Ecologist by training; Marie-Josée has four main research areas:
(1) spatial ecology, (2) disturbance ecology, (3) conservation and (4) spatial statistics. Her research program studies the effects of global change (landuse and climate) on species spatial dynamics at the landscape and geographical range levels both in multiuse forested ecosystems and aquatic networks to maintain biodiversity and species conservation.
E-mail: mariejosee.fortin@utoronto.ca