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Nicolas Lecomte

ResearcherDpt of BiologyUniversité de Moncton

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Nicolas Lecomte

Researcher

Dpt of Biology

Natural Sciences

Université de Moncton

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

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21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 NSERC), most recently in 2017.

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Research

Anthropogenic perturbations Arctic ecosystems Climate change Inuit communities Population dynamics Predator-prey interactions Food web Stable isotopes

Latest papers

Incubation strategy and hatching start time affect the duration of the nestling period in precocial Arctic-breeding sandpipers.
Biology letters · 2026
The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation.
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026
Multiannual environmental forcing shapes breeding phenology and success in a sub-Antarctic seabird.
Science advances · 2026

All 47 publications

Latest funding

Polar and Boreal Ecology
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$225,000
Polar and Boreal Ecology
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Polar and Boreal Ecology
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$175,000

All 7 grants and awards

47 publications.

Incubation strategy and hatching start time affect the duration of the nestling period in precocial Arctic-breeding sandpipers.

Pagnon T, Dechaume-Moncharmont FX, Angerbjörn A, Bêty J, Bouvet J, Brown GS, Buchel E, Ehrich D, Etchart L, Fufachev I, Hansen J, Lanctot RB, Lang J, Latty CJ, Lecomte N, McKinnon L, Moreau J, Reneerkens J, Saalfeld ST, Sabard B, Schmidt NM, Sittler B, Smith PA, Sokolov A, Sokolov V, Sokolova N, van Bemmelen RSA, Yannic G, Bollache L, Gilg O

Biology letters2026

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0670 PMID: 41980753

The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation.

Harrison AL, Stenzel C, Anderson A, Howell J, Lanctot RB, Aikens M, Aldabe J, Berigan LA, Bêty J, Blomberg E, de Almeida JB, Boyce AJ, Bradley DW, Brown S, Carlisle J, Cheskey E, Christie K, Christin S, Clay R, Dayer A, Deppe JL, English W, Flemming SA, Gilg O, Gilroy C, Heath S, Hill JM, Hipfner JM, Johnson JA, Johnson L, Kempenaers B, Knaga P, Kwon E, Lagassé BJ, Lamarre JF, Latty C, Léandri-Breton DJ, Lecomte N, Loring P, McDuffie LA, McGuire R, Moorhead S, Navedo JG, Newstead D, Nol E, Olalla-Kerstupp A, Olson B, Olson E, Paquet J, Pierce AK, Rausch J, Regan K, Reiter ME, Roth AM, Russell M, Ruthrauff D, Saalfeld ST, Scarpignato AL, Schulte S, Senner NR, Smith JAM, Smith PA, Spector Z, Werner KS, Stantial ML, Taylor AR, Tibbitts TL, Valcu M, Warnock N, Wehtje W, Winn B, Wunder MB

Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology2026

DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70194 PMID: 41869964

Multiannual environmental forcing shapes breeding phenology and success in a sub-Antarctic seabird.

Bardon G, Barracho T, Durant JM, Lecomte N, Le Maho Y, Stenseth NC, Cristofari R, Le Bohec C

Science advances2026

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aea6342 PMID: 41811955

Expanding knowledge of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) and California serogroup viruses distributions in the North American Arctic.

Villeneuve CA, Snyman J, Snyman LP, Gouin GG, Jenkins E, Martinez V, Hobman T, Kumar A, Dusfour I, Lecomte N, Leighton PA

Journal of medical entomology2025

DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf130 PMID: 40999774

Human contributions to global soundscapes are less predictable than the acoustic rhythms of wildlife.

Somervuo P, Roslin T, Fisher BL, Hardwick B, Kerdraon D, Raharinjanahary D, Rajoelison ET, Lauha P, Griem L, Lehikoinen P, Niittynen P, Piirainen E, Lumme M, Riihikoski VM, Acevedo-Charry O, Adalsteinsson SA, Ahmad M, Alcobia S, Aldará J, Andrew NR, Anslan S, Antonelli A, Arena JS, Arroyo Almeida S, Aster I, Autto H, Aviles Gamboa A, Baixeras J, Baldauf M, Balestrieri R, Banelyte GG, Barrett A, Beja P, Berg TO, Bergerot B, Biro EG, Blendinger PG, Bollache L, Bou Dagher Kharrat M, Boyer S, Bridell E, Brotherson M, Brown LR, Buckley HL, Buscardo E, Buthelezi N, Cagnolo L, Calvente A, Capobianco G, Carreón-Palau L, Carriere S, Case BS, Chang J, Chaparro JM, Chen CL, Chicoine C, Christensson M, Collado Rosique F, Colom Montero W, da Fonseca RDS, Da Silva LP, Dal Molin A, Dallas T, de Francesco MC, Del Ángel-Rodríguez JA, Díaz-Delgado R, Dirnböck T, Djukic I, Dladla P, Domínguez Masciale J, Dorigo T, Douwes E, Ekrem T, Enderskog H, Erefur C, Fahad M, Falahati-Anbaran M, Farrell A, Ferland G, Ferrari E, Figueiredo A, Forero F, Freiberga I, Frosch-Radivo A, Ganchozo Intriago LA, Garzoli L, Giacomotti P, Gianuca AT, Gilg O, Gilg V, Gísladóttir F, Glowacki R, Gottsberger B, Gregoire J, Groner E, Guedes P, Guile AM, Haase P, Hadi F, Haidegger M, Hansen LJ, Hansen LH, Harrop R, Havnås H, Herrera Báez D, Ho CCY, Hohenbühel D, Houska Tahadlova M, Hänninen J, Höglund L, Í Haraldsstovu K, Imbeau E, Inkinen J, Ishihara MI, Jackson AC, Jansson G, Jha R, Kager G, Kahale R, Kalttopää O, Karai EW, Karlsson D, Kaus-Thiel A, Khan A, Khan Q, Kimoto K, Kipngetich SC, Klante C, Klemedtsson L, Klinth M, Koskinen J, Kotakorpi M, Kreiling AK, Krisai-Greilhuber I, Kristensen E, König S, Langenheder S, Laurila K, Le Gouar P, Lecomte N, Lecomte E, Leitman PM, León-Cortés JL, Li D, Loehr J, Lopez-Vaamonde C, Makari M, Mangini GG, Maroschek M, Mata VA, Matsuoka S, Mazzafera T, McDonald PG, Meinert L, Meléndez-González M, Mendoza-Henao AM, Moreau S, Moreau J, Mosbacher J, Moyer E, Mrazova A, Mteshane S, Mungai NW, Muñoz Herraiz G, Murillo-Vázquez A, Musazzi S, Mutanen M, Müller J, Navarro Canales R, Ndlovu M, Nicolai A, Niessner A, Nordén J, Nowak P, O'Connell E, Orru A, Pagnon T, Pantoja-Diaz YN, Pentinsaari M, Pilloni S, Pinder A, Pinheiro TA, Põlme S, Powell LL, Pröll G, Pulido-Santacruz P, Queralt E, Quilantang MT, Quinlan K, Ramirez R, Rankinen J, Rasino MDV, Rebelo R, Remmers W, Retz F, Reyes E, Rivas Torres G, Rogers HMK, Rosário IT, Rosário Da Rosàrio da Costa S, Rütting T, Sahlstén J, Saliba C, Salmirinne T, Sam K, Santos D, Santos-Reis M, Sawan M, Schattanek-Wiesmair B, Schiestl-Aalto P, Schmidt NM, Seibold S, Seidl R, Seifert L, Sithole M, Sivault E, Smart J, Smerczyński I, Soda A, Sousa-Lima RS, Stanisci A, Stanley MC, Steenkamp D, Stengel E, Stoll S, Strauss WM, Stur E, Sujala M, Sundell J, Svavarsdóttir J, Tedersoo L, Tepsa S, Tikochinsky MT, Tuominen EP, Tweraser S, Ulloa Espinosa C, Uusitalo J, Vallinmäki M, Vannier F, Varela A, Vatka E, Veikkolainen S, Vernes K, Watts PC, Weslien P, Wirth C, Wisniewski JH, Young AB, Övergaard R, Ovaskainen O

Nature ecology & evolution2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02786-5 PMID: 40634696

Population-genomics reveals a dual ancestry of grizzly bears.

de Jong MJ, Awan M, Lecomte N, Puckett EE, Crupi AP, Janke A

iScience2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112870 PMID: 40950719

Snowmelt and laying date impact the parental care strategy of a high-Arctic shorebird.

Etchart L, Lecomte N, Dechaume-Moncharmont FX, Lang J, Moreau J, Pagnon T, Schmidt NM, Sittler B, Bollache L, Gilg O

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-02318-y PMID: 40473680

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age.

Pringle S, Dallimer M, Goddard MA, Le Goff LK, Hart E, Langdale SJ, Fisher JC, Abad SA, Ancrenaz M, Angeoletto F, Auat Cheein F, Austen GE, Bailey JJ, Baldock KCR, Banin LF, Banks-Leite C, Barau AS, Bashyal R, Bates AJ, Bicknell JE, Bielby J, Bosilj P, Bush ER, Butler SJ, Carpenter D, Clements CF, Cully A, Davies KF, Deere NJ, Dodd M, Drinkwater R, Driscoll DA, Dutilleux G, Dyrmann M, Edwards DP, Farhadinia MS, Faruk A, Field R, Fletcher RJ, Foster CW, Fox R, Francksen RM, Franco AMA, Gainsbury AM, Gardner CJ, Giorgi I, Griffiths RA, Hamaza S, Hanheide M, Hayward MW, Hedblom M, Helgason T, Heon SP, Hughes KA, Hunt ER, Ingram DJ, Jackson-Mills G, Jowett K, Keitt TH, Kloepper LN, Kramer-Schadt S, Labisko J, Labrosse F, Lawson J, Lecomte N, de Lima RF, Littlewood NA, Marshall HH, Masala GL, Maskell LC, Matechou E, Mazzolai B, McConnell A, Melbourne BA, Miriyev A, Nana ED, Ossola A, Papworth S, Parr CL, Payo-Payo A, Perry G, Pettorelli N, Pillay R, Potts SG, Prendergast-Miller MT, Qie L, Rolley-Parnell P, Rossiter SJ, Rowcliffe M, Rumble H, Sadler JP, Sandom CJ, Sanyal A, Schrodt F, Sethi SS, Shabrani A, Siddall R, Smith SC, Snep RPH, Soulsbury CD, Stanley MC, Stephens PA, Stephenson PJ, Struebig MJ, Studley M, Svátek M, Tang G, Taylor NK, Umbers KDL, Ward RJ, White PJC, Whittingham MJ, Wich S, Williams CD, Yakubu IB, Yoh N, Zaidi SAR, Zmarz A, Zwerts JA, Davies ZG

Nature ecology & evolution2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02704-9 PMID: 40404926

Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic.

García Criado M, Myers-Smith IH, Bjorkman AD, Elmendorf SC, Normand S, Aastrup P, Aerts R, Alatalo JM, Baeten L, Björk RG, Björkman MP, Boulanger-Lapointe N, Butler EE, Cooper EJ, Cornelissen JHC, Daskalova GN, Fadrique B, Forbes BC, Henry GHR, Hollister RD, Høye TT, Jacobsen IBD, Jägerbrand AK, Jónsdóttir IS, Kaarlejärvi E, Khitun O, Klanderud K, Kolari THM, Lang SI, Lecomte N, Lenoir J, Macek P, Messier J, Michelsen A, Molau U, Muscarella R, Nielsen ML, Petit Bon M, Post E, Raundrup K, Rinnan R, Rixen C, Ryde I, Serra-Diaz JM, Schaepman-Strub G, Schmidt NM, Schrodt F, Sjögersten S, Steinbauer MJ, Stewart L, Strandberg B, Tolvanen A, Tweedie CE, Vellend M

Nature2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08946-8 PMID: 40307554

Extended incubation recesses increase before nest abandonment in a high-arctic shorebird.

Etchart L, Lecomte N, Dechaume-Moncharmont FX, Moreau J, Lang J, Pagnon T, Sittler B, Teixeira M, Bollache L, Gilg O

Oecologia2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-025-05735-y PMID: 40437219

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Nicolas Lecomte

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Incubation strategy and hatching start time affect the duration of the nestling period in precocial Arctic-breeding sandpipers.

The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation.

Multiannual environmental forcing shapes breeding phenology and success in a sub-Antarctic seabird.

Expanding knowledge of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) and California serogroup viruses distributions in the North American Arctic.

Human contributions to global soundscapes are less predictable than the acoustic rhythms of wildlife.

Population-genomics reveals a dual ancestry of grizzly bears.

Snowmelt and laying date impact the parental care strategy of a high-Arctic shorebird.

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age.

Plant diversity dynamics over space and time in a warming Arctic.

Extended incubation recesses increase before nest abandonment in a high-arctic shorebird.

Polar and Boreal Ecology

Polar and Boreal Ecology

Polar and Boreal Ecology

Trophic dynamic of terrestrial Arctic ecosystems under anthropogenic pressure

Trophic dynamic of terrestrial Arctic ecosystems under anthropogenic pressure

Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology

Canada Research Chair in Polar and Boreal Ecology

Frequent collaborators

Gilles Gauthier

Erica Nol

Laura McKinnon

Alastair Franke

Dominique Berteaux

Karen Wiebe

Mark Vellend

Isla Myers-Smith

Niladri Basu

Emily Jenkins

Tom Hobman

Pierre Legagneux

Paul Smith

Glen Brown

Julie Messier