Lévesque, Esther (co-directrice)

ÉCOLOGISTE VÉGÉTAL INTÉRESSÉ PAR L'ÉCOLOGIE DES PLANTES ET SOLS EN MILIEU ARCTIQUE

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Curriculum Court

Stage Post-Doctoral sur l'écologie de la regénération de l'épinette noire à la limite des arbres, Centre d'études nordiques, Université Laval
Doctorat en écologie végétale, Départment of Botany, University of Toronto

Intérêts de recherche

Écologie végétale arctique, interactions biotiques, perturbations, interactions pergélisol-végétation-neige, écologie des arbustes et petits fruits, suivi environnemental communautaire, science citoyenne

Coordonnées

Courriel : Esther.Levesque@uqtr.ca
Téléphone : (819) 376-5011 poste: 3351

Affiliations

RIVE : Centre de Recherche sur les Interactions Bassins Versants - Écosystèmes Aquatiques / Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Centre d'études nordiques
ArcticNet

Autres sites

Site web personnel
Page du département des sciences de l'environnement UQTR

Publications

Beck, I., Ludwig, R., Bernier, M., Lévesque, E., Boike, J., 2015. Assessing permafrost degradation and land cover changes (1986-2009) using remote sensing data over Umiujaq, sub-Arctic Québec. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, (published online first).

Cuerrier, A., Brunet, N.D., Gérin-Lajoie, J., Downing, A., Lévesque, E., 2015. The study of Inuit knowledge of climate change in Nunavik, Quebec: A mixed methods approach. Human Ecology, (published online first).

Elmendorf, S.C., Henry, G.H.R., Hollister, R.D., Fosaa, A.M., Gould, W.A., Hermanutz, L., Hofgaard, A., Ingibjörg, J.I., Jorgenson, J.C., Lévesque, E., Magnusson, B., Molau, U., Myers-Smith, I.H., Oberbauer, S.F., Rixen, C., Tweedie, C.E., Walker, M., 2015. Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 112(2): 448-452.

Myers-Smith, I.H., Elmendorf, S.C., Beck, P.S.A., Wilmking, M., Hallinger, M., Blok, D., Tape, K.D., Rayback, S.A., Macias-Fauria, M., Forbes, B.C., Speed, J.D.M., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Rixen, C., Lévesque, E., Schmidt, N.M., Baittinger, C., Trant, A.J., Hermanutz, L., Siegwart Collier, L., Dawes, M.A., Lantz, T.C., Weijers, S., Jørgensen, R.H., Buchwal, A., Buras, A., Naito, A.T., Ravolainen, V., Schaepman-Strub, G., Wheeler, J.A., Wipf, S., Guay, K.C., Hik, D.S., Vellend, M., 2015. Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome. Nature Climate Change, (published online first).

Myers-Smith, I.H., Hallinger, M., Blok, D., Sass-Klaassen, U., Rayback, S.A., Weijers, S., Trant, A.J., Tape, K.D., Naito, A.T., Wipf, S., Rixen, C., Dawes, M.A., Wheeler, J.A., Buchwal, A., Baittinger, C., Macias-Fauria, M., Forbes, B.C., Lévesque, E., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Beil, I., Ravolainen, V., Wilmking, M., 2015. Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: A review. Earth-Science Reviews, 140: 1-13.

Ropars, P., Lévesque, E., Boudreau, S., 2015. How do climate and topography influence the greening of the forest tundra ecotone in northern Québec? A dendrochronological analysis ofBetula glandulosa. Journal of Ecology, (published online first).

Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Lévesque, E., Boudreau, S., Henry, G.H.R., Schmidt, N.M., 2014. Population structure and dynamics of Arctic willow (Salix arctica) in the High Arctic. Journal of Biogeography, 41(10): 1967–1978.

Doiron, M., Gauthier, G., Lévesque, E., 2014. Effects of experimental warming on nitrogen concentration and biomass of forage plants for an arctic herbivore. Journal of Ecology, 102(2): 508-517.

Plante, S., Champagne, É., Ropars, P., Boudreau, S., Lévesque, E., Tremblay, B., Tremblay, J.-P., 2014. Shrub cover in northern Nunavik: can herbivores limit shrub expansion? Polar Biology, 37(5): 611-619.

Doiron, M., Legagneux, P., Gauthier, G., Lévesque, E., 2013. Broad-scale satellite Normalized Difference Vegetation Index data predict plant biomass and peak date of nitrogen concentration in Arctic tundra vegetation. Applied Vegetation Science, 16(2): 343-351.

Samson, G., Gérin-Lajoie, J., Lévesque, E., Gagnon, F., Gauthier, Y., Cuerrier, A., 2013. Les savoirs traditionnels au service des savoirs scientifiques: limites et défis - Le rôle des Inuits aînés du nord québécois.Esprit Critique,17: 94-109.

Dufour-Tremblay, G., De Vriendt, L., Lévesque, E., Boudreau, S., 2012. The importance of ecological constraints on the control of multi-species treeline dynamics in eastern Nunavik, Québec.American Journal of Botany, 99(10):1638-1646. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200279.

Dufour-Tremblay, G., Lévesque, E., Boudreau, S., 2012. Dynamics at the treeline: differential responses of Picea mariana and Larix laricina to climate change in eastern subarctic Québec.Environmental Research Letters, 7(4): 044038.

Elmendorf, S.C., Henry, G.H. R., Hollister, R.D., Björk, R.G., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Cooper, E.J., Cornelissen, J.H. C., Day, T.A., Dorrepaal, E., Elumeeva, T.G., Gill, M., Gould, W.A., Harte, J., Hik, D., Hofgaard, A., Johnson, D.R., Johnstone, J.F., Jonsdottir, I. S., Jorgenson, J.C., Klanderud, K., Klein, J.A., Koh, S., Kudo, G., Lara, M., Lévesque, E., Magnusson, B., May, J.L., Mercado-Diaz, J.A., Michelsen, A., Molau, U., Myers-Smith, I., Oberbauer, S.F., Onipchenko, V.G., Rixen, C., Schmidt, N. M., Shaver, G.R., Spasojevic, M.J., Borhallsdottir, B. E., Tolvanen, A., Troxier, T., Tweedie, C.E., Villareal, S., Wahren, C.-H., Walker, X., Welker, J.M., Wipf, S., 2012. Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.Nature Climate Change, 2: 453-457.

Henry, G.H.R., Harper, K.A., Chen, W., Deslippe, J.R., Grant, R.F., Lafleur, P.M., Lévesque, E., Siciliano, S.D., Simard, S.W., 2012. Effects of observed and experimental climate change on terrestrial ecosystems in northern Canada: results from the Canadian IPY program. Climate Change, 115(1): 207-234. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0587-1.

Lévesque, E., Hermanutz, L., Gérin-Lajoie, J., Bell, T., Boudreau, S., Cuerrier, A., Jacobs, J., Laroque, C., Lavallée, C., Siegwart Collier, L., Tremblay, B., 2012. Trends in vegetation dynamics and impacts on berry production. Pages
223-247 dans Allard, M., Lemay, M. (Éditeurs). Nunavik and Nunatsiavut: From science to policy. An Integrated Regional Impact Study (IRIS) of climate change and modernization. ArcticNet Inc. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Tremblay, B., Lévesque, E., Boudreau, S., 2012. Recent expansion of erect shrubs in the Low Arctic: evidence from Eastern Nunavik. Environmental Research Letters, 7(3): 035501. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/035501.

Gauthier, G., Abraham, K.F., Doiron, M., Edwards, K.A., Horrigan, E.J., Lévesque, E., Loonen, M.J.J.E., Rockwell, R.F., 2011. Geese. Pages 29-39 dans Gauthier, G., Berteaux, D. (Éditeurs). ArcticWOLVES: Arctic Wildlife Observatories Linking Vulnerable EcoSystems - Final synthesis report. Centre d'études nordiques, Université Laval.

Myers-Smith, I., Forbes, B.C., Wilmking, M., Hallinger, M., Lantz, T., Blok, D., Tape, K.D., Macias-Fauria, M., Sass- Klaassen, U., Lévesque, E., Boudreau, S., Ropars, P., Hermanutz, L., Trant, A., Collier, L.S., Weijers, S., Rozema, J., Rayback, S.A., Schmidt, N.M., Schaepman-Strub, G., Wipf, S., Rixen, C., Ménard, C.B., Venn, S., Goetz, S., Andreu- Hayles, L., Elmendorf, S., Ravolainen, V., Welker, J., Grogan, P., Epstein, H.E., Hik, D., 2011. Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems : dynamics, impacts and research priorities. Environmental Research Letters, 6: 045509.

Vincent, W.F., Fortier, D., Lévesque, E., Boulanger-Lapointe, N., Tremblay, B., Sarrazin, D., Antoniades, D., Mueller, D.R., 2011. Extreme ecosystems and geosystems in the Canadian High Arctic: Ward Hunt Island and vicinity. Écoscience, 18(3 - special issue: 50th Year Anniversary of CEN): 236-261.

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Étudiants

Ph.D. : Ropars, Pascale (co-direction)

M.Sc. : Gagnon, Samuel (co-direction); Hébert-Houle, Émilie; Lemay, Marc-André (co-direction); Lussier, Isabelle; Paradis, Mélissa (co-direction); Tremblay, Maxime; Trudel, Marilie

Professionel de recherche

José Gérin-Lajoie, M.Sc.
Coordonnatrice de projets nordiques
Téléphone: 819 376-5011 poste 3369
jose.gerin-lajoie@uqtr.ca

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