Vincent Poirier

Professor,
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

E-mail: vincent.poirier@uqat.ca
Institution page




Education

2011. PhD, Renewable resources, McGill University
2007. MSc with thesis, Soils and environment, Université Laval
2005. MSc, Soils and environment, Université Laval
2003. BSc, Agronomy, Université Laval


QCBS students

amira Cherif

Ph.D.
(Start: 2024)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dominique Gravel
Plant and insect biodiversity

Thierry Nousseassi

Ph.D.
(Start: 2023, End: 2027)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Jérôme Dupras
Economic assessment of ecosystem services in field crop in Quebec

Nasolo Tokiniaina Randriambeloson

Ph.D.
(Start: 2023)
Architecture racinaire d'espèces ligneuses boréales pour la végétalisation des parcs à résidus miniers

Mahefa Ravoavison

Ph.D.
(Start: 2023)
Modelling the impacts of climate change on agroecosystems in a humid continental climate

Antonious Petro

M.Sc.
(Start: 2019)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Alison Munson
Effet des mélanges vivaces alternatifs au gazon sur les qualités physico-chimiques et biologiques du sol urbain.

Previous students (since 2009)

Hiba Merzouki

Ph.D.
Other (co-)supervisor: Annie DesRochers, UQAT
(Start: 2021, End: 2025)
Use of soil amendments to restore productivity to poorly regenerated sites after logging in mixed boreal forests
Link to thesis (pdf)

Examples of species studied

Acacia mangium


Publications

30- Do Intercropped Legumes Alter Weed Communities in Organic Field Crops? A Taxonomic and Functional Perspective
Journal Article
Chida I, Ziadi N, Poirier V,
2026 Agronomy (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

29- Root and leaf litter diversity below-ground shape soil carbon stabilization and priming through altered decomposition dynamics
Journal Article
Huys R, Poirier V, Freschet G T,
2026 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

28- Interactions between soil amendments shape nutrient availability in boreal forests
Journal Article
Merzouki H, Poirier V, Paré D, DesRochers A,
2026 Plant and Soil (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

27- Plant litter effects on soil carbon stabilization and nitrogen availability: A trade-off and some versatile species
Journal Article
Freschet G T, Wambsganss J, Poirier V, Huys R,
2026 Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

26- Regional characteristics drive thinning effects on boreal soil organic carbon stocks
Journal Article
Ratsimandresiarivo M D, DesRochers A, Laganière J, Poirier V, Cavard X,
2026 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

25- A restoration strategy to promote tree establishment in mining-polluted rocky outcrops using bryophytes
Journal Article
Gery F, Lemay M, DesRochers A, Fenton N, Girona M M, Ryser P, Poirier V, Gennaretti F,
2026 Restoration Ecology (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

24- Motor-manual release changes carbon distribution in soil and tree biomass pools in the short term
Journal Article
Darquié L, Poirier V, DesRochers A,
2025 Canadian Journal of Forest Research (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

23- How do fine root traits of fast-growing trees promote soil organic carbon stabilization?
Journal Article
Rabearison T J, Poirier V, Laganière J, DesRochers A,
2025 Plant and Soil (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

22- Converting Abandoned Agricultural Lands to Intensive Hybrid Poplar Plantations: Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks
Journal Article
Zanin G, Fenton N J, Poirier V, DesRochers A,
2025 Soil Use and Management (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

21- Phylogenetically related fast-growing trees and their root traits affect soil microbial communities
Journal Article
Rabearison T J, Maire V, DesRochers A, Poirier V, Escolástico-Ortiz D A, Morency M, Martineau C,
2025 Applied Soil Ecology (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

20- Alfalfa cultivars respond differently to seed germination inhibition by Kentucky bluegrass
Journal Article
Meddeb Slama A, Thivierge M, Abdi D, Papadopoulos Y, Lafrenière C, Glover K, Lajeunesse J, Duynisveld J, Mandell I, Duchesneau R, Cheguem E, Lachance C, Poirier V,
2025 Canadian Journal of Plant Science (Date Added: 2026-07-13)

19- Soil amendments alter understory vegetation composition and functional diversity in poorly regenerated logging sites in Quebec, Canada
Journal Article
Merzouki H, Poirier V, Munson A, DesRochers A,
2025 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2025-09-07)

18- Impact of single and combined soil amendments on the growth and foliar nutrients of white spruce (Picea glauca) on a poorly regenerated logged site
Journal Article
Merzouki H, Poirier V, Munson A, Paré D, DesRochers A,
2025 Canadian Journal of Forest Research (Date Added: 2025-05-05)

17- The afterlife effects of leaf and root litter traits on soil N cycling
Journal Article
Wambsganss J, Huys R, Hättenschwiler S, Poirier V, Munson A D, Freschet G T,
2025 Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2025-03-05)

16- Education about sexual and gender minorities within Canadian emergency medicine residency programs
Journal Article
Primavesi R, Burcheri A, Bigham B L, Coutin A, Lien K, Koh J, Kruse M, MacCormick H, Odorizzi S, Ng V, Poirier V, Primiani N, Smith S, Upadhye S, Wallner C, Morris J, Lim R,
2022 Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (Date Added: 2022-01-17)

14- Repeated thinning treatments reduce long-term soil carbon and nitrogen storage: An 87-year study at the petawawa research forest, Canada
Journal Article
Dávila Reátegui H, Poirier V, Coyea M R, Munson A D,
2021 Canadian Journal of Forest Research (Date Added: 2021-03-15)

13- Navigating the risks of flying during COVID-19: a review for safe air travel
Journal Article
Khatib A N, Carvalho A, Primavesi R, To K, Poirier V,
2020 Journal of travel medicine (Date Added: 2021-01-19)

12- Organo-Mineral Interactions Are More Important for Organic Matter Retention in Subsoil Than Topsoil
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Basile-Doelsch, I, Balesdent, J, Borschneck, D, Whalen, JK, Angers, B
2020 Soil Systems (Date Added: 2020-01-09)

11- In-flight opioid overdose and the availability of onboard naloxone: An international survey of commercial airlines
Journal Article
Wang J J, Poirier V, Carvalho A, Biary R, Su M K,
2019 Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease (Date Added: 2020-01-14)

10- The root of the matter: Linking root traits and soil organic matter stabilization processes
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Roumet, C, Munson, AD
2018 Soil Biology and Biochemistry (Date Added: 2018-03-10)

9- Species and root traits impact macroaggregation in the rhizospheric soil of a Mediterranean common garden experiment
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Roumet, C, Angers, DA, Munson, AD
2018 Plant and Soil (Date Added: 2017-10-01)

8- Carbon storage in agroforestry systems in the semi-arid zone of Niayes, Senegal
Journal Article
Marone, D, Poirier, V, Coyea, M, Olivier, A, Munson, AD
2017 Agroforestry Systems (Date Added: 2016-06-13)

7- Silvicultural treatments and subsequent vegetation impact long-term mineral soil biogeochemistry in mixedwood plantations
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Coyea, MR, Angers, DA, Munson, AD
2016 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2016-03-28)

6- Digital mapping of soil properties in Canadian managed forests at 250m of resolution using the k-nearest neighbor method
Journal Article
Mansuy, N, Thiffault, E, Paré, D, Bernier, P, Guindon, L, Villemaire, P, Poirier, V, Beaudoin, A
2014 Geoderma (Date Added: 2018-10-25)

5- Combined influence of fire and salvage logging on carbon and nitrogen storage in boreal forest soil profiles
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Paré, D, Boiffin, J, Munson, AD
2014 Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2018-10-25)

4- Formation of millimetric-scale aggregates and associated retention of13C-15N-labelled residues are greater in subsoil than topsoil
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Angers, DA, Whalen, JK
2014 Soil Biology and Biochemistry (Date Added: 2018-10-25)

3- Transforming plant carbon into soil carbon: Process-level controls on carbon sequestration
Journal Article
Whalen, JK, Gul, S, Poirier, V, Yanni, SF, Simpson, MJ, Clemente, JS, Feng, X, Grayston, SJ, Barker, J, Gregorich, EG, Angers, DA, Rochette, P, Janzen, HH
2014 Canadian Journal of Plant Science (Date Added: 2018-10-25)

2- Initial soil organic carbon concentration influences the short-term retention of crop-residue carbon in the fine fraction of a heavy clay soil
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Angers, DA, Rochette, P, Whalen, JK
2013 Biology and Fertility of Soils (Date Added: 2018-10-25)

1- Interactive effects of tillage and mineral fertilization on soil carbon profiles
Journal Article
Poirier, V, Angers, DA, Rochette, P, Chantigny, MH, Ziadi, N, Tremblay, G, Fortin, J
2009 Soil Science Society of America Journal (Date Added: 2018-10-25)