I am a research scientist at Hydro-Québec where I am modelling the effects of impoundment on fish biodiversity and productivity. I finished a postdoc in the Biology Department at McGill University under the supervision of Irene Gregory-Eaves and Chris Solomon, with Hydro-Québec as a industrial partner. I was looking at the short- and long-term impacts of hydroelectricity production and river impoundment on fish and fisheries. I did my first postdoc in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph under the supervision of John M. Fryxell and Tom Nudds, where I examined complex zooplankton dynamics using the Limnotron facility which is the largest aquatic mesocosm in the world! I was also strongly involved in the Canadian Fisheries Research Network (CFRN), where we developed and tested socio-ecological models to predict how human decisions and behaviors can affect fish stocks abundance and their stability. |
I got my Ph.D in the Department of Biology at McGill University under the supervision of Donald L. Kramer. My thesis focused on understanding the mechanisms and factors influencing immigration in response to localized mortality in complex landscapes. My thesis has interesting implications for protected areas management as well as harvesting strategies. |