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Research
Latest papers
Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forests.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2026
Canopy Definitions Shape Canopy Space Filling-Productivity Relationships: Evidence From Terrestrial Laser Scanning.
Ecology and evolution · 2026
Neighbourhood diversity increases tree growth in experimental forests more in wetter climates but not in wetter years.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2025
Latest funding
- $237,140
From carbon to forests for life: Towards sustainable Indigenous engagement
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $282,000
Restoring tropical landscapes with resilient forests in the context of climate change mitigation
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
- $1,350,000
NSERC CREATE in Science Leadership for Global Sustainability
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
24 publications.
Biodiversity effects under climate extremes intensify with aridity in grasslands but not forests.
Sasaki T, Hoss D, Huang Y, Iwachido Y, Zheng L, Abdala-Roberts L, Allan E, Auge H, Barsoum N, Bauhus J, Baum C, Beierkuhnlein C, Beyer F, Brancalion P, Cappelli SL, Chu C, Craven D, Daniel C, Dolezal J, Ebeling A, Fagundes M, Ferlian O, Ganade G, Gebauer T, Gendreau-Berthiaume B, Godbold D, Guerrero-Ramírez N, Guillemot J, Hajek P, Hector A, Hölscher D, Jactel H, Jentsch A, Koricheva J, Kreft H, Kreyling J, Lanta V, Leps J, Lin W, Mendoza-Espinosa M, Meredieu C, Messier C, Meyer ST, Montagnini F, Muys B, Nock C, Paquette A, Parker WC, Parker JD, Parra-Tabla V, Parrotta J, Paterno GB, Pichon NA, Piotto D, Polley W, Ponette Q, Potvin C, Reich PB, Rewald B, Robin A, Roscher C, Sanden H, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schnabel F, Searle EB, Siebenkäs A, Standish RJ, Tilman D, van Ruijven J, Verheyen K, Weigelt A, Weih M, Werner R, Wilsey B, Schmid B, Isbell F, Eisenhauer N
Canopy Definitions Shape Canopy Space Filling-Productivity Relationships: Evidence From Terrestrial Laser Scanning.
Ray T, Fichtner A, Kunz M, Hildebrand M, Bruelheide H, Potvin C, Schnabel F, von Oheimb G
Neighbourhood diversity increases tree growth in experimental forests more in wetter climates but not in wetter years.
Zheng L, Ibáñez I, Williams LJ, Zhu K, Serrano-León H, Jensen J, Eisenhauer N, Verheyen K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schnabel F, Kreft H, Guerrero-Ramírez NR, Hölscher D, Paterno GB, Irawan B, Ponette Q, Messier C, Paquette A, Stefanski A, Mereu S, Bauhus J, Hajek P, Nock CA, Cavender-Bares J, Parker WC, Quosh J, Ferlian O, Auge H, Potvin C, Yan E, Yang B, Zhang L, Zhao Z, Sinacore K, Hall JS, Guillemot J, Robin A, Brancalion PHS, Sundawati L, Reich PB
Diversity in Resource Use Strategies Promotes Productivity in Young Planted Tree Species Mixtures.
Jensen J, Blondeel H, Guillemot J, Schnabel F, Serrano-León H, Auge H, Baeten L, Barsoum N, Bauhus J, Baum C, Bermudez R, Beyer F, Brancalion P, Cavender-Bares J, Eisenhauer N, Felton A, Ferlian O, Fiedler S, Gebauer T, Godbold DL, Hajek P, Hall JS, Hölscher D, Jactel H, Kreft H, Lapadat C, MacLaren C, Martin-StPaul N, Meredieu C, Mereu S, Messier C, Montgomery RA, Muys B, Nock CA, Parker JD, Parker WC, Paterno GB, Perring MP, Ponette Q, Potvin C, Reich PB, Rentch J, Rewald B, Robin A, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Sandén H, Sinacore K, Standish RJ, Stefanski A, Verheyen K, Williams LJ, Weih M
Tree Diversity Increases Carbon Stocks and Fluxes Above-But Not Belowground in a Tropical Forest Experiment.
Schnabel F, Guillemot J, Barry KE, Brunn M, Cesarz S, Eisenhauer N, Gebauer T, Guerrero-Ramirez NR, Handa IT, Madsen C, Mancilla L, Monteza J, Moore T, Oelmann Y, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schwendenmann L, Wagner A, Wirth C, Potvin C
Diversity-enhanced canopy space occupation and leaf functional diversity jointly promote overyielding in tropical tree communities.
Ray T, Fichtner A, Kunz M, Proß T, Bradler PM, Bruelheide H, Georgi L, Haider S, Hildebrand M, Potvin C, Schnabel F, Trogisch S, von Oheimb G
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding.
Zheng L, Barry KE, Guerrero-Ramírez NR, Craven D, Reich PB, Verheyen K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Eisenhauer N, Barsoum N, Bauhus J, Bruelheide H, Cavender-Bares J, Dolezal J, Auge H, Fagundes MV, Ferlian O, Fiedler S, Forrester DI, Ganade G, Gebauer T, Haase J, Hajek P, Hector A, Hérault B, Hölscher D, Hulvey KB, Irawan B, Jactel H, Koricheva J, Kreft H, Lanta V, Leps J, Mereu S, Messier C, Montagnini F, Mörsdorf M, Müller S, Muys B, Nock CA, Paquette A, Parker WC, Parker JD, Parrotta JA, Paterno GB, Perring MP, Piotto D, Wayne Polley H, Ponette Q, Potvin C, Quosh J, Rewald B, Godbold DL, van Ruijven J, Standish RJ, Stefanski A, Sundawati L, Urgoiti J, Williams LJ, Wilsey BJ, Yang B, Zhang L, Zhao Z, Yang Y, Sandén H, Ebeling A, Schmid B, Fischer M, Kotowska MM, Palmborg C, Tilman D, Yan E, Hautier Y
Non-monetary narratives motivate businesses to engage with climate change.
Luederitz C, Animesh A, Rohrbacher K, Li T, Piper A, Potvin C, Etzion D
Are indigenous territories effective natural climate solutions? A neotropical analysis using matching methods and geographic discontinuity designs.
Alejo C, Meyer C, Walker WS, Gorelik SR, Josse C, Aragon-Osejo JL, Rios S, Augusto C, Llanos A, Coomes OT, Potvin C
Neighbourhood-mediated shifts in tree biomass allocation drive overyielding in tropical species mixtures.
Guillemot J, Kunz M, Schnabel F, Fichtner A, Madsen CP, Gebauer T, Härdtle W, von Oheimb G, Potvin C
From carbon to forests for life: Towards sustainable Indigenous engagement
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
Keywords: tropical forests climate change mitigation forest restoration forest carbon stocks Indigenous livelihoods
Restoring tropical landscapes with resilient forests in the context of climate change mitigation
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
Keywords: climate change mitigation; ecosystem function; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity maintenance; forest plantations
NSERC CREATE in Science Leadership for Global Sustainability
Principal investigators: Matthews, Damon HD
Keywords: climate change; data science; earth systems science; environmental science; gidital innovation; leadership; sustainability science; sustainability transitions; sustainable development goals; system dynamics
PIVOT: Mobilizing online platforms to promote climate action in Canadian Small- and Medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs)
Principal investigators: Etzion, Dror
Keywords: small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs); climate action; low-carbon economy; digital platforms; peer-to-peer learning; cross-sector collaboration; communication strategy effectiveness; data visualization; impact evaluation
Canada Research Chair Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
Keywords: climate change; tropical forests; indicators of sustainability; social-ecological landscapes; carbon; biodiversity
Canada Research Chair Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
NSERC CREATE: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and sustainability
Principal investigators: Hendry, Andrew
Understanding determinants of tropical forests stocks and fluxes from plot to landscape levels.
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
Complex interactions between diversity, land use and carbon stocks in tropical landscapes
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
Canada Research Chair Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests
Principal investigators: Potvin, Catherine
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Brandon Schamp and Madhur Anand: 4 shared papers
- Julie Messier and Mark Vellend: 3 shared papers
- Brandon Schamp and Julie Messier: 2 shared papers
- Brandon Schamp and Mark Vellend: 2 shared papers
- Charles Nock and Dominique Gravel: 2 shared papers
- Dominique Gravel and Catherine Potvin: 2 shared papers
- Sarah Otto and Brandon Schamp: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Jennifer Baltzer: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Jana Vamosi: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Julie Messier: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Azim Mallik: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Madhur Anand: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Marney Isaac: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Eric Lamb: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Mark Vanderwel: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Benoit Lafleur: 1 shared paper
- Sarah Otto and Mark Vellend: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Jennifer Baltzer: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Jana Vamosi: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Azim Mallik: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Marney Isaac: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Eric Lamb: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Mark Vanderwel: 1 shared paper
- Brandon Schamp and Benoit Lafleur: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Jana Vamosi: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Azim Mallik: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Madhur Anand: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Marney Isaac: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Eric Lamb: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Mark Vanderwel: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Baltzer and Benoit Lafleur: 1 shared paper
- Jana Vamosi and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Charles Nock and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Julie Messier and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Azim Mallik and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Tim Moore and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Madhur Anand and Catherine Potvin: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Marney Isaac: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Eric Lamb: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Mark Vanderwel: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Benoit Lafleur: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Mark Vellend: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Pierre Dutilleul: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Animesh Animesh: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Potvin and Andrew Piper: 1 shared paper
- Animesh Animesh and Andrew Piper: 1 shared paper
- Biology
- Départe de biologie
- Literature, General
- Management, Business, Administrative Studies
- Institut de recherche sur les forêts
- Biology and Chemistry
- Renewable Resources
- Other
Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Dominique Gravel
Départe de biologie
2 shared papers, latest 2019
Andrew Piper
Literature, General
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Animesh Animesh
Management, Business, Administrative Studies
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Marney Isaac
Other Natural Sciences and Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Benoit Lafleur
Institut de recherche sur les forêts
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Pierre Dutilleul
Plant Science
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Mark Vellend
Biologie
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Mark Vanderwel
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Eric Lamb
Plant Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Brandon Schamp
Biology and Chemistry
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Jennifer Baltzer
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Jana Vamosi
Biological Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Charles Nock
Renewable Resources
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Julie Messier
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Azim Mallik
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Tim Moore
Geography
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Sarah Otto
Department of Zoology at UBC
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Madhur Anand
Environmental Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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