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Marc-André Villard

Marc-André Villard

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
7213
World Ranking
6791
National Ranking
426

Overview

Marc-André Villard is affiliated with Mount Allison University in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Their research encompasses several interrelated subfields including Environmental Engineering and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics cover multiple aspects of ecology and environmental management. These include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Marc-André Villard has contributed to various academic publications over recent years. Notable papers include:

  • "Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)" (2020), published in Birds of the World
  • "The Best of Both Worlds? Integrating Sentinel-2 Images and airborne LiDAR to Characterize Forest Regeneration" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Insectivorous songbirds as early indicators of future defoliation by spruce budworm" (2021), published in Landscape Ecology
  • "Losing the edge: trends in core versus peripheral populations in a declining migratory songbird" (2022), published in Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • "Do Female Songbirds Avoid a Mammalian Nest Predator When Selecting Their Nest Site?" (2020), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Remote Sensing
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
  • Daniel Kneeshaw
  • Stéphanie Landry
  • Gaëtan Pelletier
  • Jean-François Poulin

Marc-André Villard's research integrates advanced remote sensing technologies such as airborne LiDAR and satellite imagery to analyze forest structure and regeneration processes. Their interests extend into avian ecology, particularly the study of songbird behavior in relation to habitat changes and predation risk.

This research contributes to understanding ecological dynamics at multiple scales, including the impact of fire on ecosystems, the interactions between wildlife species and their habitats, and the conservation challenges posed by environmental change.

Best Publications

  • Selecting indicator species to monitor ecological integrity: a review.

    Vincent Carignan;Marc-André Villard

  • Fragmentation effects on forest birds : Relative influence of woodland cover and configuration on landscape occupancy

    Marc-André Villard;M. Kurtis Trzcinski;Gray Merriam

  • Patch characteristics and landscape context as predictors of species presence and abundance: A review1

    Marc J. Mazerolle;Marc-André Villard

  • REVIEW: Beyond the fragmentation debate: a conceptual model to predict when habitat configuration really matters

    Marc-André Villard;Jean Paul Metzger

  • Use of Riparian Buffer Strips as Movement Corridors by Forest Birds

    Craig S. Machtans;Marc-André Villard;Susan J. Hannon

  • The importance of spatial autocorrelation, extent and resolution in predicting forest bird occurrence

    Matthew G. Betts;A.W. Diamond;G.J. Forbes;M.-A. Villard

  • Specialised woodpeckers and naturalness in hemiboreal forests - Deriving quantitative targets for conservation planning

    Jean-Michel Roberge;Per Angelstam;Marc-André Villard

  • Dynamics in subdivided populations of neotropical migratory birds in a fragmented temperate forest

    Marc-Andre Villard;Gray Merriam;Brian A. Maurer

  • Thresholds in Forest Bird Response to Habitat Alteration as Quantitative Targets for Conservation

    Jean-Sébastien Guénette;Marc-André Villard

  • To close the yield-gap while saving biodiversity will require multiple locally relevant strategies

    Saul A. Cunningham;Simon J. Attwood;Kamal S. Bawa;Tim G. Benton

  • HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND PAIRING SUCCESS IN THE OVENBIRD (SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS)

    Marc-André Villard;Paul R. Martin;Christopher G. Drummond

  • Permeability of three boreal forest landscape types to bird movements as determined from experimental translocations

    Jean‐François Gobeil;Marc‐André Villard

  • GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR EXAMINING HYPOTHESIZED DECLINES IN MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS

    Marc André Villard;Brian A. Maurer

  • Targets for boreal forest biodiversity conservation - a rationale for macroecological research and adaptive management

    Per Angelstam;Stan Boutin;Fiona Schmiegelow;Marc-André Villard

  • Evidence of large-scale source-sink dynamics and long-distance dispersal among Wood Thrush populations.

    Rebecca Tittler;Lenore Fahrig;Marc-André Villard

  • Setting Conservation Targets for Managed Forest Landscapes

    Marc-André Villard;Bengt Gunnar Jonsson

  • How far do songbirds disperse

    Rebecca Tittler;Marc‐André Villard;Lenore Fahrig

  • PLAYBACKS OF MOBBING CALLS OF BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES AS A METHOD TO ESTIMATE REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY OF FOREST BIRDS

    John S. Gunn;André Desrochers;Marc-André Villard;Julie Bourque

  • Bias in Research Grant Evaluation Has Dire Consequences for Small Universities.

    Dennis L. Murray;Douglas Morris;Claude Lavoie;Peter R. Leavitt

  • ARE POINT COUNTS OF BOREAL SONGBIRDS RELIABLE PROXIES FOR MORE INTENSIVE ABUNDANCE ESTIMATORS

    Judith D. Toms;Judith D. Toms;Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow;Susan J. Hannon;Marc-André Villard

  • Effects of Selection Cutting and Landscape-Scale Harvesting on the Reproductive Success of Two Neotropical Migrant Bird Species

    Julie Bourque;Marc-André Villard

Frequent Co-Authors

Bengt Gunnar Jonsson
Bengt Gunnar Jonsson Mid Sweden University
Thomas D. Nudds
Thomas D. Nudds University of Guelph
Erin M. Bayne
Erin M. Bayne University of Alberta
Pierre Drapeau
Pierre Drapeau University of Quebec at Montreal
Brian A. Maurer
Brian A. Maurer Michigan State University
Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Martin-Hugues St-Laurent Université du Québec à Rimouski
Per Angelstam
Per Angelstam Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Matthew G. Betts
Matthew G. Betts Oregon State University
Susan J. Hannon
Susan J. Hannon University of Alberta
Lenore Fahrig
Lenore Fahrig Carleton University

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