Gregor Fussmann
Associate Professor,McGill University
Department of Biology
E-mail: gregor.fussmann@mcgill.ca
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EducationPh.D. in Limnology, Max-Planck-Institute of Limnology, Plön, Germany and University of Kiel, Germany 1996 Diploma in Biology (Zoology, Botany, Ecology), Free University of Berlin, Germany 1991 ResearchPeople in my lab are interested in the ecology and evolution of populations and communities. Our premise is that evolutionary change may be rapid and that the distinction between ecological and evolutionary time scales is often arbitrary.To study eco-evolutionary dynamics we use aquatic model organisms and conduct controlled experiments in the laboratory and in the field. We believe that this approach, combined with mathematical modelling, will contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of real ecosystems such as lakes and streams. It is unlikely that ecologists will ever be able to make predictions of the dynamics of field systems, if they fail to predict the behaviour of a simplified laboratory system. QCBS students Catalina ClausPh.D.  Daniel GedigM.Sc.  Sabrina PercyM.Sc.  Linkey YanM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009)Mehdi CherifPostdoctoral fellow Alison DerryPostdoctoral fellow Romana LimbergerPostdoctoral fellow  Naíla Barbosa da CostaPh.D.  Felipe DargentPh.D.  Monica GranadosPh.D.  Egor KatkovPh.D. Caolan Kovach-OrrPh.D.  Etienne Low-DecariePh.D. Michael PedruskiPh.D. Felipe Perez-JvostovPh.D. Sébastien PortalierPh.D. Christina TadiriPh.D. Sean DuffyM.Sc.  Allegra PearceM.Sc. Involvement within the QCBSExamples of species studiedPoecilia reticulata Gyrodactylus Brachionus calyciflorus Publications73- Ecosystem connectivity and configuration can mediate instability at a distance in metaecosystems Journal Article Tadiri C P , Negrín Dastis J O , Cristescu M E , Gonzalez A , Fussmann G F , 2023 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2023-10-25) 72- Assessing the degradation of environmental DNA and RNA based on genomic origin in a metabarcoding context Journal Article Kagzi K , Millette K L , Littlefair J E , Pochon X , Wood S A , Fussmann G F , Cristescu M E , 2023 Environmental DNA (Date Added: 2023-06-20) 71- Apparent evolutionary maladaptation and inference from reciprocal transplants Journal Article Fussmann G F , Kopp M , 2023 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-22) 70- The effect of increasing temperature and pCO Journal Article Katkov E , Fussmann G F , 2023 Limnology and Oceanography (Date Added: 2023-04-16) 69- Dissolved organic matter mediates the effects of warming and inorganic nutrients on a lake planktonic food web Journal Article Hébert M , Soued C , Fussmann G F , Beisner B E , 2022 Limnology and Oceanography (Date Added: 2022-07-17) 68- Environmental RNA degrades more rapidly than environmental DNA across a broad range of pH conditions Journal Article Kagzi K , Hechler R M , Fussmann G F , Cristescu M E , 2022 Molecular Ecology Resources (Date Added: 2022-07-10) 67- A Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Cross-Selects for Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Bacterioplankton Communities Journal Article Barbosa da Costa N , Hébert M , Fugère V , Terrat Y , Fussmann G F , Gonzalez A , Shapiro B J , 2022 mSystems (Date Added: 2022-05-12) 66- Inferring Size-Based Functional Responses From the Physical Properties of the Medium Journal Article Portalier S M J , Fussmann G F , Loreau M , Cherif M , 2022 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-02-07) 65- Warming winters in lakes: Later ice onset promotes consumer overwintering and shapes springtime planktonic food webs Journal Article Hébert M , Beisner B E , Rautio M , Fussmann G F , 2021 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2021-12-28) 64- Widespread agrochemicals differentially affect zooplankton biomass and community structure Journal Article Hébert M , Fugère V , Beisner B E , Barbosa da Costa N , Barrett R D H , Bell G , Shapiro B J , Yargeau V , Gonzalez A , Fussmann G F , 2021 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2021-08-23) 63- Resistance, resilience, and functional redundancy of freshwater bacterioplankton communities facing a gradient of agricultural stressors in a mesocosm experiment Journal Article Barbosa da Costa N , Fugère V , Hébert M , Xu C C , Barrett R D , Beisner B E , Bell G , Yargeau V , Fussmann G F , Gonzalez A , Shapiro B J , 2021 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2021-08-21) 62- Parasite spread in experimental metapopulations: resistance, tolerance and host competence Journal Article Tadiri C P , Fussmann G F , Scott M E , 2021 Oikos (Date Added: 2021-07-29) 61- Adaptation and competition in deteriorating environments Journal Article Limberger R , Fussmann G F , 2021 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2021-04-02) 60- Landscape modification and nutrient-driven instability at a distance Journal Article McCann K S , Cazelles K , MacDougall A S , Fussmann G F , Bieg C , Cristescu M , Fryxell J M , Gellner G , Lapointe B , Gonzalez A , 2020 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2020-12-04) 59- Horizon scan of conservation issues for inland waters in Canada Journal Article Pérez-Jvostov F , Sutherland W J , Barrett R D , Brown C A , Cardille J A , Cooke S J , Cristescu M E , St-Gelais N F , Fussmann G F , Griffiths K , Hendry A P , Lapointe N W , Nyboer E A , Pentland R L , Reid A J , Ricciardi A , Sunday J M , Gregory-Eaves I , 2020 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2020-05-09) 58- Intra-annual variation of phytoplankton community responses to factorial N, P, and CO Journal Article Katkov E , Low‐Décarie , 2020 Freshwater Biology (Date Added: 2020-04-17) 57- Community rescue in experimental phytoplankton communities facing severe herbicide pollution Journal Article Fugère, V, Hébert, M-P, da Costa, NB, Xu, CCY, Barrett, RDH, Beisner, BE, Bell, G, Fussmann, GF, Shapiro, BJ, Yargeau, V, Gonzalez, A 2020 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2020-03-24) 56- Long-term cyclic persistence in an experimental predator–prey system Journal Article Blasius B , Rudolf L , Weithoff G , Gaedke U , Fussmann G F , 2019 Nature (Date Added: 2020-01-07) 55- A data-validated host-parasite model for infectious disease outbreaks Journal Article Tadiri C P , Kong J D , Fussmann G F , Scott M E , Wang H , 2019 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-09-18) 54- Understanding maladaptation by uniting ecological and evolutionary perspectives Journal Article Brady S P , Bolnick D I , Barrett R D H , Chapman L , Crispo E , Derry A M , Eckert C G , Fraser D J , Fussmann G F , Gonzalez A , Guichard F , Lamy T , Lane J , McAdam A G , Newman A E M , Paccard A , Robertson B , Rolshausen G , Schulte P M , Simons A M , Vellend M , Hendry A , 2019 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2019-09-15) 53- Causes of maladaptation Journal Article Brady S P , Bolnick D I , Angert A L , Gonzalez A , Barrett R D , Crispo E , Derry A M , Eckert C G , Fraser D J , Fussmann G F , Guichard F , Lamy T , McAdam A G , Newman A E , Paccard A , Rolshausen G , Simons A M , Hendry A P , 2019 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2019-08-31) 52- Female preference for novel males constrains the contemporary evolution of assortative mating in guppies Journal Article Dargent F , Chen L , Fussmann G F , Ghalambor C K , Hendry A P , 2019 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2019-07-18) 51- Trophic structure modulates community rescue following acidification Journal Article Bell, G, Fugère, V, Barrett, R, Beisner, B, Cristescu, M, Fussmann, G, Shapiro, J, Gonzalez, A 2019 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2019-06-25) 50- Estimating parameters from multiple time series of population dynamics using bayesian inference Journal Article Rosenbaum B , Raatz M , Weithoff G , Fussmann G F , Gaedke U , 2019 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-02-04) 49- Microparasite dispersal in metapopulations: a boon or bane to the host population? Journal Article Tadiri C P , Scott M E , Fussmann G F , 2018 Proceedings. Biological sciences (Date Added: 2019-06-15) 48- The mechanics of predator–prey interactions: First principles of physics predict predator–prey size ratios Journal Article Portalier S M J , Fussmann G F , Loreau M , Cherif M , 2018 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2019-01-02) 47- Experimental Assessment in Nature of the Ecological Effects of a Specialist Parasite Journal Article Pérez-Jvostov F , Hendry A P , Fussmann G F , Scott M E , 2017 Copeia (Date Added: 2017-09-26) 46- Size and variation in individual growth rates among food web modules Journal Article Granados M , Altshuler I , Plourde S , Fussmann G F , 2017 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2017-07-31) 45- Stabilizing mechanisms in a food web with an introduced omnivore Journal Article Granados M , Duffy S , McKindsey C W , Fussmann G F , 2017 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2017-06-24) 44- Nanopatterning Gold by Templated Solid State Dewetting on the Silica Warp and Weft of Diatoms Journal Article Hiltz, J, Hajiaboli, A, Singh, G, Lennox, RB, Fussmann, GF, Low-Decarie, E, Andrews, MP 2016 Journal of Nanomaterials (Date Added: 2016-11-25) 43- Communities that thrive in extreme conditions captured from a freshwater lake Journal Article Low-Decarie, E, Fussmann, GF, Dumbrell, AJ, Bell, G 2016 Biology Letters (Date Added: 2016-11-18) 42- Potential for local fertilization: A benthocosm test of the long-term and short-term effects of mussel excretion effects on the plankton Journal Article Cherif, M 2016 PLoS One (Date Added: 2016-06-23) 41- A network approach reveals surprises about the history of the niche Journal Article Pedruski, MT, Fussmann, GF, Gonzalez, A, Peters, DPC 2016 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2016-05-03) 40- Impact of host sex and group composition on parasite dynamics in experimental populations Journal Article Tadiri, CP, Scott, ME, Fussmann, GF 2016 Parasitology (Date Added: 2016-03-03) 39- Size-related effects of physical factors on phytoplankton communities Journal Article Portalier, SMJ, Cherif, M, Zhang, L, Fussmann, GF, Loreau, M 2016 Ecological Modelling (Date Added: 2016-01-15) 38- Parting ways: parasite release in nature leads to sex-specific evolution of defence Journal Article Dargent, F, Rolshausen, G, Hendry, AP, Scott, ME, Fussmann, GF 2016 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2016-01-15) 37- Predicting the outcome of competition when fitness inequality is variable Journal Article Pedruski, MT, Fussmann, GF, Gonzalez, A 2015 Royal Society Open Science (Date Added: 2016-02-26) 36- An experimental test of antagonistic effects of competition and parasitism on host performance in semi-natural mesocosms Journal Article Pérez-Jvostov, F, Hendry, AP, Fussmann, GF, Scott, ME 2015 Oikos (Date Added: 2015-12-14) 35- Demasculinization of male guppies increases resistance to a common and harmful ectoparasite Journal Article Dargent, F, Reddon, AR, Swaney, WT, Fussmann, GF, Reader, SM, Scott, ME, Forbes, MR 2015 Parasitology (Date Added: 2015-10-20) 34- Testing for local host–parasite adaptation: an experiment with Gyrodactylus ectoparasites and guppy hosts Journal Article Pérez-Jvostov, F, Hendry, AP, Fussmann, GF, Scott, ME 2015 International Journal for Parasitology (Date Added: 2015-05-04) 33- Lake Ecosystems Book Chapter Hairston, NGJ&GFF 2014 Encyclopaedia of Life Sciences (eLS) (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 32- Final thermal conditions override the effects of temperature history and dispersal in experimental communities Journal Article Limberger, R, Low-Decarie, E, Fussmann, GF 2014 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2015-11-24) 31- CO2 alters community composition and response to nutrient enrichment of freshwater phytoplankton Journal Article Low-Décarie, E, Bell, G, Fussmann, GF 2014 Oecologia (Date Added: 2014-12-15) 30- Experimental evolution of parasite resistance in wild guppies: natural and multifarious selection Journal Article Dargent, F, Scott, ME, Hendry, AP, Fussmann, GF 2014 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2014-11-04) 29- Aquatic primary production in a high-CO2 world Journal Article Low-Décarie, E, Fussmann, GF, Bell, G 2014 Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Date Added: 2014-03-24) 28- Experimental elimination of parasites in nature leads to the evolution of increased resistance in hosts Journal Article Dargent, F, Scott, ME, Hendry, AP, Fussmann, GF 2013 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2014-07-08) 27- Armstrong–McGehee mechanism revisited: Competitive exclusion and coexistence of nonlinear consumers Journal Article Xiao, X, Fussmann, GF 2013 Journal of Theoretical Biology (Date Added: 2013-11-19) 26- Evolutionary rescue can maintain an oscillating community undergoing environmental change Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Gonzalez, A 2013 Interface Focus (Date Added: 2013-10-25) 25- Long-term culture at elevated atmospheric CO2 fails to evoke specific adaptation in seven freshwater phytoplankton species Journal Article Low-Decarie, E, Jewell, MD, Fussmann, GF, Bell, G 2013 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2013-09-23) 24- Can Mixed-Species Groups Reduce Individual Parasite Load? A Field Test with Two Closely Related Poeciliid Fishes (Poecilia reticulata and Poecilia picta) Journal Article Dargent, F, Torres-Dowdall, J, Scott, ME, Ramnarine, I, Fussmann, GF 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2013-03-04) 23- Evolutionary and plastic rescue in multitrophic model communities Journal Article Kovach-Orr, C, Fussmann, GF 2013 Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences (Date Added: 2012-12-03) 22- Community evolutionary rescue in changing environments Journal Article Fussmann, GaG 2012 Interface focus (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 21- Adding parasites to the guppy-predation story: insights from field surveys Journal Article Gotanda, KM, Delaire, LC, Raeymaekers, JAM, Pérez-Jvostov, F, Dargent, F, Bentzen, P, Scott, ME, Fussmann, GF, Hendry, AP 2012 Oecologia (Date Added: 2013-04-25) 20- Are host–parasite interactions influenced by adaptation to predators? A test with guppies and Gyrodactylus in experimental stream channels Journal Article Pérez-Jvostov, F, Hendry, A, Fussmann, G, Scott, M 2012 Oecologia (Date Added: 2012-09-15) 19-The contrasting differences in zooplankton community composition and abundance between aquaculture (mussel farm) and control sites in the Havre-aux-Maisons lagoon, QC Journal Article Granados, M 2011 Aquaculture Canada Proceedings 2011, AAC Special Publication ( Date Added: 2016-06-23) 18- Rotifers: excellent subjects for the study of macro- and microevolutionary change Journal Article Fussmann, G 2011 Hydrobiologia (Date Added: 2012-06-18) 17- The effect of elevated CO2 on growth and competition in experimental phytoplankton communities Journal Article Low-DéCarie, E, Fussmann, GF, Bell, G 2011 Global Change Biology (Date Added: 2011-07-25) 16- Cycles, phase synchronization, and entrainment in single-species phytoplankton populations Journal Article Massie, TM, Blasius, B, Weithoff, G, Gaedke, U, Fussmann, GF 2010 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 15- Rapid contemporary evolution and clonal food web dynamics Journal Article Jones, LE, Becks, L, Ellner, SP, Hairston Jr , NG, Yoshida, T, Fussmann, GF 2009 Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 14- The lake as a system of differential equations - A paradigm for the aquatic ecologist of the 21st century? Journal Article Fussmann, GF 2008 International Review of Hydrobiology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 13- Estimating a predator-prey dynamical model with the parameter cascades method Journal Article Cao, J, Fussmann, GF, Ramsay, JO 2008 Biometrics (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 12-Chaotic dynamics in food web systems Book Chapter Fussmann, GF 2007 Complex population dynamics: nonlinear modeling in ecology, epidemiology, and genetics ( Date Added: 2011-09-07) 11- Encyclopedia of life sciences: Lake ecosystems to placozoa Book Whole John Wiley & Sons, 2007 (Date Added: 2011-05-11) 10- Eco-evolutionary dynamics of communities and ecosystems Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Loreau, M, Abrams, PA 2007 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 9- A direct, experimental test of resource vs. consumer dependence: Reply Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Weithoff, G, Yoshida, T 2007 Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 8- Incomplete induction of mixis in Brachionus calyciflorus: Patterns of reproduction at the individual level Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Kramer, G, Labib, M 2007 Hydrobiologia (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 7- Community response to enrichment is highly sensitive to model structure Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Blasius, B 2005 Biology Letters (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 6- Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Experimental Plankton Communities Book Whole Fussmann, GF, Ellner, SP, Hairston Jr , NG, Jones, LE, Shertzer, KW, Yoshida, T 2005 (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 5- Rapid evolution drives ecological dynamics in a predator-prey system Journal Article Yoshida, T, Jones, LE, Ellner, SP, Fussmann, GF, Hairston Jr , NG 2003 Nature (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 4- Effects of successional dynamics on metapopulation persistence Journal Article Ellner, SP, Fussmann, G 2003 Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 3- Predator-prey cycles in an aquatic microcosm: Testing hypotheses of mechanism Journal Article Shertzer, KW, Ellner, SP, Fussmann, GF, Hairston Jr , NG 2002 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 2- Food web complexity and chaotic population dynamics Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Heber, G 2002 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2011-04-12) 1- Crossing the hopf bifurcation in a live predator-prey system Journal Article Fussmann, GF, Ellner, SP, Shertzer, KW, Hairston N G , J 2000 Science (Date Added: 2011-04-12) In the media Widely Used Weed Killer – Roundup – Contaminates Ecosystems, Harms Biodiversity 2020-03-04 Permanent oscillations 2019-12-18 Perpetual predator-prey population cycles 2019-12-18 Fantastic new science professors and where to find them (Marescal, Oceane) 2017-10-03 Nouveau directeur à la Réserve Gault L'Œil Régional (Poirier, Pénélope) 2011-12-03 Conference EvolRescue2011 Online « Société Française d'Écologie 2011-10-01 |
