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Marie-Josée Fortin is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Spatial Ecology at the University of Toronto's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her research program examines how global changes affect species spatial dynamics at landscape and geographical scales in forested ecosystems and aquatic networks. She integrates spatial ecology, conservation biology, disturbance ecology, and network theory to study biodiversity conservation.
Her research focuses on quantifying species distribution dynamics, developing ecosystem monitoring indicators using network theory, investigating species responses to landscape heterogeneity, modifying spatial graph algorithms for connectivity analysis, designing resilient reserve networks, and assessing synergetic disturbance effects on biodiversity.
Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on spatial connectivity modeling, ecosystem resilience, climate change impacts on biodiversity, and advanced monitoring technologies. Her work consistently bridges theoretical ecology with practical conservation applications.
Awards and recognitions include:
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Spatial Ecology
- Konrad Adenauer Research Award (2025)
- Massey Medal (2024)
She leads an active research lab supervising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Current projects include NSF-funded work on ecosystem monitoring and international collaborations on landscape genetics. The Fortin Lab maintains extensive partnerships with researchers across North America and Europe.
Her team develops field instruments for in-situ ecological monitoring and maintains collaborations with conservation agencies to implement research findings in protected area management.
