Research interests

Plant species coexistence, plant functional ecology, beta diversity, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, ecosystem resilience, restoration ecology.

Academic positions

2010-    Assistant Professor, School of Plant Biology, UWA, Australia

Academic training

2007-2011    PhD (Ecology), University of Canterbury, New Zealand

2004-2006    M.Sc. (Ecology), Université de Montréal, Canada

1998-2002     B.Sc. (Botany), McGill University, Canada

Current external positions

2011-...    Consulting Editor, Plant and Soil

Participation in international workshops

Human-influenced countrysides and plant traits, ARC-NZ Vegetation Function Network. (Organizer: Margaret Mayfield, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia)

Fellowships, scholarships and awards

2011-2014    UWA Research Fellowship, The University of Western Australia

2010              Graham Whyte Forestry Prize, University of Canterbury

2008-2011    New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarship

2007-2010   University of Canterbury International PhD Scholarship

2007-2010   FQRNT PhD Research Scholarship

2007-2010   NSERC PhD Postgraduate Scholarship (declined)

2006           M.Sc. Thesis Bursary, Université de Montréal

2006           Jacques Rousseau Bursary, IRBV

2001           Jardine Bursary, McGill University

Media coverage

Education New Zealand. International PhD scholarships benefit NZ. Media release, 21 october 2008.

Robert-Sauvé, M. 2004. Deux botanistes rêvent de reboiser les îles-de-Boucherville. FORUM Université de Montréal (39):6.

Reviewer

• Acta Oecologica
  
• Austral Ecology
  
• Biodiversity and Conservation
  
• Community Ecology
  
• Ecography
  
• Ecology
  
• Ecoscience
  
• Journal of Applied Ecology
  
• Journal of Ecology
  
• New Zealand Journal of Ecology
  
• Oikos
  
• Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
  
• Plant and Soil