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Christian Hébert

Christian Hébert

Overview

Christian Hébert is a researcher affiliated with Natural Resources Canada, working primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work extensively covers various aspects of forest ecology, with a focus on biodiversity, insect ecology, and the effects of environmental changes on forest systems.

The main fields of study for Christian Hébert include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study cover:

  • Insect Science
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling

Christian Hébert's research topics focus primarily on:

  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Plant and animal studies

The researcher has published numerous papers in prestigious and specialized venues. Some of the most recent publications include:

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition, 2021, Nature
  • Testing the Effect of Snag and Cavity Supply on Deadwood-Associated Species in a Managed Boreal Forest, 2020, Forests
  • The umbrella value of caribou management strategies for biodiversity conservation in boreal forests under global change, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Long-term effect of forest harvesting on boreal species assemblages under climate change, 2023, PLOS Climate
  • On the efficiency of indicator species for broad-scale monitoring of bird diversity across climate conditions, 2022, Ecological Indicators

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christian Hébert include:

  • Jean-Michel Béland
  • Daniel Fortin
  • Éric Bauce
  • Richard Berthiaume
  • Guillemette Labadie

Their research is predominantly published in the following venues:

  • Forests
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Nature
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: A meta‐analysis

    Simon Thorn;Claus Bässler;Roland Brandl;Philip J. Burton

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

    Sebastian Seibold;Werner Rammer;Torsten Hothorn;Rupert Seidl

  • Xylophagous insect species composition and patterns of substratum use on fire-killed black spruce in central Quebec

    Michel Saint-Germain;Pierre Drapeau;Christian Hébert

  • Comparison of Coleoptera assemblages from a recently burned and unburned black spruce forests of northeastern North America

    Michel Saint-Germain;Pierre Drapeau;Christian Hébert

  • Physiological and growth responses of three sizes of containerized Picea mariana seedlings outplanted with and without vegetation control

    M.S Lamhamedi;P.Y Bernier;C Hébert;R Jobidon

  • Landscape-scale habitat selection patterns of Monochamus scutellatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in a recently burned black spruce forest

    Michel Saint-Germain;Pierre Drapeau;Christian Hébert

  • Effects of experimental liming on collembolan communities and soil microbial biomass in a southern Quebec sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) stand

    Madeleine Chagnon;David Paré;David Paré;Christian Hébert;Claude Camiré

  • Beetle diversity in a matrix of old-growth boreal forest: influence of habitat heterogeneity at multiple scales.

    Philippe Janssen;Daniel Fortin;Christian Hébert

  • Evaluation of carabid beetles as indicators of forest change in Canada

    Timothy T. Work;Matti Koivula;Jan Klimaszewski;David Langor

  • Community structures of Collembola in sugar maple forests: relations to humus type and seasonal trends

    Madeleine Chagnon;Christian Hébert;David Paré;David Paré

  • Using null model analysis of species co‐occurrences to deconstruct biodiversity patterns and select indicator species

    Ermias T. Azeria;Ermias T. Azeria;Daniel Fortin;Christian Hébert;Pedro Peres‐Neto

  • Effect of shoot size on the gas exchange and growth of containerized Picea mariana seedlings under different watering regimes

    Lamhamedi Ms;Bernier Py;Hebert C

  • Incorporating Insect and Wind Disturbances in a Natural Disturbance-Based Management Framework for the Boreal Forest

    Louis De Grandpré;Kaysandra Waldron;Mathieu Bouchard;Sylvie Gauthier

  • Maintaining animal assemblages through single‐species management: the case of threatened caribou in boreal forest

    Orphé Bichet;Angélique Dupuch;Christian Hébert;Hélène Le Le Borgne

  • Assessing the potential of the differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (dNBR) for estimating burn severity in eastern Canadian boreal forests

    Jonathan Boucher;Jonathan Boucher;André Beaudoin;Christian Hébert;Luc Guindon

  • Effects of habitat characteristics and interspecific interactions on co-occurrence patterns of saproxylic beetles breeding in tree boles after forest fire: null model analyses

    Ermias T. Azeria;Jacques Ibarzabal;Christian Hébert

  • Effect of temperature and host tree on cold hardiness of hemlock looper eggs along a latitudinal gradient.

    Sophie Rochefort;Richard Berthiaume;Christian Hébert;Martin Charest

  • Saproxylic Beetles in Disturbed Boreal Forests: Temporal Dynamics, Habitat Associations, and Community Structure

    Jonathan Boucher;Ermias T. Azeria;Jacques Ibarzabal;Christian Hébert

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
David Paré
David Paré Natural Resources Canada
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Andy Purvis
Andy Purvis Natural History Museum
Tim Newbold
Tim Newbold University College London
Samantha L. L. Hill
Samantha L. L. Hill World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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