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Metafor was created in 2024 as a result of the collaborative efforts of researchers Alexis Achim, Guillaume Moreau and Alexandre Morin-Bernard. With their research programs linked, metafor has created a dynamic, interdisciplinary and innovative research environment!
Since then, the research teams have been grouped together in the same premises, helping each other on a daily basis!
Research Team
Graduate students
Graduate students form the heart of metafor. As Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP), they carry out the bulk of research projects and promote the expertise developed within the team.
Here is the list of HQP currently involved in metafor. Under their project titles, you will find the Supervision team and the research project in which their research question is anchored.
Sadia Afrin
Ph. D. Student
The response of balsam fir forests to wildfires
Alexis Achim
Pyrosylviculture
Sadia Afrin
Ph. D. Student
The response of balsam fir forests to wildfires
Alexis Achim
Pyrosylviculture
Catherine Beaulieu
Ph. D. Student
Flexible forest management
to preserve caribou habitat
in Newfoundland
Alexis Achim
Steeve Côté
Silva21
Valentin Beaufils
Master Student
Phenological adaptation potential of boreal species and its implications for assisted migration in a context of climate change
Guillaume Moreau
Loïc D'Orangeville
Climatic Stresses | TransX
Dorian Blondel
Master Student
Modeling the effect of climate variations on tree seed quality in Canada
Loïc d'Orangeville
TransX
Gabriel Bolduc
Ph. D. Student
Monitoring the growth and structure trajectories of temperate forests managed by partial cutting using remote sensing.
Alexis Achim
Yan Boucher (UQAC)
Vincent Bonin-Palardy
Ph. D. Student
Fine-scale assessment of the climate sensitivity of tree growth in the context of climate change
Loïc D'Orangeville
Daniel Kneeshaw (UQAM)
Lady Cardona
Ph. D. Student
Geographic variations in wood characteristics of black spruce in the eastern boreal forest of Canada
Alexis Achim
Pierre-Luc Couillard
Daphne Rose Courtès
Master Student
Impacts of a new tree selection system on forest stand vigor, wood quality, biodiversity and maple syrup production potential
Alexis Achim
Guillaume Moreau
João Paulo Czarnecki by Liz
Ph. D. Student
From theory to implementation; targeted assisted migration
Alexis Achim
Nicholas Coops
Silva21
Sébastien Dumont
Ph. D. Student
Impact of acute climatic stresses on tree growth
in Canada
Guillaume Moreau
Loïc D'Orangeville
Silva21 | TransX
Helin Dura
Ph. D. Student
Market valuation of forest potential in the context of climate change
Guillaume Moreau
Loïc D'Orangeville
Silva21 | TransX
Hamid Ghanbari
Postdoctoral Fellow
Improve and develop AI-based LiDAR algorithms to correct, detect and map forest roads in Ontario.
Alexis Achim
Road network
Shaya Gholami
Ph. D. Student
Investigating the expansion
of open canopy stands in managed boreal forest of Canada
Alexandre Morin-Bernard
Alexis Achim
Mathieu Leblanc
Master Student
Effects of different harvesting intensities on maple syrup yield
Guillaume Moreau
Maple Syrup Production
Florence Leduc
Ph. D. Student
The impact of climate change on Nova Scotia's commercial species
Alexis Achim
Guillaume Moreau
Silva21
Jeremy Mainville-Gamache
Master Student
Impact of density and structure on the resilience of maple stands to climatic stresses
Guillaume Moreau
Maple Syrup Production
Vicky Martin
Master Student
Vertical structure as a driver of potential fire severity in managed stands
Alexis Achim
Pyrosylviculture
Lena Mazuryk
Master Student
Assessing the effects of forest management and disturbances to the natural environment on the habitat quality of native Alberta trout
Alexis Achim
Benjamin Kissinger (UCalgary)
Marie-Anne
Michaud-Valcourt
Master Student
Analysis of the impacts of partial disturbances in the boreal forest using an integrated dendrochronology-remote sensing approach
Guillaume Moreau
Alexandre Morin-Bernard
Climatic Stresses
Marie-Anne
Michaud-Valcourt
Master Student
Analysis of the impacts of partial disturbances in the boreal forest using an integrated dendrochronology-remote sensing approach
Guillaume Moreau
Alexandre Morin-Bernard
Climatic Stresses
Martin Pelletier
Master Student
Quality of tree marking and harvesting priorities in maple groves intended for maple syrup production
Guillaume Moreau
David Pothier
Maple Syrup Production
Marie-Pier Perron
Master Student
Comparison of the functional traits of leaves between
populations of hardwood species planted along a latitudinal gradient in eastern North America
Loïc D'Orangeville
Guillaume Moreau
TransX
Philippe Riel
Ph. D. Student
Adaptive capacity of Canadian subarctic forests to climate change
Guillaume Moreau
Alexis Achim
Climatic Stresses
Lou Tardif-Samson
Master Student
Assessment of the biogenic carbon footprint of electricity transmission lines crossing forest environments using airborne LiDAR
Alexandre Morin-Bernard
Évelyne Thiffault
Robin Tremblay
Master Student
Fuel load dynamics and fire behavior after progressive cutting: a comparison of conventional treatments and with biomass recovery
Alexis Achim
Pyrosylviculture
David Voyer
Postdoctoral Fellow
Quality and growth of sugar maple at its northern limit
Alexis Achim
Guillaume Moreau
Research associates
Research associates assist researchers in supervising graduate students, writing grant applications and carrying out various research projects.
Emmanuelle
Baby-Bouchard
Research Associate
Alexis Achim
Catherine
Chagnon
Research Associate
Alexis Achim
Michael
Cliche
Research Associate
Guillaume Moreau
Véronique
Migué
Research Associate
Alexis Achim | William Moreau
Maxim
Parot
Research Associate
Alexis Achim
Les anciens (à partir de 2024)
Maitrises
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Sandrine Paquin. Changement climatique et sylviculture adaptative : jouer pour collaborer grâce à un jeu sérieux. 2022-2024. Direction : Alexis Achim; co-direction : Maude Flammand Hubert
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Benjamin Bouthenet. Effets de Fomitiporia punctata sur la croissance et la qualité du bois du chêne rouge. 2023-2025. Direction : Alexis Achim.
Doctorat
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Laurence Boudreault. Sélection et caractérisation des frênes noirs utilisés dans la vannerie traditionnelle W8banaki. 2021-2025.
Direction : Alexis Achim; co-direction : Maude Flammand Hubert