarship (Award, $1,000) 1999

Professional Research Techinician, MSc level March - August, 2012

Research Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
Experience Department of Biology
• Project: “ Nitrogen (N2 ) fixation in bogs of Alberta, Canada: coupling N2 fixation rates with
microbial community composition”
• Advisor: Dr. Melanie Vile
• Isolating microbial DNA from Sphagnum mosses, running PCR for nifH genes, data analyses

Academic Session co-convener: CGU-AGU Joint Assembly, Montréal, QC, Canada May, 2015
services and ”Nutrient cycling in wetlands and aquatic ecosystems”
community
involvement
Reviewer July, 2018 – present
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, PLOS One

Head of organizing committee 2013 – 2016

Graduate-undergraduate mentorship program, Dept. of Geography, McGill University

• assigning graduate mentors to undergraduate mentees,

• evaluating and reporting success of the program to the Dept. of Geography,
• organizing and moderating the Alumni discussion panel,
• acquiring program funding

Seminar organizer 2014 – 2016

By-weekly peat meet seminar series, Dept. of Geography, McGill University

Committee member 2015

Graduate Academic Committee, Dept. of Geography, McGill University

• evaluating applications of incoming graduate students

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Teaching and Teaching assistant Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Supervision Undergraduate course GEOG 305 - ”Soils and Environment” 2012 - 2016
Experience
• independently managed and thought laboratory course section
• guided students in preparation of the term paper
• assessement of term papers

Undergraduate course GEOG 351 - ”Quantitative Methods” 2014 - 2017

• supported students in assignment preparation and evaluated assignments and exams

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 Undergraduate course GEOG 205 - ”Global Change: Past, Present and Future” 2013
• graded exams and term papers

Undergraduate course GEOG 301 - ”Environmental Management 1” 2016

• guided students in preparing term papers and environmental assessments
• evaluated student debates and exams

Undergraduate course GEOG 290 - ”Local Geographical Excursion” 2015 - 2016

• led physcial geography portion of the three-day field course

Undergraduate mentor 2013 - 2015

Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

• Guided and co-supervised four independant undergraduate research projects resulting in term
papers

Guest lecturer February, 2017

Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Undergraduate course ”Quantitative Methods”
• Taught lecture for course of 50+ undergraduate students on ”Linear Regressions”.
• Course responsible: Dr. Sébastien Breau.

Guest lecturer March, 2015

Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Undergraduate course ”Soils and Environment”
• Taught lecture for course of 30+ undergraduate students on ”Greenhouse Gases and Soils”.
• Course responsible: Dr. Tim Moore.

Skills Laboratory: biogeochemistry and analytical chemistry lab routines, gas chromatography, stable
isotope work (15 N) and 15 N2 tracer methods, HPLC, Dionex, Atomic Absorption spectroscopy,
TOC/TN analyzer, AutoAnalyzer by Lachat (nitrate, ammonia and sulfur methods), and basic
molecular techniques: electrophoresis gels, PCR, cloning, primer design.

Field: gas flux chamber measurements, monitoring of atmospheric deposition with ion exchange resin
columns, vegetation surveys, peat coring, field and laboratory acetylene reduction assays, weather
station data acquisition, operating field trucks in all weather conditions, driving ATVs, etc.

Computer: proficient in statistical analyses (R, JMP, SAS, STATA), graphing program SigmaPlot.