
Sylvie de Blois
Associate Professor,McGill University
Plant Science
E-mail: sylvie.deblois@mcgill.ca
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EducationResearchIn my research, I aim to define and integrate concepts and theories from landscape ecology and plant biology in order to provide the scientific basis for biodiversity conservation and restoration efforts. This knowledge is especially critical in the context of a worldwide, unprecedented rate of biodiversity decline and the realisation that networks of nature reserves urgently need to be complemented by conservation measures in production landscapes. Landscape ecologists investigate the causes and consequences of the composition and spatial configuration of landscape mosaics. Much of my work has centered on assessing the impact of agricultural land-uses on plant populations and communities in temperate or tropical ecosystems, impacts which are locally and globally highly significant and increasing. I study plant responses to changes in landscape structure particularly in habitats where conflicts arise between conservation and production systems (e.g., agricultural field margins, buffer areas surrounding nature reserves). I am especially interested in linear habitats that can provide structural and functional connectivity at the landscape scale and the mechanisms responsible for plant resilience in these habitats, whether the plants are of conservation interest or invasive. My work has relevance for biodiversity conservation both within and outside nature reserves, corridor function and species migration patterns, the control of invasive plants, and integrated vegetation management.QCBS studentsLaura Boisvert-MarshPh.D. Marian MacNairM.Sc. Katherine LavoieB.Sc. Previous students (since 2009)Rafael OtfinowskiPostdoctoral fellow Frieda BeauregardPh.D. Chaeho ByunPh.D. Maria Del Carmen RuizPh.D. Reto SchmuckiPh.D. Laura Boisvert-MarshM.Sc. Dominic ChambersM.Sc. Jean-Francois DenisM.Sc. Paola Gomez GarciaM.Sc. Natalie JamesM.Sc. Alexandra Sasha ListonM.Sc. Christie-Anna LovatM.Sc. Beatriz Osorio RodriguezM.Sc. Taddeo SophieM.Sc. Involvement within the QCBS
Examples of species studiedPhragmites australis Trillium grandiflorum Sphagnum Picea mariana Thuja occidentalis Publications34- Northern protected areas will become important refuges for biodiversity tracking suitable climates Berteaux, D, Ricard, M, St-Laurent, M-, Casajus, N, Perie, C, Beauregard, F, de Blois, S 2018 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2018-10-02) 33- How well does bordering forest composition predict tree establishment in utility corridors? Boivin, P, De Blois, S, Brisson, J 2018 Applied Ecology and Environmental Research (Date Added: 2018-06-29) 32- Management of invasive plants through ecological resistance Byun C , , de Blois S , , Brisson J , 2017 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2017-08-10) 31- Rapid latitudinal range expansion at cold limits unlikely for temperate understory forest plants Beauregard F , , de Blois S , 2016 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2017-02-10) 30- Dominant forest tree species are potentially vulnerable to climate change over large portions of their range even at high latitudes Perie, C, de Blois, S 2016 PeerJ (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 29- An Objective Approach to Select Climate Scenarios when Projecting Species Distribution under Climate Change Casajus, N, Perie, C, Logan, T, Lambert, M-, de Blois, S, Berteaux, D 2016 PloS one (Date Added: 2016-04-29) 28- Interactions between abiotic constraint, propagule pressure, and biotic resistance regulate plant invasion Byun, C, de Blois, S, Brisson, J 2015 Oecologia (Date Added: 2015-09-03) 27-Changements climatiques et biodiversité du Québec : vers un nouveau patrimoine naturel. Berteaux D, CN 2014 Presses de l’université du Québec ( Date Added: 2016-07-11) 26- Shifting with climate? Evidence for recent changes in tree species distribution at high latitudes Boisvert-Marsh, L, Périé, C, de Blois, S 2014 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2014-07-28) 25- Beyond a Climate-Centric View of Plant Distribution: Edaphic Variables Add Value to Distribution Models Beauregard, F, Blois, Sd 2014 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2014-05-08) 24- Challenges in modelling the abundance of 105 tree species in eastern North America using climate, edaphic, and topographic variables Chambers, D, Périé, C, Casajus, N, de Blois, S 2013 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2013-01-11) 23- Moving from a regional to a continental perspective of Phragmites australis invasion in North America Kettenring, KM, de Blois, S, Hauber, DP 2012 AoB PLANTS (Date Added: 2016-07-11) 22- Plant functional group identity and diversity determine biotic resistance to invasion by an exotic grass Byun, C, de Blois, S, Brisson, J 2012 Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2012-12-03) 21- Coexistence of Introduced and Native Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in Freshwater Wetlands Taddeo, S, de Blois, S 2012 Ecoscience (Date Added: 2012-09-18) 20- Balancing shifting cultivation and forest conservation: lessons from a “sustainable landscape” in southeastern Mexico Dalle, SP, Pulido, MT, Blois, Sd 2011 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-08-08) 19- The CC-Bio Project: Studying the Effects of Climate Change on Quebec Biodiversity Berteaux, D, Blois, Sd, Angers, J, Bonin, J, Casajus, N, Darveau, M, Fournier, F, Humphries, MM, McGill, B, Larivée, J, Logan, T, Nantel, P, Périé, C, Poisson, F, Rodrigue, D, Rouleau, S, Siron, R, Thuiller, W, Vescovi, L 2010 Diversity (Date Added: 2012-09-14) 18- The invasion of a large lake by the Eurasian genotype of common reed: The influence of roads and residential construction LeBlanc, M-, de Blois, S, Lavoie, C 2010 Journal of Great Lakes Research (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 17- Roadside as invasion pathway for common reed (Phragmites australis) Brisson, J, De Blois, S, Lavoie, C 2010 Invasive Plant Science and Management (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 16- Population structures and individual performances of Trillium grandiflorum in hedgerow and forest habitats Schmucki, R, De Blois, S 2009 Plant Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 15- Pollination and reproduction of a self-incompatible forest herb in hedgerow corridors and forest patches Schmucki, R, De Blois, S 2009 Oecologia (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 14- Evaluating hedgerow corridors for the conservation of native forest herb diversity Roy, V, de Blois, S 2008 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 13- Sphagnum establishment and expansion in black spruce (Picea mariana) boreal forests Fenton, NJ, Béland, C, De Blois, S, Bergeron, Y 2007 Canadian Journal of Botany (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 12- Landscape ecology of Phragmites australis invasion in networks of linear wetlands Maheu-Giroux, M, De Blois, S 2007 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 11- Lac Croche understory vegetation data set (1998-2006): Ecological Archives E088-197 Paquette, A, Laliberté, E, Bouchard, A, De Blois, S, Legendre, P, Brisson, J 2007 Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 10- Erratum to "Integrating analyses of local land-use regulations, cultural perceptions and land-use/land cover data for assessing the success of community-based conservation" [For. Ecol. Manage. 222 (2006) 370-383] (DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.052) Dalle, SP, de Blois, S, Caballero, J, Johns, T 2006 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 9- Integrating analyses of local land-use regulations, cultural perceptions and land-use/land cover data for assessing the success of community-based conservation Dalle, SP, De Blois, S, Caballero, J, Johns, T 2006 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 8- Mapping the invasive species Phragmites australis in linear wetland corridors Maheu-Giroux, M, De Blois, S 2005 Aquatic Botany (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 7- Herbaceous covers to control tree invasion in rights-of-way: Ecological concepts and applications De Blois, S, Brisson, J, Bouchard, A 2004 Environmental Management (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 6- Spatial and temporal dynamics of hedgerows in three agricultural landscapes of Southern Quebec, Canada Schmucki, R, De Blois, S, Bouchard, A, Domon, G 2002 Environmental Management (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 5- Landscape issues in plant ecology De Blois, S, Domon, G, Bouchard, A 2002 Ecography (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 4- Factors affecting plant species distribution in hedgerows of southern Quebec De Blois, S, Domon, G, Bouchard, A 2002 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 3- Environmental, historical, and contextual determinants of vegetation cover: A landscape perspective De Blois, S, Domon, G, Bouchard, A 2001 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 2- Temporal (1958-1993) and spatial patterns of land use changes in Haut-Saint-Laurent (Quebec, Canada) and their relation to landscape physical attributes Pan, D, Domon, G, De Blois, S, Bouchard, A 1999 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 1- Dynamics of Thuja occidentalis in an agricultural landscape of southern Quebec De Blois, S, Bouchard, A 1995 Journal of Vegetation Science (Date Added: 2011-04-20) In the mediaDominique Berteaux reçoit le prix Hubert-Reeves (Jean-François Bouchard) 2015-06-15 Le rôle déterminant du climat et de la taille des espèces est démontré UQAR Info 2014-03-26 L'heure des migrations climatiques Radio Canada 2014-03-17 Un laboratoire dans la cour arrière : explorer Montréal à travers ses initiatives en développement durable McGill Reporter (Isabel, mariève) 2013-07-02 Pourquoi sommes-nous envahis par le roseau exotique? Le Code Chastenay 2011-11-15 Une espèce envahissante Au fil des événements (Hamann, Jean) 2010-10-07 |