Laura Pollock
Assistant Professor,McGill University
Department of Biology
E-mail: lajosy@gmail.com
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EducationBachelors, Biology and Environment/Natural Resource, University of Wyoming (2000/08 - 2004/05)
Master's, Plant biology, Southern Illinois University at Garbondale (2004/08 - 2006/12) Doctorate, Ecology and Evolution, University of Melbourne (2007/07 - 2011/12) ResearchCollecting biodiversity information by considering taxonomic, genetic and functional diversity, as well as improving the predictions of how species and communities will be impacted by climate and land use changesQCBS studentsWenyuan ZhangPostdoctoral fellow Dominique CaronPh.D. Isaac EckertPh.D. Abbie JonesPh.D. Maximiliane JoussePh.D. Janaina SerranoPh.D. Noah WightmanPh.D. Christophe BrabantM.Sc. Samara ManzinM.Sc. Nina Maikaela ObiarM.Sc. Relevant QCBS research themesPublications49- Plant invasion in Mediterranean Europe: current hotspots and future scenarios Journal Article Cao Pinna L , Gallien L , Pollock L J , Axmanová I , Chytrý M , Malavasi M , Acosta A T R , Antonio Campos J , Carboni M , 2024 Ecography (Date Added: 2024-03-12) 48- Transnational conservation to anticipate future plant shifts in Europe Journal Article Chauvier-Mendes, Y, Pollock, LJ, Verburg, PH, Karger, DN, Pellissier, L, Lavergne, S, Zimmermann, NE, Thuiller, W 2024 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 47- Trait-matching models predict pairwise interactions across regions, not food web properties Journal Article Caron, D, Brose, U, Lurgi, M, Blanchet, FG, Gravel, D, Pollock, LJ 2024 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-02-12) 46- From mallees to mountain ash, specific leaf area is coordinated with eucalypt tree stature, resprouting, stem construction, and fruit size Journal Article Portelli, AM, Windecker, SM, Pollock, LJ, Neal, WC, Morris, WK, Khot, R, Vesk, PA 2023 Australian Journal of Botany (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 45- Author Correction: 30×30 biodiversity gains rely on national coordination (Nature Communications, (2023), 14, 1, (7113), 10.1038/s41467-023-42737-x) Journal Article Eckert, I, Brown, A, Caron, D, Riva, F, Pollock, LJ 2023 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 44- Novel community data in ecology-properties and prospects Journal Article Hartig, F, Abrego, N, Bush, A, Chase, JM, Guillera-Arroita, G, Leibold, MA, Ovaskainen, O, Pellissier, L, Pichler, M, Poggiato, G, Pollock, L, Si-Moussi, S, Thuiller, W, Viana, DS, Warton, DI, Zurell, D, Yu, DW 2023 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 43- 30×30 biodiversity gains rely on national coordination Journal Article Eckert, I, Brown, A, Caron, D, Riva, F, Pollock, LJ 2023 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 42- Conserving avian evolutionary history can effectively safeguard future benefits for people Journal Article Gumbs, R, Gray, CL, Hoffmann, M, Molina-Venegas, R, Owen, NR, Pollock, LJ 2023 Science Advances (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 41- Indicators to monitor the status of the tree of life Journal Article Gumbs, R, Chaudhary, A, Daru, BH, Faith, DP, Forest, F, Gray, CL, Kowalska, A, Lee, W-S, Pellens, R, Pipins, S, Pollock, LJ, Rosindell, J, Scherson, RA, Owen, NR 2023 Conservation Biology (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 40- Safeguarding eucalypt diversity through conservation-focused tree planting Journal Article St-Laurent, O, Mokany, K, Pollock, LJ 2023 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 39- Erratum: Author Correction: A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action (Nature ecology & evolution (2023) 7 12 (1947-1952)) Journal Article Gonzalez, A, Vihervaara, P, Balvanera, P, Bates, AE, Bayraktarov, E, Bellingham, PJ, Bruder, A, Campbell, J, Catchen, MD, Cavender-Bares, J, Chase, J, Coops, N, Costello, MJ, Czúcz, B, Delavaud, A, Dornelas, M, Dubois, G, Duffy, EJ, Eggermont, H, Fernandez, M, Fernandez, N, Ferrier, S, Geller, GN, Gill, M, Gravel, D, Guerra, CA, Guralnick, R, Harfoot, M, Hirsch, T, Hoban, S, Hughes, AC, Hugo, W, Hunter, ME, Isbell, F, Jetz, W, Juergens, N, Kissling, WD, Krug, CB, Kullberg, P, Le Bras, Y, Leung, B, Londoño-Murcia, MC, Lord, J-M, Loreau, M, Luers, A, Ma, K, MacDonald, AJ, Maes, J, McGeoch, M, Mihoub, JB, Millette, KL, Molnar, Z, Montes, E, Mori, AS, Muller-Karger, FE, Muraoka, H, Nakaoka, M, Navarro, L, Newbold, T, Niamir, A, Obura, D, O'Connor, M, Paganini, M, Pelletier, D, Pereira, H, Poisot, T, Pollock, LJ, Purvis, A, Radulovici, A, Rocchini, D, Roeoesli, C, Schaepman, M, Schaepman-Strub, G, Schmeller, DS, Schmiedel, U, Schneider, FD, Shakya, MM, Skidmore, A, Skowno, AL, Takeuchi, Y, Tuanmu, M-N, Turak, E, Turner, W, Urban, MC, Urbina-Cardona, N, Valbuena, R, Van de Putte, A, van Havre, B, Wingate, VR, Wright, E, Torrelio, CZ 2023 Nature ecology & evolution (Date Added: 2023-11-26) 38- Graph embedding and transfer learning can help predict potential species interaction networks despite data limitations Journal Article Strydom, T, Bouskila, S, Banville, F, Barros, C, Caron, D, Farrell, MJ, Fortin, M-J, Mercier, B, Pollock, LJ, Runghen, R, Dalla Riva, GV, Poisot, T 2023 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-10-25) 37- A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action Journal Article Gonzalez, A, Vihervaara, P, Balvanera, P, Bates, AE, Bayraktarov, E, Bellingham, PJ, Bruder, A, Campbell, J, Catchen, MD, Cavender-Bares, J, Chase, J, Coops, N, Costello, MJ, Czúcz, B, Delavaud, A, Dornelas, M, Dubois, G, Duffy, EJ, Eggermont, H, Fernandez, M, Fernandez, N, Ferrier, S, Geller, GN, Gill, M, Gravel, D, Guerra, CA, Guralnick, R, Harfoot, M, Hirsch, T, Hoban, S, Hughes, AC, Hugo, W, Hunter, ME, Isbell, F, Jetz, W, Juergens, N, Kissling, WD, Krug, CB, Kullberg, P, Le Bras, Y, Leung, B, Londoño-Murcia, MC, Lord, J-M, Loreau, M, Luers, A, Ma, K, MacDonald, AJ, Maes, J, McGeoch, M, Mihoub, JB, Millette, KL, Molnar, Z, Montes, E, Mori, AS, Muller-Karger, FE, Muraoka, H, Nakaoka, M, Navarro, L, Newbold, T, Niamir, A, Obura, D, O’Connor, M, Paganini, M, Pelletier, D, Pereira, H, Poisot, T, Pollock, LJ, Purvis, A, Radulovici, A, Rocchini, D, Roeoesli, C, Schaepman, M, Schaepman-Strub, G, Schmeller, DS, Schmiedel, U, Schneider, FD, Shakya, MM, Skidmore, A, Skowno, AL, Takeuchi, Y, Tuanmu, M-N, Turak, E, Turner, W, Urban, MC, Urbina-Cardona, N, Valbuena, R, Van de Putte, A, van Havre, B, Wingate, VR, Wright, E, Torrelio, CZ 2023 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-09-04) 36- Data rescue: Saving environmental data from extinction Journal Article Bledsoe, EK, Burant, JB, Higino, GT, Roche, DG, Binning, SA, Finlay, K, Pither, J, Pollock, LS, Sunday, JM, Srivastava, DS 2022 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2022-07-29) 35- Food web reconstruction through phylogenetic transfer of low-rank network representation Journal Article Strydom, T, Bouskila, S, Banville, F, Barros, C, Caron, D, Farrell, MJ, Fortin, M-J, Hemming, V, Mercier, B, Pollock, LJ, Runghen, R, Dalla Riva, GV, Poisot, T 2022 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-04-15) 34- AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora Journal Article Falster, D, Gallagher, R, Wenk, EH, Wright, IJ, Indiarto, D, Andrew, SC, Baxter, C, Lawson, J, Allen, S, Fuchs, A, Monro, A, Kar, F, Adams, MA, Ahrens, CW, Alfonzetti, M, Angevin, T, Apgaua, DMG, Arndt, S, Atkin, OK, Atkinson, J, Auld, T, Baker, A, von Balthazar, M, Bean, A, Blackman, CJ, Bloomfield, K, Bowman, DMJS, Bragg, J, Brodribb, TJ, Buckton, G, Burrows, G, Caldwell, E, Camac, J, Carpenter, R, Catford, JA, Cawthray, GR, Cernusak, LA, Chandler, G, Chapman, AR, Cheal, D, Cheesman, AW, Chen, S-C, Choat, B, Clinton, B, Clode, PL, Coleman, H, Cornwell, WK, Cosgrove, M, Crisp, M, Cross, E, Crous, KY, Cunningham, S, Curran, T, Curtis, E, Daws, MI, DeGabriel, JL, Denton, MD, Dong, N, Du, P, Duan, H, Duncan, DH, Duncan, RP, Duretto, M, Dwyer, JM, Edwards, C, Esperon-Rodriguez, M, Evans, JR, Everingham, SE, Farrell, C, Firn, J, Fonseca, CR, French, BJ, Frood, D, Funk, JL, Geange, SR, Ghannoum, O, Gleason, SM, Gosper, CR, Gray, E, Groom, PK, Grootemaat, S, Gross, C, Guerin, G, Guja, L, Hahs, AK, Harrison, MT, Hayes, PE, Henery, M, Hochuli, D, Howell, J, Huang, G, Hughes, L, Huisman, J, Ilic, J, Jagdish, A, Jin, D, Jordan, G, Jurado, E, Kanowski, J, Kasel, S, Kellermann, J, Kenny, B, Kohout, M, Kooyman, RM, Kotowska, MM, Lai, HR, Laliberté, E, Lambers, H, Lamont, BB, Lanfear, R, van Langevelde, F, Laughlin, DC, Laugier-Kitchener, B-A, Laurance, S, Lehmann, CER, Leigh, A, Leishman, MR, Lenz, T, Lepschi, B, Lewis, JD, Lim, F, Liu, U, Lord, J, Lusk, CH, Macinnis-Ng, C, McPherson, H, Magallón, S, Manea, A, López-Martinez, A, Mayfield, M, McCarthy, JK, Meers, T, van der Merwe, M, Metcalfe, DJ, Milberg, P, Mokany, K, Moles, AT, Moore, BD, Moore, N, Morgan, JW, Morris, W, Muir, A, Munroe, S, Nicholson, , Nicolle, D, Nicotra, AB, Niinemets, , North, T, O’Reilly-Nugent, A, O’Sullivan, OS, Oberle, B, Onoda, Y, Ooi, MKJ, Osborne, CP, Paczkowska, G, Pekin, B, Guilherme Pereira, C, Pickering, C, Pickup, M, Pollock, LJ, Poot, P, Powell, JR, Power, SA, Prentice, IC, Prior, L, Prober, SM, Read, J, Reynolds, V, Richards, AE, Richardson, B, Roderick, ML, Rosell, JA, Rossetto, M, Rye, B, Rymer, PD, Sams, MA, Sanson, G, Sauquet, H, Schmidt, S, Schönenberger, J, Schulze, E-D, Sendall, K, Sinclair, S, Smith, B, Smith, R, Soper, F, Sparrow, B, Standish, RJ, Staples, TL, Stephens, R, Szota, C, Taseski, G, Tasker, E, Thomas, F, Tissue, DT, Tjoelker, MG, Tng, DYP, de Tombeur, F, Tomlinson, K, Turner, NC, Veneklaas, EJ, Venn, S, Vesk, P, Vlasveld, C, Vorontsova, MS, Warren, CA, Warwick, N, Weerasinghe, LK, Wells, J, Westoby, M, White, M, Williams, NSG, Wills, J, Wilson, PG, Yates, C, Zanne, AE, Zemunik, G, Ziemińska, K 2021 Scientific Data (Date Added: 2022-04-26) 33- A roadmap towards predicting species interaction networks (across space and time) Journal Article Strydom, T, Catchen, MD, Banville, F, Caron, D, Dansereau, G, Desjardins-Proulx, P, Forero-Muñoz, NR, Higino, G, Mercier, B, Gonzalez, A, Gravel, D, Pollock, L, Poisot, T 2021 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2021-10-06) 32- Protecting Biodiversity (in All Its Complexity): New Models and Methods Journal Article Pollock, LJ, O'Connor, LMJ, Mokany, K, Rosauer, DF, Talluto, MV, Thuiller, W 2020 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2021-11-05) 31- Spatial analyses of multi-trophic terrestrial vertebrate assemblages in Europe Journal Article Braga, J, Pollock, LJ, Barros, C, Galiana, N, Montoya, JM, Gravel, D, Maiorano, L, Montemaggiori, A, Ficetola, GF, Dray, S, Thuiller, W 2019 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-08-23) 30- Productivity begets less phylogenetic diversity but higher uniqueness than expected Journal Article Thuiller, W, Gravel, D, Ficetola, GF, Lavergne, S, Münkemüller, T, Pollock, LJ, Zimmermann, NE, Mazel, F 2019 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-06-23) 29- Do joint species distribution models reliably detect interspecific interactions from co-occurrence data in homogenous environments? Journal Article Zurell, D, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W 2018 Ecography (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 28- Model averaging in ecology: a review of Bayesian, information-theoretic, and tactical approaches for predictive inference Journal Article Dormann, CF, Calabrese, JM, Guillera-Arroita, G, Matechou, E, Bahn, V, Bartoń, K, Beale, CM, Ciuti, S, Elith, J, Gerstner, K, Guelat, J, Keil, P, Lahoz-Monfort, JJ, Pollock, LJ, Reineking, B, Roberts, DR, Schröder, B, Thuiller, W, Warton, DI, Wintle, BA, Wood, SN, Wüest, RO, Hartig, F 2018 Ecological Monographs (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 27- Multifaceted biodiversity modelling at macroecological scales using Gaussian processes Journal Article Talluto, MV, Mokany, K, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W 2018 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 26- Functional traits modulate the response of alien plants along abiotic and biotic gradients Journal Article Carboni, M, Calderon-Sanou, I, Pollock, L, Violle, C, Thuiller, W, DivGrass Consortium, 2018 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 25- Integrating correlation between traits improves spatial predictions of plant functional composition Journal Article Wüest, RO, Münkemüller, T, Lavergne, S, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W 2018 Oikos (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 24- Combining functional traits, the environment and multiple surveys to understand semi-arid tree distributions Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Kelly, LT, Thomas, FM, Soe, P, Morris, WK, White, M, Vesk, PA 2018 Journal of Vegetation Science (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 23- Phylogenetically informed spatial planning is required to conserve the mammalian tree of life Journal Article Rosauer, DF, Pollock, LJ, Linke, S, Jetz, W 2017 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 22- Large conservation gains possible for global biodiversity facets Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W, Jetz, W 2017 Nature (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 21- The role of plant functional traits in shrub distribution around alpine frost hollows Journal Article Lim, FKS, Pollock, LJ, Vesk, PA 2017 Journal of Vegetation Science (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 20- Phylogenetic approaches reveal biodiversity threats under climate change Journal Article González-Orozco, CE, Pollock, LJ, Thornhill, AH, Mishler, BD, Knerr, N, Laffan, SW, Miller, JT, Rosauer, DF, Faith, DP, Nipperess, DA, Kujala, H, Linke, S, Butt, N, Külheim, C, Crisp, MD, Gruber, B 2016 Nature Climate Change (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 19- Conserving phylogenetic diversity, with reference to victorian eucalypts Journal Article Mccarthy, MA, Pollock, LJ 2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 18- Phylogenetic diversity meets conservation policy: Small areas are key to preserving eucalypt lineages Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Rosauer, DF, Thornhill, AH, Kujala, H, Crisp, MD, Miller, JT, McCarthy, MA 2015 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 17- The roles of ecological and evolutionary processes in plant community assembly: The environment, hybridization, and introgression influence co-occurrence of Eucalyptus Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Bayly, MJ, Vesk, PA 2015 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 16- From species distributions to meta-communities Journal Article Thuiller, W, Pollock, LJ, Gueguen, M, Münkemüller, T 2015 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 15- Phylogenetic diversity and the sustainable use of biodiversity Book Chapter Faith, DP, Pollock, LJ 2014 Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 14- Understanding co-occurrence by modelling species simultaneously with a Joint Species Distribution Model (JSDM) Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Tingley, R, Morris, WK, Golding, N, O'Hara, RB, Parris, KM, Vesk, PA, Mccarthy, MA 2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 13- Eucalypts face increasing climate stress Journal Article Butt, N, Pollock, LJ, Mcalpine, CA 2013 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 12- Chloroplast DNA diversity associated with protected slopes and valleys for hybridizing Eucalyptus species on isolated ranges in south-eastern Australia Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Bayly, MJ, Nevill, PG, Vesk, PA 2013 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 11- The role of functional traits in species distributions revealed through a hierarchical model Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Morris, WK, Vesk, PA 2012 Ecography (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 10- Linking biodiversity, ecosystem function, and Nature's contributions to people: a macroecological energy flux perspective Journal Article Antunes, AC, Berti, E, Brose, U, Hirt, MR, Karger, DN, O'Connor, LMJ, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W, Gauzens, B Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 9- Addressing uncertainty when projecting marine species' distributions under climate change Journal Article Davies, SC, Thompson, PL, Gomez, C, Nephin, J, Knudby, A, Park, AE, Friesen, SK, Pollock, LJ, Rubidge, EM, Anderson, SC, Iacarella, JC, Lyons, DA, MacDonald, A, McMillan, A, Ward, EJ, Holdsworth, AM, Swart, N, Price, J, Hunter, KL Ecography (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 8- The diversity of biotic interactions complements functional and phylogenetic facets of biodiversity Journal Article Gaüzère, P, O'Connor, L, Botella, C, Poggiato, G, Münkemüller, T, Pollock, LJ, Brose, U, Maiorano, L, Harfoot, M, Thuiller, W Current Biology (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 7- Addressing the Eltonian shortfall with trait-based interaction models Journal Article Caron, D, Maiorano, L, Thuiller, W, Pollock, LJ Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 6- Combining expert-based and computational approaches to design protected river networks under climate change Journal Article Floury, M, Pollock, LJ, Buisson, L, Thuiller, W, Chandesris, A, Souchon, Y Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 5- Environmental and anthropogenic constraints on animal space use drive extinction risk worldwide Journal Article Hirt, MR, Barnes, AD, Gentile, A, Pollock, LJ, Rosenbaum, B, Thuiller, W, Tucker, MA, Brose, U Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 4- Balancing conservation priorities for nature and for people in Europe Journal Article O'Connor, LMJ, Pollock, LJ, Renaud, J, Verhagen, W, Verburg, PH, Lavorel, S, Maiorano, L, Thuiller, W Science (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 3- Transferability of trait-based species distribution models Journal Article Vesk, PA, Morris, WK, Neal, WC, Mokany, K, Pollock, LJ Ecography (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 2- Dos and don'ts when inferring assembly rules from diversity patterns Journal Article Münkemüller, T, Gallien, L, Pollock, LJ, Barros, C, Carboni, M, Chalmandrier, L, Mazel, F, Mokany, K, Roquet, C, Smyčka, J, Talluto, MV, Thuiller, W Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-02-26) 1- Unveiling the food webs of tetrapods across Europe through the prism of the Eltonian niche Journal Article O’Connor, LMJ, Pollock, LJ, Braga, J, Ficetola, GF, Maiorano, L, Martinez-Almoyna, C, Montemaggiori, A, Ohlmann, M, Thuiller, W Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-02-26) In the mediaDigitally cataloguing archived plant specimens can transform conservation efforts 2024-09-09 Comment le Canada peut-il atteindre son objectif de protection de 30 % de son territoire d’ici 2030? 2023-11-22 $3.75 M for new Global Climate Center on AI and Biodiversity Change 2023-09-22 McGill scholars respond to COP15 Biodiversity Conference (Daniel Lukes) 2023-01-12 |