Template:Infobox scientist Suzanne Simard wata farfesa ce a sashen nazarin gandun daji da kare muhalli kuma tana koyarwa a jami’ar British Columbia . Ta samu digirinta na uku a fannin kimiyyar gandun daji a jami’ar jihar Oregon. Kafin fara koyarwa a jami'ar British Columbia, Simard yayi aiki a matsayin masanin kimiyyar bincike a ma'aikatar gandun daji ta British Columbia. Simard sananniya ce ga binciken da ta gudanar kan hanyoyin sadarwa na karkashin kasa na gandun dazuzzuka wadanda ke da fungi da asalinsu. Tana nazarin yadda waɗannan fungi da tushen suka saukaka sadarwa da hulɗa tsakanin bishiyoyi da tsire-tsire na yanayin ƙasa. Tsakanin sadarwa tsakanin bishiyoyi da tsirrai akwai musayar carbon, ruwa, abubuwan gina jiki da sigina na kariya tsakanin bishiyoyi. Simard kuma jagora ne na TerreWEB, shirin da aka tsara don horar da daliban da suka kammala karatunsu da kuma andwararrun Likitocin Post-Doctoral a cikin kimiyyar canjin duniya da sadarwa. Ta yi amfani da carbon mai aiki da iska don auna yawo da raba carbon tsakanin kowane bishiya da jinsuna, kuma ta gano cewa birch da Douglas fir suna raba carbon.