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Martin-Hugues St-Laurent

ResearcherBiologie, chimie et géographieUniversité du Québec à Rimouski

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Martin-Hugues St-Laurent

Researcher

Biologie, chimie et géographie

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 NSERC), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Adjustments and adaptation Anthropogenic and natural disturbances Behavioural plasticity Biological scales of impacts Caribou - wolf - moose - bear - coyote biological system Global changes Individual variability in responses to disturbances Spatial ecology

Latest papers

Neonatal antipredator tactics shape female movement patterns in large herbivores.
Nature ecology & evolution · 2025
White-tailed deer limit their spatio-temporal overlap with hikers in a protected area.
Scientific reports · 2024 · senior author
The influence of habitat alteration on density of invading white-tailed deer should not be discounted.
Global change biology · 2024

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Écologie, utilisation de l'espace et démographie du caribou migrateur dans un contexte de changements climatiques
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,217,740
From behaviour to demography: capacity of large terrestrial mammals to cope with HIREC in boreal ecosystems
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Ecosystem-based FORest management in a Changing Environment (EFORCE)
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$898,412

All 8 grants and awards

27 publications.

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

White-tailed deer limit their spatio-temporal overlap with hikers in a protected area.

Millien V, Truchon F, St-Laurent MH

Scientific reports2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-84000-3 PMID: 39739007

The influence of habitat alteration on density of invading white-tailed deer should not be discounted.

Barnas A, Anholt B, Burton AC, Carroll K, Côté SD, Festa-Bianchet M, Fryxell J, St-Laurent MH, Fisher JT

Global change biology2024

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17498 PMID: 39268664

Seasonal shifts in the habitat selection patterns of male American Marten (Martes americana) at a fine spatial scale.

Viau JP, Sigouin D, St-Laurent MH

Journal of mammalogy2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyae048 PMID: 39081268

Temporal variations in female moose responses to roads and logging in the absence of wolves.

Gagnon M, Lesmerises F, St-Laurent MH

Ecology and evolution2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10909 PMID: 38304262

Climate change alone cannot explain boreal caribou range recession in Quebec since 1850.

Morineau C, Boulanger Y, Gachon P, Plante S, St-Laurent MH

Global change biology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16949 PMID: 37750343

Lowering the rate of timber harvesting to mitigate impacts of climate change on boreal caribou habitat quality in eastern Canada.

St-Laurent MH, Boulanger Y, Cyr D, Manka F, Drapeau P, Gauthier S

The Science of the total environment2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156244 PMID: 35636534

Trophic niche partitioning between two prey and their incidental predators revealed various threats for an endangered species.

Rioux È, Pelletier F, St-Laurent MH

Ecology and evolution2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8742 PMID: 35342591

Testing the precision and sensitivity of density estimates obtained with a camera-trap method revealed limitations and opportunities.

Pettigrew P, Sigouin D, St-Laurent MH

Ecology and evolution2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7619 PMID: 34188858

Integrating functional connectivity in designing networks of protected areas under climate change: A caribou case-study.

Bauduin S, Cumming SG, St-Laurent MH, McIntire EJB

PloS one2020

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238821 PMID: 32997673

Écologie, utilisation de l'espace et démographie du caribou migrateur dans un contexte de changements climatiques

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, Steeve S

Keywords: anthropocène; connectivité; dynamique de population; habitat; habitat essentiel; microbiote; phénologie; prédation; traits d'histoire de vie; utilisation de l'espace

$1,217,740

From behaviour to demography: capacity of large terrestrial mammals to cope with HIREC in boreal ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues

Keywords: anthropogenic and natural disturbances; global changes; terrestrial large mammals; spatial ecology; behavioural plasticity; vital rates; caribou - wolf - moose - bear - coyote biological system; individual variability in responses to disturbances; adjustments and adaptation; biological scales of impacts

$120,000

Ecosystem-based FORest management in a Changing Environment (EFORCE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Schneider, Robert RS

Keywords: adaptation and acclimation; ecosystem-based forest management; forest ecology; global change; natural disturbances; silviculture; wildlife management

$898,412

Analyse de la végétalisation des chemins forestiers et de leur utilisation par les prédateurs et compétiteurs du caribou des bois dans le nord du Québec

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Drapeau, Pierre

$111,000

Évaluer l'efficacité de la remise en production de chemins forestiers sur leur utilisation par le caribou, les proies alternatives et leurs prédateurs

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: StLaurent, MartinHugues

$75,205

From behaviour to demography: plasticity and interdependence of terrestrial large mammal responses to global changes in boreal environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: St-Laurent, Martin-Hugues

$168,000

Dynamique des populations et relations prédateur-proie du caribou migrateur au Québec-Labrador dans un contexte de changements climatiques et anthropiques

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, Steeve

$1,282,370

Flexibilité comportementale et démographique des grands mammifères terrestres dans un environnement en changement

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: StLaurent, MartinHugues

$140,000

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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Martin-Hugues St-Laurent

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Neonatal antipredator tactics shape female movement patterns in large herbivores.

White-tailed deer limit their spatio-temporal overlap with hikers in a protected area.

The influence of habitat alteration on density of invading white-tailed deer should not be discounted.

Seasonal shifts in the habitat selection patterns of male American Marten (Martes americana) at a fine spatial scale.

Temporal variations in female moose responses to roads and logging in the absence of wolves.

Climate change alone cannot explain boreal caribou range recession in Quebec since 1850.

Lowering the rate of timber harvesting to mitigate impacts of climate change on boreal caribou habitat quality in eastern Canada.

Trophic niche partitioning between two prey and their incidental predators revealed various threats for an endangered species.

Testing the precision and sensitivity of density estimates obtained with a camera-trap method revealed limitations and opportunities.

Integrating functional connectivity in designing networks of protected areas under climate change: A caribou case-study.

Écologie, utilisation de l'espace et démographie du caribou migrateur dans un contexte de changements climatiques

From behaviour to demography: capacity of large terrestrial mammals to cope with HIREC in boreal ecosystems

Ecosystem-based FORest management in a Changing Environment (EFORCE)

Analyse de la végétalisation des chemins forestiers et de leur utilisation par les prédateurs et compétiteurs du caribou des bois dans le nord du Québec

Évaluer l'efficacité de la remise en production de chemins forestiers sur leur utilisation par le caribou, les proies alternatives et leurs prédateurs

From behaviour to demography: plasticity and interdependence of terrestrial large mammal responses to global changes in boreal environments

Dynamique des populations et relations prédateur-proie du caribou migrateur au Québec-Labrador dans un contexte de changements climatiques et anthropiques

Flexibilité comportementale et démographique des grands mammifères terrestres dans un environnement en changement

Frequent collaborators

Daniel Fortin

Dominique Berteaux

Fanie Pelletier

Benjamin Gilbert

Evelyn Merrill

Philip McLoughlin

Virginie Millien

Jean-Claude Ruel

John Fryxell

Marco Festa-Bianchet

Thierry Duchesne