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Christian Dussault

Christian Dussault

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
8293
World Ranking
5501
National Ranking
355

Overview

Christian Dussault is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science, with a focus on ecology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including ecology, parasitology, general health professions, infectious diseases, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics within wildlife ecology, vector-borne infectious diseases, rangeland and wildlife management, Indigenous studies and ecology, viral infections and vectors, insect and pesticide research, as well as isotope analysis in ecology. Their work frequently appears in respected journals such as the Journal of Mammalogy, Ecology and Evolution, Environmental Pollution, Journal of Wildlife Management, and Conservation Science and Practice.

Key recent papers include:

  • Combining stable isotopes, morphological, and molecular analyses to reconstruct the diet of free-ranging consumers (2020, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Lead exposure in American black bears increases with age and big game harvest density (2022, Environmental Pollution)
  • Determinants of migration trajectory and movement rate in a long-distance terrestrial mammal (2021, Journal of Mammalogy)
  • Untangling Effects of Human Disturbance and Natural Factors on Mortality Risk of Migratory Caribou (2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)
  • Linking weather conditions and winter tick abundance in moose (2024, Journal of Wildlife Management)

Frequent collaborators include Steeve D. Côté, Martin Leclerc, Julien H. Richard, Joëlle Taillon, and Michael A. Bonin. These partnerships reflect a collaborative approach to examining complex ecological and environmental issues.

Dussault's main research topics are:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

They focus largely on environmental science, contributing 19 publications, with ecology featuring prominently in 14 of these. Their cross-disciplinary work involving parasitology and infectious diseases intersects prominently with studies on vector-borne illnesses.

Scientific venues where Dussault regularly publishes are:

  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Conservation Science and Practice

Best Publications

  • Ecological Impacts of Deer Overabundance

    Steeve D. Côté;Thomas P. Rooney;Jean-Pierre Tremblay;Christian Dussault

  • Linking moose habitat selection to limiting factors

    Christian Dussault;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Réhaume Courtois;Jean Huot

  • Effects of sampling effort based on GPS telemetry on home-range size estimations

    Irene Girard;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Réhaume Courtois;Christian Dussault

  • Behavioural responses of moose to thermal conditions in the boreal forest

    Christian Dussault;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Réhaume Courtois;Jean Huot

  • Cumulative effects of forestry on habitat use by gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the boreal forest

    Mélina Houle;Daniel Fortin;Christian Dussault;Réhaume Courtois

  • Wolf habitat selection is shaped by human activities in a highly managed boreal forest

    Frédéric Lesmerises;Christian Dussault;Martin-Hugues St-Laurent

  • Calving rate, calf survival rate, and habitat selection of forest‐dwelling caribou in a highly managed landscape

    Véronique Pinard;Christian Dussault;Jean‐Pierre Ouellet;Daniel Fortin

  • Behavior of Moose Relative to a Road Network

    Catherine Laurian;Christian Dussault;Jean‐Pierre Ouellet;Réhaume Courtois

  • Long-term decline in white-tailed deer browse supply: can lichens and litterfall act as alternative food sources that preclude density-dependent feedbacks

    Jean-Pierre Tremblay;Isabel Thibault;Christian Dussault;Jean Huot

  • Landscape management for woodland caribou: the protection of forest blocks influences wolf-caribou co-occurrence

    Nicolas Courbin;Daniel Fortin;Christian Dussault;Réhaume Courtois

  • Avoidance of roads by large herbivores and its relation to disturbance intensity

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  • Range fidelity: The missing link between caribou decline and habitat alteration?

    Geneviève Faille;Christian Dussault;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Daniel Fortin

  • Foraging strategies by omnivores: are black bears actively searching for ungulate neonates or are they simply opportunistic predators?

    Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau;Daniel Fortin;Christian Dussault;Réhaume Courtois

  • Assessing the influence of resource covariates at multiple spatial scales: an application to forest-dwelling caribou faced with intensive human activity

    Mathieu Leblond;Jacqueline Frair;Daniel Fortin;Christian Dussault

  • Temporal and spatial distribution of moose-vehicle accidents in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, Quebec, Canada

    Christian Dussault;Marius Poulin;Réhaume Courtois;Jean-Pierre Ouellet

  • Avoidance of roads and selection for recent cutovers by threatened caribou: fitness-rewarding or maladaptive behaviour?

    Christian Dussault;Véronique Pinard;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Réhaume Courtois

  • Space use of moose in relation to food availability

    Christian Dussault;Réhaume Courtois;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Irène Girard

  • Ecologically based definition of seasons clarifies predator–prey interactions

    Mathieu Basille;Daniel Fortin;Christian Dussault;Jean-Pierre Ouellet

  • What drives fine-scale movements of large herbivores? A case study using moose

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  • Influence of habitat features and hunter behavior on white‐tailed deer harvest

    François Lebel;Christian Dussault;Ariane Massé;Steeve D. Côté

  • Is hunting an effective tool to control overabundant deer? A test using an experimental approach

    M. Anouk Simard;Christian Dussault;Jean Huot;Steeve D. Côté

  • Moose Movement Rates Along Highways and Crossing Probability Models

    Christian Dussault;Jean-Pierre Ouellet;Catherine Laurian;Réhaume Courtois

  • Short-term effects of logging on snowshoe hares in the boreal forest

    Jean Ferron;François Potvin;Christian Dussault

  • Plastic response of fearful prey to the spatiotemporal dynamics of predator distribution

    Mathieu Basille;Mathieu Basille;Daniel Fortin;Christian Dussault;Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau;Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Pierre Ouellet
Jean-Pierre Ouellet Université du Québec à Rimouski
Réhaume Courtois
Réhaume Courtois Université Laval
Steeve D. Côté
Steeve D. Côté Université Laval
Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Martin-Hugues St-Laurent Université du Québec à Rimouski
Daniel Fortin
Daniel Fortin Université Laval
Jean Huot
Jean Huot Université Laval
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Pascale M. Biron
Pascale M. Biron Concordia University
Katherine L. Parker
Katherine L. Parker University of Northern British Columbia

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