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RECENT (and not so recent) FINDINGS FROM OUR LAB
2009
- Contrary to received wisdom, spatial overlap of landscapes per se does not lead to pseudoreplication in landscape-level analyses of habitat use (Desrochers et al).
- Resource selection functions can be construed as temporally-paired designs, thus eliminating concerns about false zeros (Destochers et al).
- In winter, forestry roads affect marten movements from a distance of 20-25 m in adjacent forest stands (Frouin, MSc).
- Winter spatial distribution of marten can be explained by simple avoidance of open areas, through least-cost path modeling (Planckaert, MSc).
2008
- Movement costs as perceived by Ovenbirds are 26 times higher in the open than under forest cover (Desrochers et al)
- Forest habitat loss in Panama canal region leads to a sudden and precipitous decline in species richness when <40% of the historical forest cover is left (Rompré, PhD).
- Mature fir forest birds frequently use the foliage of recent clearcuts in late summer to commute between mature forest patches.
- Precommercial thinning in balsam fir forests does not reduce the production of fruit-bearing shrubs (Major, MSc).
2007
- Mature forest birds are generally more area-sensitive at regional scales than at landscape or local scales (Renaud, MSc)
- Young dispersing Siberian flying squirrels Pteromys volans establish home ranges in landscapes with a similar degree of fragmentation to those where they were born (coll. Selonen, Hanski)
2006
- Boreal forest birds often cluster their territories, independently of habitat clustering
- Bicknell's Thrush is an edge-friendly species (Aubry, PhD)
- Bicknell's Thrush distribution in landscapes is 'patchy' (Aubry, PhD)
- White-throated Sparrow: individual specialisation in habitat use (mature vs clearcut forest) (Rousseau, MSc)
- Area-sensitivity in birds greatly dependent on the choice of landscape extent (radius 100m to 24 km) (Renaud, MSc)
2005
- Forest area sensitivity by temperate hardwood birds explained by territory clustering (Bourque, PhD)
- Forest bird diversity in Panama associated to forest fragmentation irrespective of plant diversity or forest loss (Rompré, PhD)
- American Marten not old-growth specialist at Forêt Montmorency (Vigeant-Langlois, MSc)
- American Marten exploratory behaviour mostly related to local prey activity, not habitat structure (Vigeant-Langlois, MSc)
- Boreal Chickadees favor old growth forests but do not require forest interior (Hadley, MSc)
- Joint effects of supplemental feeding and forest fragmentation on winter forest bird distribution (Turcotte, PhD)
- Demographic response to fragmentation: meta-analysis confirms role of pairing success and nest predation/parasitism (coll. Lampila, Mönkkönen)
- Landscape influences pond occupancy by amphibians (Mazerolle, PhD)
2004
- Christmas Bird Count from Quebec city show that 26% of population trends explained by suburban sprawl (Huillet, MSc)
- Gray Jays edge-friendly in managed boreal forest (Ibarzabal, PhD)
- Peatland afforestation impacts bird communities (Lachance, PhD)
2003
- Black-capped Chickadees more risk-prone to get food in fragmented vs. continuous forests (Turcotte, PhD)
- Wilson's Warbler thrives in recent forest clearcuts, especially large ones (Tardif, MSc)
- Nest predation independent of landscape or edge proximity in a managed boreal forest (Ibarzabal, PhD)
2002
- Temperate hardwood birds often cluster their territories (Bourque, PhD)
- Male Ovenbird settlement decisions uninfluenced by experimental removal of conspecific males (Bourque, PhD)
- Landmarks influence territory delineation in hardwood forest birds (St-Louis, MSc)
- Siberian Flying squirrels are not a forest interior species (Coll. Ilpo Hanski)
- Three-toed Woodpeckers are not edge-sensitive (Imbeau, PhD)
- Peatlands regionally significant for avian diversity in southern Québec (Calmé, PhD)
2001
- Forest area sensitivity by temperate hardwood birds not explained by gap crossing ability (Bourque, PhD)
- Large secondary cavity nesters likely to be hit in Canadian forests the way they were in 20th Century Fenno-Scandinavia (Imbeau, PhD)
2000
- Black-capped Chickadees are edge friendly, because they take detours around open areas (not because of food or vegetation type)
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