Louis Imbeau - Staff Member Profile

Louis Imbeau, Ph. D.

Vice-recteur à la recherche et à la création

Vice-rectorat à la recherche et à la création

Campus de Rouyn-Noranda

Room :: A-204.3
Phone :: 819 762-0971 ext 8335
Toll-free :: +1 877 870-8728 ext 8335

Email :: louis.imbeau@uqat.ca

Education

Postdoctorat en écologie forestière, Université du Québec à Montréal
Doctorat en sciences forestières, Université Laval
Maîtrise en ressources renouvelables, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Baccalauréat en biologie, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Publications

Source: ORCID(opens in a new tab)

2026

A global assessment of BirdNET performance: Differences among continents, biomes, and species
Journal article
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLIND.2025.114550(opens in a new tab)

2025

Demographic trends for the Boreal Owl, Aegolius funereus, using standardized migration monitoring data in eastern North America,Tendances démographiques pour la Nyctale de Tengmalm, Aegolius funereus, à partir de données normalisées de surveillance des migrations dans l’est de l’Amérique du Nord
Journal article
Wilson Journal of Ornithology
DOI: 10.1080/15594491.2025.2547332(opens in a new tab)
Optimization of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings
Journal article
IBIS
DOI: 10.1111/IBI.70013(opens in a new tab)

2024

Use of linear features by mammal predators and prey in managed boreal forests
Journal article
Forest Ecology and Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121911(opens in a new tab)
Using Camera Traps to estimate Habitat Preferences and Occupancy Patterns of Vertebrates in Boreal Wetlands
Journal article
Wetlands
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-024-01773-z(opens in a new tab)

2023

Beaver activity and red squirrel presence predict bird assemblages in boreal Canada
Journal article
Ornithology
DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukad009(opens in a new tab)
Site occupancy by American martens and fishers in temperate deciduous forests of Québec
Journal article
Journal of Mammalogy
DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac092(opens in a new tab)
Characterization of Vegetation Dynamics on Linear Features Using Airborne Laser Scanning and Ensemble Learning
Journal article
Forests
DOI: 10.3390/f14030511(opens in a new tab)
Indicator species reveal the physical and biological singularity of esker ecosystems
Journal article
Ecological Indicators
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110612(opens in a new tab)
Occupancy and Abundance of Pond-Breeding Anurans in Boreal Landscapes
Journal article
Journal of Herpetology
DOI: 10.1670/21-080(opens in a new tab)
Old forest structural development drives complexity of nest webs in a naturally disturbed boreal mixedwood forest landscape
Journal article
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1084696(opens in a new tab)

2022

Eating frogs in the north: attempted predation of Tringa melanoleuca on boreal Lithobates adult frogs (Anura: Ranidae)
Journal article
Herpetology Notes
See publication(opens in a new tab)

2021

Environmental covariates for modelling the distribution and abundance of breeding ducks in northern North America: a review
Journal article
Écoscience
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2020.1802933(opens in a new tab)
Trends and gaps in the use of citizen science derived data as input for species distribution models: A quantitative review
Journal article
PLOS ONE
DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0234587(opens in a new tab)
Waterfowl use of mine tailing ponds in comparison with beaver ponds in boreal eastern Canada
Journal article
AVIAN CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY
DOI: 10.5751/ACE-02003-160224(opens in a new tab)
Woodland salamander population structure and body condition under irregular shelterwood systems
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/CJFR-2020-0405(opens in a new tab)

2020

Long‐term changes in bat activity in Quebec suggest climatic responses and summer niche partitioning associated with white‐nose syndrome
Journal article
Ecology and Evolution
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6194(opens in a new tab)
Does post-fire salvage logging affect foraging activity by rodents?
Journal article
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1007/S10342-020-01285-5(opens in a new tab)
Habitat, Climate, and Fisher and Marten Distributions
Journal article
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1002/JWMG.21795(opens in a new tab)

2019

Effects of agricultural lands on habitat selection and breeding success of American kestrels in a boreal context
Journal article
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
DOI: 10.1016/J.AGEE.2018.11.017(opens in a new tab)
Going beyond a leap of faith when choosing between active and passive bat monitoring methods
Journal article
ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA
DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2019.21.1.018(opens in a new tab)

2018

Effects of selection cuts on winter habitat use of snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) in northern temperate forests
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/CJFR-2018-0014(opens in a new tab)
Hindcasting the impacts of land-use changes on bird communities with species distribution models of Bird Atlas data
Journal article
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
DOI: 10.1002/EAP.1784(opens in a new tab)
North American Beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) Key Habitat Characteristics: Review of the Relative Effects of Geomorphology, Food Availability and Anthropogenic Infrastructure
Journal article
Ecoscience
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2017.1395314(opens in a new tab)

2017

Characterisation of Beaver Habitat Parameters That Promote the Use of Culverts as Dam Construction Sites: Can We Limit the Damage to Forest Roads?
Journal article
Forests
DOI: 10.3390/f8120494(opens in a new tab)
Boreal small mammals show evidence of density-dependent patterns with area-sensitivity
Journal article
Forest Ecology and Management
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.008(opens in a new tab)
Comparative evaluation Of three sampling methods to estimate detection probability of American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Journal article
MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/J.MAMBIO.2016.11.003(opens in a new tab)
Demographic responses of boreal caribou to cumulative disturbances highlight elasticity of range-specific tolerance thresholds
Journal article
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION
DOI: 10.1007/S10531-017-1292-1(opens in a new tab)
Factors Affecting Abundance of Beaver Dams in Forested Landscapes
Journal article
WETLANDS
DOI: 10.1007/S13157-017-0929-X(opens in a new tab)
More fishers and fewer martens due to cumulative effects of forest management and climate change as evidenced from local knowledge
Journal article
JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE
DOI: 10.1186/S13002-017-0180-9(opens in a new tab)

2016

"Is it still safe to eat traditional food?" Addressing traditional food safety concerns in aboriginal communities
Journal article
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2016.04.189(opens in a new tab)
Dispersal of bryophytes and ferns is facilitated by small mammals in the boreal forest
Journal article
ECOSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2016.1235917(opens in a new tab)
Moose (Alces americanus) habitat suitability in temperate deciduous forests based on Algonquin traditional knowledge and on a habitat suitability index
Journal article
ECOSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2016.1263923(opens in a new tab)

2015

A biophysical approach to delineate a northern limit to commercial forestry: the case of Quebec's boreal forest
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/CJFR-2014-0260(opens in a new tab)
Contrasting responses of epiphytic and terricolous lichens to variations in forest characteristics in northern boreal ecosystems
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/CJFR-2013-0529(opens in a new tab)
Current capacity to conduct ecologically sustainable forest management in northeastern Canada reveals challenges for conservation of biodiversity
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/CJFR-2014-0123(opens in a new tab)
Cyclic dynamics of a boreal southern red-backed vole population in northwestern Quebec
Journal article
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
DOI: 10.1093/JMAMMAL/GYV062(opens in a new tab)
Habitat du faucon pèlerin dans le sud du Québec durant la période de reproduction : conséquences pour l’implantation de parcs éoliens
Journal article
Le Naturaliste Canadien
Short-term effects of irregular shelterwood cutting on yellow birch regeneration and habitat use by snowshoe hare
Journal article
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1016/J.FORECO.2015.06.025(opens in a new tab)
Transforming Abandoned Farm Fields to Conifer Plantations Reduces Ruffed Grouse Density
Journal article
JOURNAL OF FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.3996/022015-JFWM-021(opens in a new tab)

2014

An illustrated key to the mandibles of small mammals of eastern Canada
Journal article
Canadian Field-Naturalist
See publication(opens in a new tab)
Using dynamic N-mixture models to test cavity limitation on northern flying squirrel demographic parameters using experimental nest box supplementation
Journal article
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
DOI: 10.1002/ECE3.1086(opens in a new tab)

2013

Site occupancy and spatial co-occurrence of boreal small mammals are favoured by late-decay woody debris
Journal article
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2012-0397(opens in a new tab)
Emulating boreal forest disturbance dynamics: Can we maintain timber supply, aboriginal land use, and woodland caribou habitat?
Journal article
FORESTRY CHRONICLE
DOI: 10.5558/TFC2013-011(opens in a new tab)
HABITAT USE BY FEMALE PEREGRINE FALCONS (FALCO PEREGRINUS) IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE
Journal article
AUK
DOI: 10.1525/AUK.2013.12150(opens in a new tab)
Lessons learned from 12 years o
Journal article
Forestry Chronicle
DOI: 10.5558/tfc2013-065(opens in a new tab)
Marten space use and habitat selection in managed coniferous boreal forests of eastern Canada
Journal article
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1002/JWMG.511(opens in a new tab)
The importance of geology, climate and anthropogenic disturbances in shaping boreal wetland and aquatic landscape types
Journal article
ECOSCIENCE
DOI: 10.2980/20-4-3628(opens in a new tab)

2012

International Symposium on Dynamics and Ecological Services of Deadwood in Forest Ecosystems INTRODUCTION
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE FORESTIERE
DOI: 10.1139/X2012-116(opens in a new tab)
Premier inventaire de la population de grèbe jougris nichant localement à Rouyn-Noranda, étés 2010 et 2011
Journal article
Le Naturaliste Canadien
Recovery time of snowshoe hare habitat after commercial thinning in boreal Quebec
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/X11-170(opens in a new tab)
Small mammal responses to coarse woody debris distribution at different spatial scales in managed and unmanaged boreal forests
Journal article
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1016/J.FORECO.2011.11.020(opens in a new tab)
Winter site occupancy patterns of the northern flying squirrel in boreal mixed-wood forests
Journal article
MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/J.MAMBIO.2012.02.006(opens in a new tab)
Woodpecker excavations suitability for and occupancy by cavity users in the boreal mixedwood forest of eastern Canada
Journal article
ECOSCIENCE
DOI: 10.2980/19-4-3582(opens in a new tab)

2011

Differential response of bird functional traits to post-fire salvage logging in a boreal forest ecosystem
Journal article
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAO.2011.02.005(opens in a new tab)
Effects of commercial thinning on site occupancy and habitat use by spruce grouse in boreal Quebec
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1139/X10-226(opens in a new tab)
Site Occupancy and Cavity Use by the Northern Flying Squirrel in the Boreal Forest
Journal article
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1002/JWMG.224(opens in a new tab)

2010

Transformation of abandoned farm fields into coniferous plantations: Is there enough vegetation structure left to maintain winter habitat of snowshoe hares?
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-037(opens in a new tab)
Wetland Use and Selection by Breeding Waterbirds in the Boreal Forest of Quebec, Canada
Journal article
WETLANDS
DOI: 10.1007/S13157-010-0024-Z(opens in a new tab)

2009

Standing deadwood for keystone bird species in the eastern boreal forest: Managing for snag dynamics
Journal article
FORESTRY CHRONICLE
DOI: 10.5558/TFC85227-2(opens in a new tab)

2008

Current status and future directions of traditional ecological knowledge in forest management:: a review
Journal article
FORESTRY CHRONICLE
DOI: 10.5558/TFC84231-2(opens in a new tab)

2007

Histoire de la classification des milieux humides au Québec
Journal article
Naturaliste Canadien
Anthropogenic edges:: Their influence on the American three-toed woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis) foraging behaviour in managed boreal forests of Quebec
Journal article
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1016/J.FORECO.2007.06.039(opens in a new tab)
Field use of isoflurane as an inhalant anesthetic in the American marten (Martes americana)
Journal article
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.719(opens in a new tab)
How do Alberta's, Ontario's and Quebec's forest operation laws respect ecological sustainable forest management criteria in the boreal forest?
Journal article
FORESTRY CHRONICLE
DOI: 10.5558/TFC83061-1(opens in a new tab)
Local, Short-term Effects of Forest Harvesting on Breeding Waterfowl and Common Loon in Forest-Dominated Landscapes of Quebec
Journal article
Avian Conservation and Ecology
See publication(opens in a new tab)
Local, Short-term Effects of Forest Harvesting on Breeding Waterfowl and Common Loon in Forest-Dominated Landscapes of Quebec
Journal article
AVIAN CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY

2004

Owl winter irruptions as an indicator of small mammal population cycles in the boreal forest of eastern North America
Journal article
OIKOS
DOI: 10.1111/J.0030-1299.2004.13285.X(opens in a new tab)

2003

Are forest birds categorised as "edge species" strictly associated with edges?
Journal article
ECOGRAPHY
DOI: 10.1034/J.1600-0587.2003.03509.X(opens in a new tab)

2002

Area sensitivity and edge avoidance:: the case of the Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) in a managed forest
Journal article
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00598-9(opens in a new tab)
Foraging ecology and use of drumming trees by three-toed woodpeckers
Journal article
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOI: 10.2307/3802888(opens in a new tab)

2001

Long-term effects of forestry on birds of the eastern Canadian boreal forests:: a comparison with Fennoscandia
Journal article
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1046/J.1523-1739.2001.0150041151.X(opens in a new tab)

1999

Comparing bird assemblages in successional black spruce stands originating from fire and logging
Journal article
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE
DOI: 10.1139/CJZ-77-12-1850(opens in a new tab)
Comparing bird assemblages in successional black spruce stands originating from fire and logging
Journal article
Canadian Journal of Zoology
DOI: 10.1139/z99-172(opens in a new tab)

Position

Vice-recteur à la recherche et à la création

Workplace

Locations

Education

Publications

A global assessment of BirdNET performance: Differences among continents, biomes, and species

Optimization of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings

Use of linear features by mammal predators and prey in managed boreal forests

Using Camera Traps to estimate Habitat Preferences and Occupancy Patterns of Vertebrates in Boreal Wetlands

Beaver activity and red squirrel presence predict bird assemblages in boreal Canada

Site occupancy by American martens and fishers in temperate deciduous forests of Québec

Characterization of Vegetation Dynamics on Linear Features Using Airborne Laser Scanning and Ensemble Learning

Indicator species reveal the physical and biological singularity of esker ecosystems

Occupancy and Abundance of Pond-Breeding Anurans in Boreal Landscapes

Old forest structural development drives complexity of nest webs in a naturally disturbed boreal mixedwood forest landscape

Eating frogs in the north: attempted predation of Tringa melanoleuca on boreal Lithobates adult frogs (Anura: Ranidae)

Environmental covariates for modelling the distribution and abundance of breeding ducks in northern North America: a review

Trends and gaps in the use of citizen science derived data as input for species distribution models: A quantitative review

Waterfowl use of mine tailing ponds in comparison with beaver ponds in boreal eastern Canada

Woodland salamander population structure and body condition under irregular shelterwood systems

Long‐term changes in bat activity in Quebec suggest climatic responses and summer niche partitioning associated with white‐nose syndrome

Does post-fire salvage logging affect foraging activity by rodents?

Habitat, Climate, and Fisher and Marten Distributions

Effects of agricultural lands on habitat selection and breeding success of American kestrels in a boreal context

Going beyond a leap of faith when choosing between active and passive bat monitoring methods

Effects of selection cuts on winter habitat use of snowshoe hare (<i>Lepus americanus</i>) in northern temperate forests

Hindcasting the impacts of land-use changes on bird communities with species distribution models of Bird Atlas data

North American Beaver (Castor canadensis Kuhl) Key Habitat Characteristics: Review of the Relative Effects of Geomorphology, Food Availability and Anthropogenic Infrastructure

Characterisation of Beaver Habitat Parameters That Promote the Use of Culverts as Dam Construction Sites: Can We Limit the Damage to Forest Roads?

Boreal small mammals show evidence of density-dependent patterns with area-sensitivity

Comparative evaluation Of three sampling methods to estimate detection probability of American red squirrels (<i>Tamiasciurus hudsonicus</i>)

Demographic responses of boreal caribou to cumulative disturbances highlight elasticity of range-specific tolerance thresholds

Factors Affecting Abundance of Beaver Dams in Forested Landscapes

More fishers and fewer martens due to cumulative effects of forest management and climate change as evidenced from local knowledge

"Is it still safe to eat traditional food?" Addressing traditional food safety concerns in aboriginal communities

Dispersal of bryophytes and ferns is facilitated by small mammals in the boreal forest

Moose (<i>Alces americanus</i>) habitat suitability in temperate deciduous forests based on Algonquin traditional knowledge and on a habitat suitability index

A biophysical approach to delineate a northern limit to commercial forestry: the case of Quebec's boreal forest

Contrasting responses of epiphytic and terricolous lichens to variations in forest characteristics in northern boreal ecosystems

Current capacity to conduct ecologically sustainable forest management in northeastern Canada reveals challenges for conservation of biodiversity

Cyclic dynamics of a boreal southern red-backed vole population in northwestern Quebec

Habitat du faucon pèlerin dans le sud du Québec durant la période de reproduction : conséquences pour l’implantation de parcs éoliens

Short-term effects of irregular shelterwood cutting on yellow birch regeneration and habitat use by snowshoe hare

Transforming Abandoned Farm Fields to Conifer Plantations Reduces Ruffed Grouse Density

An illustrated key to the mandibles of small mammals of eastern Canada

Using dynamic N-mixture models to test cavity limitation on northern flying squirrel demographic parameters using experimental nest box supplementation

Site occupancy and spatial co-occurrence of boreal small mammals are favoured by late-decay woody debris

Emulating boreal forest disturbance dynamics: Can we maintain timber supply, aboriginal land use, and woodland caribou habitat?

HABITAT USE BY FEMALE PEREGRINE FALCONS (<i>FALCO PEREGRINUS</i>) IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE

Lessons learned from 12 years o

Marten space use and habitat selection in managed coniferous boreal forests of eastern Canada

The importance of geology, climate and anthropogenic disturbances in shaping boreal wetland and aquatic landscape types

International Symposium on Dynamics and Ecological Services of Deadwood in Forest Ecosystems INTRODUCTION

Premier inventaire de la population de grèbe jougris nichant localement à Rouyn-Noranda, étés 2010 et 2011

Recovery time of snowshoe hare habitat after commercial thinning in boreal Quebec

Small mammal responses to coarse woody debris distribution at different spatial scales in managed and unmanaged boreal forests

Winter site occupancy patterns of the northern flying squirrel in boreal mixed-wood forests

Woodpecker excavations suitability for and occupancy by cavity users in the boreal mixedwood forest of eastern Canada

Differential response of bird functional traits to post-fire salvage logging in a boreal forest ecosystem

Effects of commercial thinning on site occupancy and habitat use by spruce grouse in boreal Quebec

Site Occupancy and Cavity Use by the Northern Flying Squirrel in the Boreal Forest

Transformation of abandoned farm fields into coniferous plantations: Is there enough vegetation structure left to maintain winter habitat of snowshoe hares?

Wetland Use and Selection by Breeding Waterbirds in the Boreal Forest of Quebec, Canada

Standing deadwood for keystone bird species in the eastern boreal forest: Managing for snag dynamics

Current status and future directions of traditional ecological knowledge in forest management:: a review

Histoire de la classification des milieux humides au Québec

Anthropogenic edges:: Their influence on the American three-toed woodpecker (<i>Picoides dorsalis</i>) foraging behaviour in managed boreal forests of Quebec

Field use of isoflurane as an inhalant anesthetic in the American marten (<i>Martes americana</i>)

How do Alberta's, Ontario's and Quebec's forest operation laws respect ecological sustainable forest management criteria in the boreal forest?

Local, Short-term Effects of Forest Harvesting on Breeding Waterfowl and Common Loon in Forest-Dominated Landscapes of Quebec

Local, Short-term Effects of Forest Harvesting on Breeding Waterfowl and Common Loon in Forest-Dominated Landscapes of Quebec

Owl winter irruptions as an indicator of small mammal population cycles in the boreal forest of eastern North America

Are forest birds categorised as "edge species" strictly associated with edges?

Area sensitivity and edge avoidance:: the case of the Three-toed Woodpecker (<i>Picoides tridactylus</i>) in a managed forest

Foraging ecology and use of drumming trees by three-toed woodpeckers

Long-term effects of forestry on birds of the eastern Canadian boreal forests:: a comparison with Fennoscandia

Comparing bird assemblages in successional black spruce stands originating from fire and logging

Comparing bird assemblages in successional black spruce stands originating from fire and logging