Postdoc, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin, USA), 2002
Ph.D., University of British Columbia (British Columbia, Canada), 2000
M.Sc., University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), 1995
B.Sc., University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada), 1992
Research
My research program is currently centred on three themes: (1) spatial ecology; (2) causes and consequences of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems; and (3) invasion ecology. Overall, these themes are linked by my interest in community ecology, especially in lake plankton communities. In my research, I use a variety of field-based approaches, from large-scale whole lake studies to smaller scale experimental work in mesocosms as well as modelling. I work to link my interest in fundamental ecological theory of how interacting population dynamics structure aquatic communities with applied issues that currently affect freshwater ecosystems like exotic species, global climate change and water quality.
Nicolas Fortin St-Gelais, Ph.D. (Start: 2012, End: 2014) Other (co-)supervisor: Paul del Giorgio, UQAM Thesis title: Landscape patters in zooplankton functional ecology
Nicolas Fortin-St. Gelais, Ph.D. (Start: 2010) Other (co-)supervisor: Paul delGiorgio Thesis title: Lanscape Patterns in Zooplankton Functional and Taxonomic Diversity
El-Amine Mimouni, Ph.D. (Start: 2010, End: 2014) Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Bernadette Pinel-Alloul Thesis title: Biodiversity of Zooplankton in Urban Ponds
Amanda Winegardner, Ph.D. (Start: 2012) Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Irene Gregory-Eaves Thesis title: Planktonic biodiversity patterns along gradients of multiple stressors and disturbance histories: integration of paleoecology and molecular techniques
Pierre-Olivier Benoît, M.Sc. (Start: 2012) Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Chris Solomon Thesis title: Limnological factors affecting lake trout growth rates
NADIA EL MOUSSAOUI, M.Sc. (Start: 2012) Thesis title: Les facteurs explicatifs de la présence de méduses d'eau douce (Craspedicusta sowerbyi) dans les lacs au Québec
Vincent Ouellet Jobin, M.Sc. (Start: 2011) Thesis title: Phytoplankton niche segregation in relation to a lac's vertical structure in the TIMEX project
Previous students (since 2009)
Catherine Brown, Postdoctoral fellow (Start: 2009, End: 2010) Thesis title: Physiological responses of phytoplankton to light fluctuations in a mixed lake
Alexandrine Pannard, Postdoctoral fellow (Start: 2007, End: 2009) Thesis title: Phytoplankton community structure and physical mixing
Anneli Jokela, Ph.D. (Start: 2007, End: 2012) Other (co-)supervisor: Dr. Shelley Arnott, Queen's University Thesis title: The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the distribution and impact of an invertebrate predator, Bythotrephes longimanus - Queen's University
Ariane Cantin, M.Sc. (Start: 2007, End: 2009) Thesis title: Thermocline depth and plankton community structure
Joanna Gauthier, M.Sc. (Start: 2010, End: 2012) Other (co-)supervisor: Yves Prairie, UQAM Thesis title: Effects of lake thermocline deepening on zooplankton community phenology
