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 students Wenyuan ZhangPostdoctoral fellow  Dominique CaronPh.D.  Isaac EckertPh.D.  Abbie Gail JonesPh.D.  Maximiliane JoussePh.D.  Julia McDowellPh.D.  Janaina SerranoPh.D. Noah WightmanPh.D.  Nina Maikaela ObiarM.Sc. Relevant QCBS research themesPublications21- 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) 20- 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) 19- 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) 18- 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) 17- 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) 16- 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 2018 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 15- 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) 14- 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) 13- 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) 12- Large conservation gains possible for global biodiversity facets Journal Article Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W, Jetz, W 2017 Nature (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 11- 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) 10- 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) 9- 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) 8- 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) 7- 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) 6- From species distributions to meta-communities Journal Article Thuiller, W, Pollock, LJ, Gueguen, M, Münkemüller, T 2015 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 5- 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) 4- 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) 3- Eucalypts face increasing climate stress Journal Article Butt, N, Pollock, LJ, Mcalpine, CA 2013 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-10-17) 2- 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) 1- 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) In the media$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 |
