Welcome

Our research is broadly focused on the causes and consequences of biodiversity change. 

To do that we create new theories on a range of topics from metacommunities to evolutionary rescue. We test and refine theory with experiments--in the lab and the field--by employing a range of model and non-model systems. We strive to communicate our findings far beyond the Ivory tower. Contact us if you can't find what you are looking for here.

Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science 

Visit also the QCBS, a research network we launched in 2009.

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New papers

Marrotte, R., Gonzalez, A. and Millien, V. (2014) Landscape resistance and habitat combine to provide an optimal model of genetic structure and connectivity at the range margin of a small mammal. Molecular Ecology (in press)

Balvanera et al. (2013) Linking biodiversity and ecosystem services: current uncertainties and the necessary next step. BioScience

Nature News & Views (2013): Biodiversity: the ecological deficit 

Fussmann, G. and Gonzalez, A. (2013) Evolutionary rescue can maintain an oscillating community undergoing environmental change. Interface 

Special issue on "Evolutionary Rescue in Changing Environments" in Phil. Trans. of the Royal Society. 

15 great papers on this fast breaking area of eco-evo dynamics. 

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Lab News

June: Our consortium was selected to establish the secretariat for Future Earth 

July: CFI will fund our new project called LEAP: Large Experimental Array of Ponds. 

An ecological network for Montreal's Greenbelt. 
Visit our project webpage to find out more.

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