People

Marie-Josée FortinCV
University Professor, FRSC
Canada Research Chair in Spatial Ecology

An ecologist by training, Marie-Josée has four main research areas: spatial ecology, disturbance ecology, conservation, and spatial statistics. Her research program studies the effects of global change (land-use and climate) on species spatial dynamics at the landscape and geographical range levels both in multiuse forested ecosystems and aquatic networks to maintain biodiversity and species conservation.

Graduate Students

Peter Rodriguez
PhD Student
Ecosystem Services
Jack Goldman
PhD Student
Cumulative effects of disturbances
[Main advisor: Patrick James; co-advisor: Marie-Josée Fortin]
Niamh Wall
PhD Student
Landscape genetics and conservation of Blanding’s turtle
[Main advisor: Patrick James, co-advisor: Marie-Josée Fortin]
Shelley Wang
PhD Student
Functional diversity of tree’s traits
[Main advisor: Patrick James, co-advisor: Marie-Josée Fortin]
Charlotte Grieve
PhD Student
Functional connectivity using a portfolio approach

Postdoctoral Fellows

Jun-Long Huang
Postdoctoral Fellow
Modeling forest dynamics using a network approach/DIVERSE-Project