Laura Pollock

Professeure adjointe,
McGill University

Department of Biology
Courriel: lajosy@gmail.com
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Éducation

Bachelors, Biology and Environment/Natural Resource, University of Wyoming (2000/08 - 2004/05)
Master's, Plant biology, Southern Illinois University at Garbondale (2004/08 - 2006/12)
Doctorate, Ecology and Evolution, University of Melbourne (2007/07 - 2011/12)


Recherche

La collecte de données de biodiversité par rapport a la diversité taxonomique, génétique et fonctionnelle, ainis que l'amélioration des prédictions sur comment les espèces seront impactés par l'utilisation des terres et le changement climatique

Étudiants CSBQ

Wenyuan Zhang

Postdoctoral fellow
(Début: 2023)
Autre (co-)superviseur membre du CSBQ: Andrew Gonzalez
Biodiversity spatial planning in Canada
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Abbie Jones

Ph.D.
(Début: 2019, Fin: 2026)
Autre (co-)superviseur membre du CSBQ: Brian Leung
Modélisation de la biodiversité florale à travers les continents : au carrefour de la biodiversité, des enjeux entourant son accès équitable et des services écosytémiques

Maximiliane Jousse

Ph.D.
(Début: 2022, Fin: 2026)
L’union Fait La Force – Comment La Biodiversité S’associe Pour Fournir Des Services Ecosystémiques

Janaina Serrano

Ph.D.
(Début: 2021, Fin: 2025)
Évaluation de la vulnérabilité et du risque d’extinction des vertébrés terrestres
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Noah Wightman

Ph.D.
(Début: 2021)
Autre (co-)superviseur membre du CSBQ: Brian Leung

Samara Manzin

M.Sc.
(Début: 2023)
Autre (co-)superviseur membre du CSBQ: Andrew Gonzalez



Publications

49- Plant invasion in Mediterranean Europe: current hotspots and future scenarios
Journal Article
Cao Pinna L , Gallien L , Pollock L J , Axmanová I , Chytrý M , Malavasi M , Acosta A T R , Antonio Campos J , Carboni M ,
2024 Ecography (Date Added: 2024-03-12)

48- Transnational conservation to anticipate future plant shifts in Europe
Journal Article
Chauvier-Mendes, Y, Pollock, LJ, Verburg, PH, Karger, DN, Pellissier, L, Lavergne, S, Zimmermann, NE, Thuiller, W
2024 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

47- Trait-matching models predict pairwise interactions across regions, not food web properties
Journal Article
Caron, D, Brose, U, Lurgi, M, Blanchet, FG, Gravel, D, Pollock, LJ
2024 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-02-12)

46- From mallees to mountain ash, specific leaf area is coordinated with eucalypt tree stature, resprouting, stem construction, and fruit size
Journal Article
Portelli, AM, Windecker, SM, Pollock, LJ, Neal, WC, Morris, WK, Khot, R, Vesk, PA
2023 Australian Journal of Botany (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

45- Author Correction: 30×30 biodiversity gains rely on national coordination (Nature Communications, (2023), 14, 1, (7113), 10.1038/s41467-023-42737-x)
Journal Article
Eckert, I, Brown, A, Caron, D, Riva, F, Pollock, LJ
2023 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

44- Novel community data in ecology-properties and prospects
Journal Article
Hartig, F, Abrego, N, Bush, A, Chase, JM, Guillera-Arroita, G, Leibold, MA, Ovaskainen, O, Pellissier, L, Pichler, M, Poggiato, G, Pollock, L, Si-Moussi, S, Thuiller, W, Viana, DS, Warton, DI, Zurell, D, Yu, DW
2023 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

43- 30×30 biodiversity gains rely on national coordination
Journal Article
Eckert, I, Brown, A, Caron, D, Riva, F, Pollock, LJ
2023 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

42- Conserving avian evolutionary history can effectively safeguard future benefits for people
Journal Article
Gumbs, R, Gray, CL, Hoffmann, M, Molina-Venegas, R, Owen, NR, Pollock, LJ
2023 Science Advances (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

41- Indicators to monitor the status of the tree of life
Journal Article
Gumbs, R, Chaudhary, A, Daru, BH, Faith, DP, Forest, F, Gray, CL, Kowalska, A, Lee, W-S, Pellens, R, Pipins, S, Pollock, LJ, Rosindell, J, Scherson, RA, Owen, NR
2023 Conservation Biology (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

40- Safeguarding eucalypt diversity through conservation-focused tree planting
Journal Article
St-Laurent, O, Mokany, K, Pollock, LJ
2023 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

39- Erratum: Author Correction: A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action (Nature ecology & evolution (2023) 7 12 (1947-1952))
Journal Article
Gonzalez, A, Vihervaara, P, Balvanera, P, Bates, AE, Bayraktarov, E, Bellingham, PJ, Bruder, A, Campbell, J, Catchen, MD, Cavender-Bares, J, Chase, J, Coops, N, Costello, MJ, Czúcz, B, Delavaud, A, Dornelas, M, Dubois, G, Duffy, EJ, Eggermont, H, Fernandez, M, Fernandez, N, Ferrier, S, Geller, GN, Gill, M, Gravel, D, Guerra, CA, Guralnick, R, Harfoot, M, Hirsch, T, Hoban, S, Hughes, AC, Hugo, W, Hunter, ME, Isbell, F, Jetz, W, Juergens, N, Kissling, WD, Krug, CB, Kullberg, P, Le Bras, Y, Leung, B, Londoño-Murcia, MC, Lord, J-M, Loreau, M, Luers, A, Ma, K, MacDonald, AJ, Maes, J, McGeoch, M, Mihoub, JB, Millette, KL, Molnar, Z, Montes, E, Mori, AS, Muller-Karger, FE, Muraoka, H, Nakaoka, M, Navarro, L, Newbold, T, Niamir, A, Obura, D, O'Connor, M, Paganini, M, Pelletier, D, Pereira, H, Poisot, T, Pollock, LJ, Purvis, A, Radulovici, A, Rocchini, D, Roeoesli, C, Schaepman, M, Schaepman-Strub, G, Schmeller, DS, Schmiedel, U, Schneider, FD, Shakya, MM, Skidmore, A, Skowno, AL, Takeuchi, Y, Tuanmu, M-N, Turak, E, Turner, W, Urban, MC, Urbina-Cardona, N, Valbuena, R, Van de Putte, A, van Havre, B, Wingate, VR, Wright, E, Torrelio, CZ
2023 Nature ecology & evolution (Date Added: 2023-11-26)

38- Graph embedding and transfer learning can help predict potential species interaction networks despite data limitations
Journal Article
Strydom, T, Bouskila, S, Banville, F, Barros, C, Caron, D, Farrell, MJ, Fortin, M-J, Mercier, B, Pollock, LJ, Runghen, R, Dalla Riva, GV, Poisot, T
2023 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-10-25)

37- A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action
Journal Article
Gonzalez, A, Vihervaara, P, Balvanera, P, Bates, AE, Bayraktarov, E, Bellingham, PJ, Bruder, A, Campbell, J, Catchen, MD, Cavender-Bares, J, Chase, J, Coops, N, Costello, MJ, Czúcz, B, Delavaud, A, Dornelas, M, Dubois, G, Duffy, EJ, Eggermont, H, Fernandez, M, Fernandez, N, Ferrier, S, Geller, GN, Gill, M, Gravel, D, Guerra, CA, Guralnick, R, Harfoot, M, Hirsch, T, Hoban, S, Hughes, AC, Hugo, W, Hunter, ME, Isbell, F, Jetz, W, Juergens, N, Kissling, WD, Krug, CB, Kullberg, P, Le Bras, Y, Leung, B, Londoño-Murcia, MC, Lord, J-M, Loreau, M, Luers, A, Ma, K, MacDonald, AJ, Maes, J, McGeoch, M, Mihoub, JB, Millette, KL, Molnar, Z, Montes, E, Mori, AS, Muller-Karger, FE, Muraoka, H, Nakaoka, M, Navarro, L, Newbold, T, Niamir, A, Obura, D, O’Connor, M, Paganini, M, Pelletier, D, Pereira, H, Poisot, T, Pollock, LJ, Purvis, A, Radulovici, A, Rocchini, D, Roeoesli, C, Schaepman, M, Schaepman-Strub, G, Schmeller, DS, Schmiedel, U, Schneider, FD, Shakya, MM, Skidmore, A, Skowno, AL, Takeuchi, Y, Tuanmu, M-N, Turak, E, Turner, W, Urban, MC, Urbina-Cardona, N, Valbuena, R, Van de Putte, A, van Havre, B, Wingate, VR, Wright, E, Torrelio, CZ
2023 Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-09-04)

36- Data rescue: Saving environmental data from extinction
Journal Article
Bledsoe, EK, Burant, JB, Higino, GT, Roche, DG, Binning, SA, Finlay, K, Pither, J, Pollock, LS, Sunday, JM, Srivastava, DS
2022 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2022-07-29)

35- Food web reconstruction through phylogenetic transfer of low-rank network representation
Journal Article
Strydom, T, Bouskila, S, Banville, F, Barros, C, Caron, D, Farrell, MJ, Fortin, M-J, Hemming, V, Mercier, B, Pollock, LJ, Runghen, R, Dalla Riva, GV, Poisot, T
2022 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-04-15)

34- AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Journal Article
Falster, D, Gallagher, R, Wenk, EH, Wright, IJ, Indiarto, D, Andrew, SC, Baxter, C, Lawson, J, Allen, S, Fuchs, A, Monro, A, Kar, F, Adams, MA, Ahrens, CW, Alfonzetti, M, Angevin, T, Apgaua, DMG, Arndt, S, Atkin, OK, Atkinson, J, Auld, T, Baker, A, von Balthazar, M, Bean, A, Blackman, CJ, Bloomfield, K, Bowman, DMJS, Bragg, J, Brodribb, TJ, Buckton, G, Burrows, G, Caldwell, E, Camac, J, Carpenter, R, Catford, JA, Cawthray, GR, Cernusak, LA, Chandler, G, Chapman, AR, Cheal, D, Cheesman, AW, Chen, S-C, Choat, B, Clinton, B, Clode, PL, Coleman, H, Cornwell, WK, Cosgrove, M, Crisp, M, Cross, E, Crous, KY, Cunningham, S, Curran, T, Curtis, E, Daws, MI, DeGabriel, JL, Denton, MD, Dong, N, Du, P, Duan, H, Duncan, DH, Duncan, RP, Duretto, M, Dwyer, JM, Edwards, C, Esperon-Rodriguez, M, Evans, JR, Everingham, SE, Farrell, C, Firn, J, Fonseca, CR, French, BJ, Frood, D, Funk, JL, Geange, SR, Ghannoum, O, Gleason, SM, Gosper, CR, Gray, E, Groom, PK, Grootemaat, S, Gross, C, Guerin, G, Guja, L, Hahs, AK, Harrison, MT, Hayes, PE, Henery, M, Hochuli, D, Howell, J, Huang, G, Hughes, L, Huisman, J, Ilic, J, Jagdish, A, Jin, D, Jordan, G, Jurado, E, Kanowski, J, Kasel, S, Kellermann, J, Kenny, B, Kohout, M, Kooyman, RM, Kotowska, MM, Lai, HR, Laliberté, E, Lambers, H, Lamont, BB, Lanfear, R, van Langevelde, F, Laughlin, DC, Laugier-Kitchener, B-A, Laurance, S, Lehmann, CER, Leigh, A, Leishman, MR, Lenz, T, Lepschi, B, Lewis, JD, Lim, F, Liu, U, Lord, J, Lusk, CH, Macinnis-Ng, C, McPherson, H, Magallón, S, Manea, A, López-Martinez, A, Mayfield, M, McCarthy, JK, Meers, T, van der Merwe, M, Metcalfe, DJ, Milberg, P, Mokany, K, Moles, AT, Moore, BD, Moore, N, Morgan, JW, Morris, W, Muir, A, Munroe, S, Nicholson, , Nicolle, D, Nicotra, AB, Niinemets, , North, T, O’Reilly-Nugent, A, O’Sullivan, OS, Oberle, B, Onoda, Y, Ooi, MKJ, Osborne, CP, Paczkowska, G, Pekin, B, Guilherme Pereira, C, Pickering, C, Pickup, M, Pollock, LJ, Poot, P, Powell, JR, Power, SA, Prentice, IC, Prior, L, Prober, SM, Read, J, Reynolds, V, Richards, AE, Richardson, B, Roderick, ML, Rosell, JA, Rossetto, M, Rye, B, Rymer, PD, Sams, MA, Sanson, G, Sauquet, H, Schmidt, S, Schönenberger, J, Schulze, E-D, Sendall, K, Sinclair, S, Smith, B, Smith, R, Soper, F, Sparrow, B, Standish, RJ, Staples, TL, Stephens, R, Szota, C, Taseski, G, Tasker, E, Thomas, F, Tissue, DT, Tjoelker, MG, Tng, DYP, de Tombeur, F, Tomlinson, K, Turner, NC, Veneklaas, EJ, Venn, S, Vesk, P, Vlasveld, C, Vorontsova, MS, Warren, CA, Warwick, N, Weerasinghe, LK, Wells, J, Westoby, M, White, M, Williams, NSG, Wills, J, Wilson, PG, Yates, C, Zanne, AE, Zemunik, G, Ziemińska, K
2021 Scientific Data (Date Added: 2022-04-26)

33- A roadmap towards predicting species interaction networks (across space and time)
Journal Article
Strydom, T, Catchen, MD, Banville, F, Caron, D, Dansereau, G, Desjardins-Proulx, P, Forero-Muñoz, NR, Higino, G, Mercier, B, Gonzalez, A, Gravel, D, Pollock, L, Poisot, T
2021 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2021-10-06)

32- Protecting Biodiversity (in All Its Complexity): New Models and Methods
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, O'Connor, LMJ, Mokany, K, Rosauer, DF, Talluto, MV, Thuiller, W
2020 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2021-11-05)

31- Spatial analyses of multi-trophic terrestrial vertebrate assemblages in Europe
Journal Article
Braga, J, Pollock, LJ, Barros, C, Galiana, N, Montoya, JM, Gravel, D, Maiorano, L, Montemaggiori, A, Ficetola, GF, Dray, S, Thuiller, W
2019 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-08-23)

30- Productivity begets less phylogenetic diversity but higher uniqueness than expected
Journal Article
Thuiller, W, Gravel, D, Ficetola, GF, Lavergne, S, Münkemüller, T, Pollock, LJ, Zimmermann, NE, Mazel, F
2019 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-06-23)

29- Do joint species distribution models reliably detect interspecific interactions from co-occurrence data in homogenous environments?
Journal Article
Zurell, D, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W
2018 Ecography (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

28- Model averaging in ecology: a review of Bayesian, information-theoretic, and tactical approaches for predictive inference
Journal Article
Dormann, CF, Calabrese, JM, Guillera-Arroita, G, Matechou, E, Bahn, V, Bartoń, K, Beale, CM, Ciuti, S, Elith, J, Gerstner, K, Guelat, J, Keil, P, Lahoz-Monfort, JJ, Pollock, LJ, Reineking, B, Roberts, DR, Schröder, B, Thuiller, W, Warton, DI, Wintle, BA, Wood, SN, Wüest, RO, Hartig, F
2018 Ecological Monographs (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

27- Multifaceted biodiversity modelling at macroecological scales using Gaussian processes
Journal Article
Talluto, MV, Mokany, K, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W
2018 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

26- Functional traits modulate the response of alien plants along abiotic and biotic gradients
Journal Article
Carboni, M, Calderon-Sanou, I, Pollock, L, Violle, C, Thuiller, W, DivGrass Consortium,
2018 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

25- Integrating correlation between traits improves spatial predictions of plant functional composition
Journal Article
Wüest, RO, Münkemüller, T, Lavergne, S, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W
2018 Oikos (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

24- Combining functional traits, the environment and multiple surveys to understand semi-arid tree distributions
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, Kelly, LT, Thomas, FM, Soe, P, Morris, WK, White, M, Vesk, PA
2018 Journal of Vegetation Science (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

23- Phylogenetically informed spatial planning is required to conserve the mammalian tree of life
Journal Article
Rosauer, DF, Pollock, LJ, Linke, S, Jetz, W
2017 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

22- Large conservation gains possible for global biodiversity facets
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W, Jetz, W
2017 Nature (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

21- The role of plant functional traits in shrub distribution around alpine frost hollows
Journal Article
Lim, FKS, Pollock, LJ, Vesk, PA
2017 Journal of Vegetation Science (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

20- Phylogenetic approaches reveal biodiversity threats under climate change
Journal Article
González-Orozco, CE, Pollock, LJ, Thornhill, AH, Mishler, BD, Knerr, N, Laffan, SW, Miller, JT, Rosauer, DF, Faith, DP, Nipperess, DA, Kujala, H, Linke, S, Butt, N, Külheim, C, Crisp, MD, Gruber, B
2016 Nature Climate Change (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

19- Conserving phylogenetic diversity, with reference to victorian eucalypts
Journal Article
Mccarthy, MA, Pollock, LJ
2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

18- Phylogenetic diversity meets conservation policy: Small areas are key to preserving eucalypt lineages
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, Rosauer, DF, Thornhill, AH, Kujala, H, Crisp, MD, Miller, JT, McCarthy, MA
2015 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

16- From species distributions to meta-communities
Journal Article
Thuiller, W, Pollock, LJ, Gueguen, M, Münkemüller, T
2015 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

15- Phylogenetic diversity and the sustainable use of biodiversity
Book Chapter
Faith, DP, Pollock, LJ
2014 Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

14- Understanding co-occurrence by modelling species simultaneously with a Joint Species Distribution Model (JSDM)
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, Tingley, R, Morris, WK, Golding, N, O'Hara, RB, Parris, KM, Vesk, PA, Mccarthy, MA
2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

13- Eucalypts face increasing climate stress
Journal Article
Butt, N, Pollock, LJ, Mcalpine, CA
2013 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

12- Chloroplast DNA diversity associated with protected slopes and valleys for hybridizing Eucalyptus species on isolated ranges in south-eastern Australia
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, Bayly, MJ, Nevill, PG, Vesk, PA
2013 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

11- The role of functional traits in species distributions revealed through a hierarchical model
Journal Article
Pollock, LJ, Morris, WK, Vesk, PA
2012 Ecography (Date Added: 2019-10-17)

10- Linking biodiversity, ecosystem function, and Nature's contributions to people: a macroecological energy flux perspective
Journal Article
Antunes, AC, Berti, E, Brose, U, Hirt, MR, Karger, DN, O'Connor, LMJ, Pollock, LJ, Thuiller, W, Gauzens, B
Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

9- Addressing uncertainty when projecting marine species' distributions under climate change
Journal Article
Davies, SC, Thompson, PL, Gomez, C, Nephin, J, Knudby, A, Park, AE, Friesen, SK, Pollock, LJ, Rubidge, EM, Anderson, SC, Iacarella, JC, Lyons, DA, MacDonald, A, McMillan, A, Ward, EJ, Holdsworth, AM, Swart, N, Price, J, Hunter, KL
Ecography (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

8- The diversity of biotic interactions complements functional and phylogenetic facets of biodiversity
Journal Article
Gaüzère, P, O'Connor, L, Botella, C, Poggiato, G, Münkemüller, T, Pollock, LJ, Brose, U, Maiorano, L, Harfoot, M, Thuiller, W
Current Biology (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

7- Addressing the Eltonian shortfall with trait-based interaction models
Journal Article
Caron, D, Maiorano, L, Thuiller, W, Pollock, LJ
Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

6- Combining expert-based and computational approaches to design protected river networks under climate change
Journal Article
Floury, M, Pollock, LJ, Buisson, L, Thuiller, W, Chandesris, A, Souchon, Y
Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

5- Environmental and anthropogenic constraints on animal space use drive extinction risk worldwide
Journal Article
Hirt, MR, Barnes, AD, Gentile, A, Pollock, LJ, Rosenbaum, B, Thuiller, W, Tucker, MA, Brose, U
Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

4- Balancing conservation priorities for nature and for people in Europe
Journal Article
O'Connor, LMJ, Pollock, LJ, Renaud, J, Verhagen, W, Verburg, PH, Lavorel, S, Maiorano, L, Thuiller, W
Science (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

3- Transferability of trait-based species distribution models
Journal Article
Vesk, PA, Morris, WK, Neal, WC, Mokany, K, Pollock, LJ
Ecography (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

2- Dos and don'ts when inferring assembly rules from diversity patterns
Journal Article
Münkemüller, T, Gallien, L, Pollock, LJ, Barros, C, Carboni, M, Chalmandrier, L, Mazel, F, Mokany, K, Roquet, C, Smyčka, J, Talluto, MV, Thuiller, W
Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-02-26)

1- Unveiling the food webs of tetrapods across Europe through the prism of the Eltonian niche
Journal Article
O’Connor, LMJ, Pollock, LJ, Braga, J, Ficetola, GF, Maiorano, L, Martinez-Almoyna, C, Montemaggiori, A, Ohlmann, M, Thuiller, W
Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2024-02-26)