The Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science is the result of a partnership whose objective is to support the development and application of biodiversity science through collaboration, training and partnership.
 
In 2025, the network connects more than 113 researchers, 570 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, as well as many undergraduate students and numerous national and international partners.
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What is biodiversity science?

Biodiversity science is an multi-disciplinary field using tools and theories from different areas such as molecular biology, taxonomy, and genetics.
 
Biodiversity science offers a research framework that integrates different political and scientific fields allowing to better tackle the continuously evolving threats to biodiversity. A better understanding of the cause and maintenance of biodiversity will allow a better prediction of its response to human activities.
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Research and collaboration
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Research framework
Our research is strategically structured around four axes that support biodiversity monitoring and prediction to assist in better decision making.
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Collaborative research
The QCBS funds collaborative research groups that work on all areas of biodiversity science.
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QuéBio web portal
A web portal that contains citizen science projects, collaborative research, and open data access.
Resources and activities
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Events
Through our calendar, you can access all our upcoming events as well as the annual QCBS symposium.
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Funding for members
The QCBS offers funding for both researchers and students.
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Training
QCBS members offer various workshops and intensive courses all year long.
The Beagle's Latest Posts
Le Beagle is a bilingual blog about biodiversity science written by the graduate students of the QCBS. Here are the latest articles:
Phages, Code, and Colombian Sun: A Bioinformatics Journey in Medellín

By Laura Carolina Camelo Valera, PhD candidate at McGill University

Operating on strangers’ tides

By Miguel Felismino, PhD candidate at McGill University

Climatoscope 360
Climatoscope 360 is a comprehensive French-language science outreach project for all disciplines and research directly related to climate change.
Developed by a team of professors from the Université de Sherbrooke, the Climatoscope project promotes the dissemination of scientific knowledge on climate change, thus contributing to awareness, capacity building, and reflection on the problems, challenges, and solutions to address this reality.
Members in the news
The following are a few articles from last month that mention QCBS members :
Mark Vellend on Everything Evolves
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Princeton University Press
The Evolution of … Everything
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Nautilus
Everything Evolves by Mark Vellend review – can Darwin explain JD Vance?
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The Guardian
Coopérer pour survivre, dans la vie comme dans les jeux
Pierre-Olivier Montiglio
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Science Presse
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Research showcase
IPBES
Methodological assessment on monitoring biodiversity and nature's contributions to people
BON in a Box
Building Biodiversity Observation Networks for biodiversity monitoring and conservation decision-making
Biodiversité Québec
Collect observation data, improve biodiversity monitoring in Quebec, and make syntheses and analyses accessible to the public
The impact of the circular economy on biodiversity: towards an integrated approach to support decision-making
Developing a conceptual and operational framework, indicators and concrete tools to assess the impact of circularity strategies on biodiversity, and vice versa.
Frequently asked questions
Who is a student member of the QCBS?
You are a student member if you are currently a graduate student or postdoc, your supervisor or co-supervisor is a member of the QCBS , and you have a QCBS profile page.
As a member of the QCBS, what resources can I access?
  • Research funding through seed grants, working groups and the symposium and workshop series grant
  • Assistance from QCBS research professionals to develop collaborative biodiversity science research
  • For your students: funding through excellence awards, intensive course award, etc.
  • QCBS research network
  • Free participation in training workshops (both for you and your students)
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