Research

Plant functional ecology. Community and ecosystem ecology. Plant-soil interactions.

Description

We study plant functional traits to better understand and predict plant species distributions along environmental gradients. We focus on soil fertility as a driving environmental variable and on plant traits related to nutrient acquisition and use. In particular, we study plant-soil interactions and their consequences on plant biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Our research helps to improve the restoration of degraded ecosystems.

Canada Research Chair in Plant Functional Biodiversity

We study to understand changes in plant biodiversity across Canada using spectranomics

CABO project: http://www.caboscience.org/

Plus: Publications

Students

Rosalie Beauchamp-Rioux, M.Sc. student
Florence Blanchard, M.Sc. student
Alexis Carteron, Ph.D. student
Alizée Girard, M.Sc. student
Xavier Guilbeault-Mayers, Ph.D. student
Shan Khotari, posdoctoral fellow
Vlad Parasquive, Ph.D. student
co-supervision Jacques Brisson
Anna-Katharina Schweiger, posdoctoral fellow

above: 7-minute Youtube video by Felipe Albornoz on his article showing the influence of indigenous pathogens and ectomycorrhizes on competition between plants

Teaching

BIO-1803: Écologie et Environnement
BIO-3753: Stage d’écologie végétale