McGill University
Postdoctoral fellow candidate
Supervisor: Andrew Gonzalez
Start: 2024-05-15
End: 2026-05-15

Project

Design of statistical and geospatial analysis tools to develop a Canadian Biodiversity Observation Network
Francis aims to establish a partnership network that will allow us to design a biodiversity data strategy. He will also work on developing statistical and geospatial analysis tools to monitor the biodiversity network. One of his main goals it to work with partners to produce a nationwide biodiversity model which would provide prediction services for Canadian stakeholders.

Publications

1- Ecomorphology and foraging behaviour of Pacific boobies
Van Oordt, Francis, Juan Carlos Torres-Mura, Fritz Hertel
2018 Ibis

2- The Black Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) at Lobos de Tierra Island, Northern Peru: High Densities in Small Areas
Quiñones, Javier, Ignacio García-Godos, Miguel Llapapasca, Francis Van Ordt, Evelyn Paredes
2015 South American Journal of Herpetology

3- A review of niche segregation across sympatric breeding seabird assemblages
Petalas, Christina, Francis van Oordt, Raphaël A. Lavoie, Kyle H. Elliott
2024 Ibis

4- Amino acid-specific isotopes reveal changing five-dimensional niche segregation in Pacific seabirds over 50 years
van Oordt, Francis, Antonio Cuba, Emily S. Choy, John E. Elliott, Kyle H. Elliott
2024 Scientific Reports