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Line Rochefort

ResearcherDépartement de phytologieUniversité Laval

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Line Rochefort

Researcher

Département de phytologie

Natural Sciences

Université Laval

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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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 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 27 research grants (27 NSERC), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Bog Ecological restoration Fen Acrotelm Decomposition Diversity Enzymic latch Greenhouse gases

Latest papers

Tipping Points in Bacterial Richness Amplify Extracellular Enzyme Activities in Northern Peatlands.
Global change biology · 2026
Fostering Peat Moss Feedbacks to Accelerate Peatland Restoration.
Global change biology · 2026
Successional stages and inferred functional profiles of bacterial communities under biocrusts in post-mining ecosystems of Western Boreal Quebec.
Canadian journal of microbiology · 2026

All 12 publications

Latest funding

NSERC CREATE Canadian Training Program on Nature-Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration (NASER)
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Bryophyte Ecology in Northern Disturbed Ecosystems
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Nature-based solutions: Restoration of peatlands for biodiversity recovery and climate change mitigation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$662,587

All 33 grants and awards

12 publications.

Tipping Points in Bacterial Richness Amplify Extracellular Enzyme Activities in Northern Peatlands.

Jassey VEJ, Lafont Rapnouil T, Le Geay M, Walcker R, Gandois L, Barret M, Fanin N, Robroek BJM, Lauga B, Andrews LO, Greuza AB, Bakker MR, Bertrand G, Birkwald T, Borges PAV, Branfireun B, Brearley FQ, Brousseau C, Bu ZJ, Carrias JF, Coffinet S, Corbarra B, Dias EMF, Dorrepaal E, Francez AJ, Fu Y, Gabriel M, Gabriel R, Gerin S, Gilbert D, Gogo S, Granath G, Gray E, Heffernan L, Heger TJ, Juutinen S, Kardol P, Karofeld E, Klimkowska A, Küttim M, Küttim L, Kuuri-Riutta O, Lacourse T, Lamentowicz M, Le Roux G, Lindo Z, Mackenzie R, Marcisz K, Mazei YA, Mazei NG, Mendes CMF, Mitchell EAD, Mora-Gomez J, Müller R, Pouliot K, Purre AH, Quaiser A, Río BR, Rober AR, Rochefort L, Rodríguez AC, Sannel ABK, Seemann F, Servière L, Strack M, Swindles GT, Talbot J, Tsyganov AN, Tuittila ES, Tveit AT, Väliranta MM, Wyatt KH, Ylänne H, Yu Z, Zarov EA, Hamard S

Global change biology2026

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.71099 PMID: 42755168

Fostering Peat Moss Feedbacks to Accelerate Peatland Restoration.

Temmink RJM, Delory BM, Rietkerk M, Smolders AJP, Lamers LPM, Malhotra A, Rochefort L, Granath G, Couwenberg J, Koren G, Robroek BJM

Global change biology2026

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70788 PMID: 41881810

Successional stages and inferred functional profiles of bacterial communities under biocrusts in post-mining ecosystems of Western Boreal Quebec.

Peñaloza-Bojacá G, Hjartarson L, Alonso-Garcia M, Aguilar J, Rochefort L, Guêné-Nanchen M

Canadian journal of microbiology2026

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2025-0090 PMID: 41549357

The effects of drought on Sphagnum moss species and the implications for hydrology in peatlands

Keane B, Alderson DM, Clay GD, Evans MG, Field CD, Johnston A, Limpens J, McCarter CPR, Overtoom N, Ritson JP

New Phytologist202516 citations

DOI: 10.1111/nph.70361

Are pools created when restoring extracted peatlands biogeochemically similar to natural peatland pools?

Jolin É, Arsenault J, Talbot J, Hassan M, Rochefort L

Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/eap.3052 PMID: 39392203

Scale-dependent effects of herbivory on moss communities in Arctic wetlands: A 25-year experiment.

Liu C, Gauthier G, Gignac C, Lévesque E, Rochefort L

Ecology and evolution2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11272 PMID: 38665892

Rewetting increases vegetation cover and net growing season carbon uptake under fen conditions after peat-extraction in Manitoba, Canada.

Turmel-Courchesne L, Davies MA, Guêné-Nanchen M, Strack M, Rochefort L

Scientific reports2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47879-y PMID: 37996571

Multi-year net ecosystem carbon balance of a restored peatland reveals a return to carbon sink.

Nugent KA, Strachan IB, Strack M, Roulet NT, Rochefort L

Global change biology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14449 PMID: 30225998

The importance of pH and sand substrate in the revegetation of saline non-waterlogged peat fields.

Montemayor MB, Price J, Rochefort L

Journal of environmental management2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.07.052 PMID: 26301685

Manure derived biochar can successfully replace phosphate rock amendment in peatland restoration.

Pouliot R, Hugron S, Rochefort L, Godbout S, Palacios JH, Groeneveld E, Jarry I

Journal of environmental management2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.04.019 PMID: 25897506

NSERC CREATE Canadian Training Program on Nature-Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration (NASER)

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Khasa, Damase DP

Keywords: agroecology; circular economy; clean development; climate change; ecogenomics; food security; microbiomes; renewable energy; restoration; sustainable development goals

$150,000

Bryophyte Ecology in Northern Disturbed Ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line

Keywords: sphagnum biology; biology of brown mosses; ecology of lichens (in biocrusts); boreal peatland ecology; bog; fen; biological crusts; ecological restoration; native plant ecology; facilitation processes

$62,000

Nature-based solutions: Restoration of peatlands for biodiversity recovery and climate change mitigation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line L

Keywords: bog; carbon sequestration; ecological restoration; ecosystem functions; fen; long-term monitoring; modelling; peatland management; restoration success indicators; restored ecosystem connectivity

$662,587

Végétalisation de perturbations minérales composées de particules fines dans la toundra du Bas-Arctique par des approches de restauration écologique

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line L

Keywords: banc d'emprunt; bas-arctique; communautés autochtones; croûtes biologiques (biocroûtes); petits fruits nordiques; restauration écologique; revégétalisation; sablière; technique "rough & loose"; toundra

$79,867

Nouveau spectromètre d'émission atomique à haute sensibilité

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Dorais, Martine

$73,687

Mitigation of peat extraction impacts by a new peat harvesting method protecting the peatland stored solid carbon

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line L

Keywords: acrotelm; decomposition; diversity; enzymic latch; greenhouse gases; harvesting; peatland; sphagnum; sustainable management; vegetation

$836,460

Restoration of a peatland impacted by a mineral road: the JACOS site

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line

$134,123

Bryophyte Ecology in Northern Disturbed Ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line

$330,000

Développement d'une méthode efficace et rentable pour la restauration des résidus miniers en climat boréal

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line

$25,000

Évaluation de l'efficacité de différentes méthodes d'éco-ingénierie pour la restauration et l'établissement d'une biodiversité indigène dans les emprises routières

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Rochefort, Line

$25,000

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

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Line Rochefort

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Tipping Points in Bacterial Richness Amplify Extracellular Enzyme Activities in Northern Peatlands.

Fostering Peat Moss Feedbacks to Accelerate Peatland Restoration.

Successional stages and inferred functional profiles of bacterial communities under biocrusts in post-mining ecosystems of Western Boreal Quebec.

The effects of drought on Sphagnum moss species and the implications for hydrology in peatlands

Are pools created when restoring extracted peatlands biogeochemically similar to natural peatland pools?

Scale-dependent effects of herbivory on moss communities in Arctic wetlands: A 25-year experiment.

Rewetting increases vegetation cover and net growing season carbon uptake under fen conditions after peat-extraction in Manitoba, Canada.

Multi-year net ecosystem carbon balance of a restored peatland reveals a return to carbon sink.

The importance of pH and sand substrate in the revegetation of saline non-waterlogged peat fields.

Manure derived biochar can successfully replace phosphate rock amendment in peatland restoration.

NSERC CREATE Canadian Training Program on Nature-Based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration (NASER)

Bryophyte Ecology in Northern Disturbed Ecosystems

Nature-based solutions: Restoration of peatlands for biodiversity recovery and climate change mitigation

Végétalisation de perturbations minérales composées de particules fines dans la toundra du Bas-Arctique par des approches de restauration écologique

Nouveau spectromètre d'émission atomique à haute sensibilité

Mitigation of peat extraction impacts by a new peat harvesting method protecting the peatland stored solid carbon

Restoration of a peatland impacted by a mineral road: the JACOS site

Bryophyte Ecology in Northern Disturbed Ecosystems

Développement d'une méthode efficace et rentable pour la restauration des résidus miniers en climat boréal

Évaluation de l'efficacité de différentes méthodes d'éco-ingénierie pour la restauration et l'établissement d'une biodiversité indigène dans les emprises routières

Frequent collaborators

Maria Strack

Gilles Gauthier

Jonathan Price

Mike Waddington

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