Sphagnum ecology
Peatland ecology
Pionnier mosses ecology
Ecosystem experiments
Facilitation
Production and decomposition in peatlands
Plant-soil interactions
Animal-plant interactions
Restoration ecology
Dr.
Pavillon Paul-Comtois
Département de phytologie
Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation
Université Laval
2480, boul. Hochelaga
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Canada
Bachelor's: Biologie, Université Laval (Canada), 1984
Master's: Plant ecology, University of Alberta (Canada), 1987
Doctorate: Plant ecology, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), 1992; including two training courses at Harvard University (Massachussetts, USA)
Expertise
Plant Ecology Actual research themes:
Restoration, reclamation and conservation of peatlands;
Sphagnum farming;
Sphagnum ecology;
Restoration of sand and gravel pits;
Studies of nordic peatland berries;
The impact of Snow Geose on vegetation, Bylot Island, Canadian Arctic.