Faculty profile

Daniel Fortin

ResearcherBiologieUniversité Laval

This profile is built from public research funding records (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) and PubMed. We have not imported them from a Université Laval directory, so their courses may be missing. Find their university profile.

Daniel Fortin

Researcher

Biologie

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 NSERC), most recently in 2020.

These signals come from public records, including CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions. Ask the professor or the graduate program whether they are taking new students.

Academic metrics

Publications

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

Counts cover the publications linked to this profile. Citations and the h-index appear when the source records them.

Profiles and links

Search on Google Scholar

Find them onX · LinkedIn · Bluesky · YouTube

Signals and details

Research

Bison des prairies caribou forestier compétiteur apparent écologie spatiale fission-fusion des groupes interactions prédateurs-proies interactions trophiques loup

Latest papers

Mechanisms of animal distribution: bridging advances in movement analysis with hierarchical and optimal foraging theories.
Landscape ecology · 2026 · first author
Disturbance-mediated apparent competition across boreal landscapes: the role of primary productivity.
Landscape ecology · 2026
Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild Canis social groups.
Ecology · 2025

All 45 publications

Latest funding

Innovation and interdisciplinary research to understand the causes and mitigate consequences of environmental change in the Boreal Plains
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,692,090
Interactions trophiques et mécanismes de répartition spatiale des grands herbivores
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Colliers GPS avec caméra intégrée et colliers de proximité pour évaluer les interactions trophiques impliquant le bison des plaines
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$67,519

All 13 grants and awards

45 publications.

Mechanisms of animal distribution: bridging advances in movement analysis with hierarchical and optimal foraging theories.

Fortin D, Bouderbala I

Landscape ecology2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10980-026-02378-z PMID: 42500021

Disturbance-mediated apparent competition across boreal landscapes: the role of primary productivity.

Neufeld BT, Superbie C, Johnson CA, Fortin D, McLoughlin PD

Landscape ecology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10980-026-02336-9 PMID: 42125310

Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild Canis social groups.

Benson JF, Keiter DA, Mahoney PJ, Allen BL, Allen L, Álvares F, Anderson ML, Barber-Meyer SM, Barocas A, Beasley JC, Behrendorff L, Belant JL, Beyer DE, Boitani L, Borg BL, Boutin S, Boydston EE, Brown JL, Bump JK, Cepek JD, Chamberlain MJ, Chenaux-Ibrahim YM, Cherry SG, Ćirović D, Ciucci P, Cluff HD, Cooper SM, Crooks KR, Dupont DLJ, Fisher RN, Fortin D, Gable TD, García E, Geffen E, Gehrt SD, Gillingham M, Heard DC, Hebblewhite M, Hinton JW, Homkes AT, Howden CG, Huber D, Jackson PJ, Joly K, Kelly A, Kelly MJ, Kingdon KA, Kulkarni A, Kusak J, Kuzyk GW, Lake BC, Llaneza L, López-Bao JV, MacNulty DR, McLaren AAD, McLoughlin PD, Merrill EH, Mills KJ, Mitchell N, Moore SA, Mumma MA, Murray MH, Musiani M, Nakamura M, Neilson EW, Neufeld LM, Newsome TM, Oakleaf JK, Palacios V, Perdicas MM, Perry T, Petroelje TR, Piper CB, Prokopenko CM, Prugh LR, Riley SPD, Rio-Maior H, Roffler GH, Rollins D, Sand H, Schmiegelow FKA, Seip DR, Sorum MS, St Clair CC, Steenweg R, Strohbach MW, Tatler J, Thaker M, Thompson CA, Turner JW, Vanak AT, Vander Wal E, Wabakken P, Walter SE, Webster SC, Wheeldon TJ, Wikenros C, Windels SK, Young JK, Zabihi-Seissan S, Zimmermann B, Patterson BR

Ecology2025

DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4492 PMID: 39663892

Neonatal antipredator tactics shape female movement patterns in large herbivores.

Atmeh K, Bonenfant C, Gaillard JM, Garel M, Hewison AJM, Marchand P, Morellet N, Anderwald P, Buuveibaatar B, Beck JL, Becker MS, van Beest FM, Berg J, Bergvall UA, Boone RB, Boyce MS, Chamaillé-Jammes S, Chaval Y, Buyanaa C, Christianson D, Ciuti S, Côté SD, Diefenbach DR, Droge E, du Toit JT, Dwinnell S, Fennessy J, Filli F, Fortin D, Hart EE, Hayes M, Hebblewhite M, Heim M, Herfindal I, Heurich M, von Hoermann C, Huggler K, Jackson C, Jakes AF, Jones PF, Kaczensky P, Kauffman M, Kjellander P, LaSharr T, Loe LE, May R, McLoughlin P, Meisingset EL, Merrill E, Monteith KL, Mueller T, Mysterud A, Nandintsetseg D, Olson K, Payne J, Pearson S, Pedersen ÅØ, Ranglack D, Reinking AK, Rempfler T, Rice CG, Røskaft E, Sæther BE, Saïd S, Santacreu H, Schmidt NM, Smit D, Stabach JA, St-Laurent MH, Taillon J, Walter WD, White K, Péron G, Loison A

Nature ecology & evolution2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02565-8 PMID: 39633040

The umbrella value of caribou management strategies for biodiversity conservation in boreal forests under global change.

Labadie G, Bouderbala I, Boulanger Y, Béland JM, Hébert C, Allard A, Hebblewhite M, Fortin D

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168087 PMID: 37879475

Public opinion on the conflict between the conservation of at-risk species and the extraction of natural resources: The case of caribou in boreal forest.

Fortin D, Cimon-Morin J

The Science of the total environment2023First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165433 PMID: 37437641

Multi-mode movement decisions across widely ranging behavioral processes.

Prima MC, Duchesne T, Merkle JA, Chamaillé-Jammes S, Fortin D

PloS one2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272538 PMID: 35951664

Insect-mediated apparent competition between mammals in a boreal food web.

Labadie G, McLoughlin PD, Hebblewhite M, Fortin D

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022892118 PMID: 34282006

Crop raiders in an ecological trap: optimal foraging individual-based modeling quantifies the effect of alternate crops.

Simon RN, Fortin D

Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/eap.2111 PMID: 32112455

When the protection of a threatened species depends on the economy of a foreign nation.

Fortin D, McLoughlin PD, Hebblewhite M

PloS one2020First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229555 PMID: 32160207

Innovation and interdisciplinary research to understand the causes and mitigate consequences of environmental change in the Boreal Plains

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McLoughlin, Philip PD

Keywords: boreal caribou; chronic wasting disease; food security; food web; invasion ecology; machine learning; moose; population dynamics; traditional ecological knowledge; white-tailed deer

$1,692,090

Interactions trophiques et mécanismes de répartition spatiale des grands herbivores

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

Keywords: bison des prairies; caribou forestier; compétiteur apparent; écologie spatiale; fission-fusion des groupes; orignal; loup; interactions prédateurs-proies; interactions trophiques; répartition optimale

$240,000

Colliers GPS avec caméra intégrée et colliers de proximité pour évaluer les interactions trophiques impliquant le bison des plaines

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$67,519

Spatially explicit population viability analysis of herbivore populations living in fission-fusion societies

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$200,000

All-terrain vehicle to investigate mechanisms of bison distribution under physiological stress

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$12,270

Mechanisms of herbivore distribution under predation risk

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$200,000

Mechanisms of herbivore distribution under predation risk

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$120,000

GPS collars to investigate mechanisms of bison distribution under wolf predation risk

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$61,593

Sylviculture et faune de la forêt boréale

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Pothier, David

$1,009,212

Chaire de recherche industrielle CRSNG-Université Laval en sylviculture et faune de la forêt boréale

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Fortin, Daniel

$146,734

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Something wrong or missing on this profile? Suggest a correction

Daniel Fortin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Mechanisms of animal distribution: bridging advances in movement analysis with hierarchical and optimal foraging theories.

Disturbance-mediated apparent competition across boreal landscapes: the role of primary productivity.

Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild Canis social groups.

Neonatal antipredator tactics shape female movement patterns in large herbivores.

The umbrella value of caribou management strategies for biodiversity conservation in boreal forests under global change.

Public opinion on the conflict between the conservation of at-risk species and the extraction of natural resources: The case of caribou in boreal forest.

Multi-mode movement decisions across widely ranging behavioral processes.

Insect-mediated apparent competition between mammals in a boreal food web.

Crop raiders in an ecological trap: optimal foraging individual-based modeling quantifies the effect of alternate crops.

When the protection of a threatened species depends on the economy of a foreign nation.

Innovation and interdisciplinary research to understand the causes and mitigate consequences of environmental change in the Boreal Plains

Interactions trophiques et mécanismes de répartition spatiale des grands herbivores

Colliers GPS avec caméra intégrée et colliers de proximité pour évaluer les interactions trophiques impliquant le bison des plaines

Spatially explicit population viability analysis of herbivore populations living in fission-fusion societies

All-terrain vehicle to investigate mechanisms of bison distribution under physiological stress

Mechanisms of herbivore distribution under predation risk

Mechanisms of herbivore distribution under predation risk

GPS collars to investigate mechanisms of bison distribution under wolf predation risk

Sylviculture et faune de la forêt boréale

Chaire de recherche industrielle CRSNG-Université Laval en sylviculture et faune de la forêt boréale

Frequent collaborators

Thierry Duchesne

Martin-Hugues St-Laurent

Evelyn Merrill

David Pothier

Fanie Pelletier

Marco Musiani

Philip McLoughlin

Louis-Paul Rivest

Antoine Allard

Eric Vander Wal