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Isabelle Laurion is affiliated with the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a specialization in Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work addresses key scientific topics including:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research

Laurion has published several recent papers in reputable scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Landscape matters: Predicting the biogeochemical effects of permafrost thaw on aquatic networks with a state factor approach" (2020) in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • "Effects of phytoplankton blooms on fluxes and emissions of greenhouse gases in a eutrophic lake" (2021) in Water Research
  • "Seasonal patterns in greenhouse gas emissions from thermokarst lakes in Central Yakutia (Eastern Siberia)" (2020) in Limnology and Oceanography
  • "Seasonal patterns in greenhouse gas emissions from lakes and ponds in a High Arctic polygonal landscape" (2021) in Limnology and Oceanography
  • "Sentinel responses of Arctic freshwater systems to climate: linkages, evidence, and a roadmap for future research" (2022) in Arctic Science

The frequent venues for Laurion's publications include Limnology and Oceanography, Arctic Science, Water Research, Biogeosciences, and The Cryosphere.

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Frédéric Bouchard
  • Daniel Fortier
  • Milla Rautio
  • Jérôme Comte
  • Raoul-Marie Couture

Best Publications

  • Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate

    Lars J. Tranvik;John A. Downing;James B. Cotner;Steven A. Loiselle

  • Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems

    J. E. Vonk;S. E. Tank;W. B. Bowden;I. Laurion

  • Attenuation of ultraviolet radiation in mountain lakes: Factors controlling the among‐ and within‐lake variability

    Isabelle Laurion;Marc Ventura;Jordi Catalan;Roland Psenner

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Variability in greenhouse gas emissions from permafrost thaw ponds

    Isabelle Laurion;Isabelle Laurion;Warwick F. Vincent;Sally MacIntyre;Leira Retamal;Leira Retamal

  • Shallow freshwater ecosystems of the circumpolar Arctic.

    Milla Rautio;Isabelle Laurion;Sylvia Bonilla

  • Increasing dominance of terrigenous organic matter in circumpolar freshwaters due to permafrost thaw

    Maxime Wauthy;Milla Rautio;Milla Rautio;Kirsten S. Christoffersen;Laura Forsström

  • UNDERWATER ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION : DEVELOPMENT OF SPECTRAL MODELS FOR NORTHERN HIGH LATITUDE LAKES

    I. Laurion;W. F. Vincent;D. R. S. Lean

  • Dust inputs and bacteria influence dissolved organic matter in clear alpine lakes

    Natalie Mladenov;Natalie Mladenov;Ruben Sommaruga;Rafael Morales-Baquero;Isabelle Laurion

  • Extremotrophs, extremophiles and broadband pigmentation strategies in a high arctic ice shelf ecosystem

    Derek R. Mueller;Warwick F. Vincent;Sylvia Bonilla;Sylvia Bonilla;Isabelle Laurion

  • Hot tops, cold bottoms: Synergistic climate warming and shielding effects increase carbon burial in lakes

    Maciej Bartosiewicz;Anna Przytulska;Jean‐François Lapierre;Isabelle Laurion

  • Performance evaluation of phycocyanin probes for the monitoring of cyanobacteria

    Christian Bastien;Richard Cardin;Éloïse Veilleux;Christian Deblois

  • Small thaw ponds: an unaccounted source of methane in the Canadian high Arctic.

    Karita Negandhi;Isabelle Laurion;Michael J. Whiticar;Pierre E. Galand;Pierre E. Galand

  • High methane emissions from thermokarst lakes in subarctic peatlands

    Alex Matveev;Isabelle Laurion;Bethany N. Deshpande;Najat Bhiry

  • Large variability in the concentration of mycosporine‐like amino acids among zooplankton from lakes located across an altitude gradient

    Barbara Tartarotti;Isabelle Laurion;Ruben Sommaruga

  • Dissolved organic matter photolysis in Canadian arctic thaw ponds.

    Isabelle Laurion;Natalie Mladenov

  • Effects of phytoplankton blooms on fluxes and emissions of greenhouse gases in a eutrophic lake.

    Maciej Bartosiewicz;Roxane Maranger;Anna Przytulska;Isabelle Laurion

  • Transparency of antarctic ice-covered lakes to solar UV radiation

    Warwick F. Vincent;Rowena Rae;Isabelle Laurion;Clive Howard-Williams

  • The NSERC Canadian Lake Pulse Network: A national assessment of lake health providing science for water management in a changing climate

    Yannick Huot;Catherine A. Brown;Geneviève Potvin;Dermot Antoniades

  • Limnological properties of permafrost thaw ponds in northeastern Canada

    Julie BretonJ. Breton;Julie BretonJ. Breton;Catherine VallièresC. Vallières;Catherine VallièresC. Vallières;Isabelle LaurionI. Laurion;Isabelle LaurionI. Laurion

  • Landscape matters: Predicting the biogeochemical effects of permafrost thaw on aquatic networks with a state factor approach

    Suzanne E. Tank;Jorien E. Vonk;Michelle A. Walvoord;James W. McClelland

  • Cell size versus taxonomic composition as determinants of UV‐sensitivity in natural phytoplankton communities

    Isabelle Laurion;Warwick F. Vincent

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Warwick F. Vincent
Warwick F. Vincent Université Laval
Reinhard Pienitz
Reinhard Pienitz Université Laval
Milla Rautio
Milla Rautio Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Pierre Francus
Pierre Francus Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Connie Lovejoy
Connie Lovejoy Université Laval
Roxane Maranger
Roxane Maranger University of Montreal
Suzanne Roy
Suzanne Roy Université du Québec à Rimouski
Sally Macintyre
Sally Macintyre MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Ruben Sommaruga
Ruben Sommaruga University of Innsbruck
Jorien E. Vonk
Jorien E. Vonk Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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