
Tanya Handa
Chercheur régulier
Conséquences des changements globaux sur les processus écosystémiques
Département des sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal
Case postale 8888, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3C 3P8
Tel.: (514) 987-3000, poste 1644
Tel. laboratoire: poste 8416
PRESENTATION
Dr. Tanya Handa holds a B.Sc. (1996) in biology from McGill University, a M.Sc. in botany from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. (2006) in plant ecology from the University of Basel (Switzerland). Following a post-doctoral fellowship (2007-2010) at the Center of Functional Ecology and Evolution (CEFE-CNRS) in Montpellier (France), she recently joined our department at Université du Québec à Montréal as a professor (August 2010). Broadly, her research interests are linked by the desire to understand the consequences of global change on ecosystem processes. She is interested in how changes such as rising atmospheric CO2 or urbanisation affect tree growth, as well as how changes in biodiversity influence litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Book chapters
- Messier, C., Carpentier, S, Angers, V.-A., Tittler, R., St-Denis, A., Handa, I.T., Filotas, E., Paquette, A. (2015) La véritable valeur des arbres et bois urbains et péri-urbains. In L’économie de la biodiversité et des services produits par les écosystèmes: Un regard sur les concepts, outils et sur l’état de l’avancement de la recherche au Québec. (Revéret J-P and Dupras J, Eds.) Presses de l’Université du Québec
- Handa, I.T., Jefferies, R.L. (2009) Interactions between lesser snow geese and Arctic coastal vegetation leading to alternative stable states. (Chap. 15) In New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics and Restoration. (Hobbs, R.J. and Suding, K.N., Eds.) Island Press, pages 221-235
Edited books, special journal editions and proceedings
Peer-reviewed articles
- Martin-Guay, M.-O., Belluau, M., Cote, B., Handa, I.T., Jewell, M.D., Khlifa, R., Munson, A.D., Rivest, M., Whalen, J.K., Rivest, D. (2022) Tree identity and diversity directly affect soil moisture and temperature but not soil carbon ten years after planting. Ecology and Evolution, 12(1):e8509
- Santala, K., Cardou, F., Yemshanov, D., Campioni, F., Simpson, M., Handa, I.T., Ryser, P., Aubin, I. (2022) Finding the perfect mix: An applied model that integrates multiple ecosystem functions when designing restoration programs. Ecological Engineering, 180
- Kotze, D.J, Lowe, E.C., MacIvor, J.S., Ossola, A., Norton, B.A., Hochuli, D.F., Mata, L., Moretti, M., Gagné, S.A., Handa, I.T. et al. (2022) Urban forest invertebrates: how they shape and respond to the urban environment. Urban Ecosystems
- Malaterre, C., Dussault, A.C., Mermans, E., Barker, G., Beisner, B.E., Bouchard, F., Desjardins, E., Handa, I.T., Kembel, S.W., Lajoie, G. et al. (2021) Erratum: Functional diversity: An epistemic roadmap (BioScience DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biz089). BioScience, 71(9):996
- Laigle, I., Moretti, M., Rousseau, L., Gravel, D., Venier, L., Handa, I.T., Messier, C., Morris, D., Hazlett, P., Fleming, R. et al. (2021) Direct and Indirect Effects of Forest Anthropogenic Disturbance on Above and Below Ground Communities and Litter Decomposition. Ecosystems, 24(7):1716-1737
- Ramirez, J.A., Vitali, V., MartÃnez-Vilalta, J., Handa, I.T., Messier, C. (2021) Reserve Accumulation Is Prioritized Over Growth Following Single or Combined Injuries in Three Common North American Urban Tree Species. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12
- Ibarra-Isassi, J., Handa, I.T., Arenas-Clavijo, A., Escobar-RamÃrez, S., Armbrecht, I., Lessard, J.-P. (2021) Shade-growing practices lessen the impact of coffee plantations on multiple dimensions of ant diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(5):919-930
- Brunet, N.D., Dagenais, D., Breux, S., Handa, I.T. (2020) A characterization of media representation of biodiversity and implications for public perceptions and environmental policy: the case of Québec, Canada. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 22(2):1655-1669
- Zhou, S., Butenschoen, O., Barantal, S., Handa, I.T., Makkonen, M., Vos, V., Aerts, R., Berg, M.P., McKie, B., Van Ruijven, J. et al. (2020) Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures across biomes: The role of litter identity, diversity and soil fauna. Journal of Ecology, 108(6):2283-2297
- Raymond-Léonard, L.J., Bouchard, M., Handa, I.T. (2020) Dead wood provides habitat for springtails across a latitudinal gradient of forests in Quebec, Canada. Forest Ecology and Management, 472
- Brousseau, P.-M., Giroux, M., Handa, I.T. (2020) First record on the biology of sarcophaga (Bulbostyla) (diptera, sarcophagidae). ZooKeys, 2020(909):59-66
- Rousseau, L., Venier, L., Aubin, I., Gendreau-Berthiaume, B., Moretti, M., Salmon, S., Handa, I.T. (2019) Woody biomass removal in harvested boreal forest leads to a partial functional homogenization of soil mesofaunal communities relative to unharvested forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 133:129-136
- Raymond-Léonard, L.J., Gravel, D., Handa, I.T. (2019) A novel set of traits to describe Collembola mouthparts: taking a bite out of the broad chewing mandible classification. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 138
- Malaterre, C., Dussault, A.C., Rousseau-Mermans, S., Barker, G., Beisner, B.E., Bouchard, F., Desjardins, E., Handa, I.T., Kembel, S.W., Lajoie, G. et al. (2019) Functional Diversity: An Epistemic Roadmap. BioScience, 69(10):800-811
- Brousseau, P.-M., Gravel, D., Handa, I.T. (2019) Traits of litter-dwelling forest arthropod predators and detritivores covary spatially with traits of their resources. Ecology, 100(10)
- Rousseau, L., Venier, L., Hazlett, P., Fleming, R., Morris, D., Handa, I.T. (2018) Forest floor mesofauna communities respond to a gradient of biomass removal and soil disturbance in a boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana) stand of northeastern Ontario (Canada). Forest Ecology and Management, 407:155-165
- Brousseau, P.-M., Gravel, D., Handa, I.T. (2018) On the development of a predictive functional trait approach for studying terrestrial arthropods. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(5):1209-1220
- Raymond-Léonard, L.J., Gravel, D., Reich, P.B., Handa, I.T. (2018) Springtail community structure is influenced by functional traits but not biogeographic origin of leaf litter in soils of novel forest ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 285(1879)
- Brousseau, P.-M., Gravel, D., Handa, I.T. (2018) Trait matching and phylogeny as predictors of predator-prey interactions involving ground beetles. Functional Ecology, 32(1):192-202
- Ramirez, J.A., Handa, I.T., Posada, J.M., Delagrange, S., Messier, C. (2018) Carbohydrate dynamics in roots, stems, and branches after maintenance pruning in two common urban tree species of North America. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 30:24-31
- Craven, D., Thakur, M.P., Cameron, E.K., Frelich, L.E., Beausejour, R., Blair, R.B., Blossey, B., Burtis, J., Choi, A., Davalos, A. et al. (2017) The unseen invaders: introduced earthworms as drivers of change in plant communities in North American forests (a meta-analysis). Global Change Biology, 23(3):1065-1074
- Carpentier, S., Filotas, E., Handa, I.T., Messier, C. (2017) Trade-offs between timber production, carbon stocking and habitat quality when managing woodlots for multiple ecosystem services. Environmental Conservation, 44(1):14-23
- Garcia-Palacios, P., McKie, B.G., Handa, I.T., Frainer, A., Hättenschwiler, S. (2016) The importance of litter traits and decomposers for litter decomposition: a comparison of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within and across biomes. Functional Ecology, 30(5):819-829
- Guerrero-RamÃrez, N.R., Craven, D., Messier, C., Potvin, C., Turner, B.L., Handa, I.T. (2016) Root quality and decomposition environment, but not tree species richness, drive root decomposition in tropical forests. Plant and Soil, 404(1):125-139
- Ramirez, J.A., Posada, J.M., Handa, I.T., Hoch, G., Vohland, M., Messier, C., Reu, B. (2015) Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) predicts non-structural carbohydrate concentrations in different tissue types of a broad range of tree species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6(9):1018-1025
- Beausejour, R., Handa, I.T., Lechowicz, M.J., Gilbert, B., Vellend, M. (2015) Historical anthropogenic disturbances influence patterns of non-native earthworm and plant invasions in a temperate primary forest. Biological Invasions, 17(4):1267-1281
- Handa, I.T., Aerts, R., Berendse, F., Berg, M.P., Bruder, A., Butenschoen, O., Chauvet, E., Gessner, M.O., Jabiol, J., Makkonen, M. et al. (2014) Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes. Nature, 509(7499):218-221
- Brousseau, P.-M., Gravel, D., Handa, I.T. (2014) First Record In Canada of Onthophilus pluricostatus LeConte (Coleoptera: Histeridae) and a New Mention for the Rare Species Lordithon niger (Gravenhorst) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Coleopterists Bulletin, 68(2):343-344
- Dawes, M.A., Hagedorn, F., Handa, I.T., Streit, K., Ekblad, A., Rixen, C., Korner, C., Hattenschwiler, S. (2013) An alpine treeline in a carbon dioxide-rich world: Synthesis of a nine-year free-air carbon dioxide enrichment study. Oecologia, 171(3):623-637
- Hagedorn, F., Hiltbrunner, D., Streit, K., Ekblad, A., Lindahl, B., Miltner, A., Frey, B., Handa, I.T., Hattenschwiler, S. (2013) Nine years of CO2 enrichment at the alpine treeline stimulates soil respiration but does not alter soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57:390-400
- Makkonen, M., Berg, M.P., Handa, I.T., Hattenschwiler, S., van Ruijven, J., van Bodegom, P.M., Aerts, R. (2012) Highly consistent effects of plant litter identity and functional traits on decomposition across a latitudinal gradient. Ecology Letters, 15(9):1033-1041
- Dawes, M.A., Hagedorn, F., Zumbrunn, T., Handa, I.T., Hattenschwiler, S., Wipf, S., Rixen, C. (2011) Growth and community responses of alpine dwarf shrubs to in situ CO 2 enrichment and soil warming. New Phytologist, 191(3):806-818
- Dawes, M.A., Hattenschwiler, S., Bebi, P., Hagedorn, F., Handa, I.T., Korner, C., Rixen, C. (2011) Species-specific tree growth responses to 9years of CO 2 enrichment at the alpine treeline. Journal of Ecology, 99(2):383-394
- Hattenschwiler, S., Coq, S., Barantal, S., Handa, I.T. (2011) Leaf traits and decomposition in tropical rainforests: Revisiting some commonly held views and towards a new hypothesis. New Phytologist, 189(4):950-965
- de Oliveira, T., Hattenschwiler, S., Handa, I.T. (2010) Snail and millipede complementarity in decomposing Mediterranean forest leaf litter mixtures. Functional Ecology, 24(4):937-946
- David, J.-F., Handa, I.T. (2010) The ecology of saprophagous macroarthropods (millipedes, woodlice) in the context of global change. Biological Reviews, 85(4):881-895
- Rouifed, S., Handa, I.T., David, J.-F., Hattenschwiler, S. (2010) The importance of biotic factors in predicting global change effects on decomposition of temperate forest leaf litter. Oecologia, 163(1):247-256
- Handa, I.T., Hagedorn, F., Hattenschwiler, S. (2008) No stimulation in root production in response to 4 years of in situ CO 2 enrichment at the Swiss treeline. Functional Ecology, 22(2):348-358
- Hagedorn, F., van Hees, P.A.W., Handa, I.T., Hattenschwiler, S. (2008) Elevated atmospheric CO2 fuels leaching of old dissolved organic matter at the alpine treeline. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22(2)
- Handa, I.T., Korner, C., Hattenschwiler, S. (2006) Conifer stem growth at the altitudinal treeline in response to four years of CO2 enrichment. Global Change Biology, 12(12):2417-2430
- Handa, I.T., Korner, C., Hattenschwiler, S. (2005) A test of the treeline carbon limitation hypothesis by in situ CO 2 enrichment and defoliation. Ecology, 86(5):1288-1300
- Hattenschwiler, S., Handa, I.T., Egli, L., Asshoff, R., Ammann, W., Korner, C. (2002) Atmospheric CO2 enrichment of alpine treeline conifers. New Phytologist, 156(3):363-375
- Handa, I.T., Harmsen, R., Jefferies, R.L. (2002) Patterns of vegetation change and the recovery potential of degraded areas in a coastal marsh system of the hudson bay lowlands. Journal of Ecology, 90(1):86-99
- Handa, I.T., Jefferies, R.L. (2000) Assisted revegetation trials in degraded salt-marshes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 37(6):944-958
Articles published in proceedings
Scientific reports, manuals and others
- Handa, I.T. (2011) Rapport au MDDEP pour signaler la présence d’une espèce menacée floristique au Québec. Technical report, Ministère du développement durable, de l'environnement et des parcs, Québec
Theses, dissertations and essays
- Handa, I.T. (2008) Tree and ecosystem responses to four years of in situ CO2 enrichment at the Swiss treeline. PhD thesis, University of Basel
- Handa, I.T. (1998) Revegetation trials in degraded coastal marshes of the Hudson Bay lowlands. Master's thesis, University of Toronto
Supervised theses, dissertations and essays
- Rousseau, L. (2018) Réponses des communautés de mésofaune du sol forestier à la récolte intensive de la biomasse ligneuse dans des peuplements de pin gris du nord-est de l'Ontario. PhD thesis, UQAM
- Ramirez, J. (2017) The functional role of carbohydrate reserves in the growth and survival of trees. PhD thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Raymond-Léonard, L.J. (2017) La diversité fonctionnelle à plusieurs niveaux trophiques : l'influence des espèces d'arbres exotiques sur les collemboles de la litière. Master's thesis, UQAM
- Potvin, E. (2017) Le processus d'opérationnalisation du concept de service écologique : le cas du Québec. Master's thesis, UQAM
- Brousseau, P.-M. (2016) Structure et diversité fonctionnelle des communautés d'arthropodes de la litière forestière. PhD thesis, UQAM
- Carpentier, S. (2015) Services écologiques et aménagement forestier-vers une nouvelle approche en forêt privée du sud du Québec. Master's thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Archambault, C. (2015) Effet de la diversité spécifique et fonctionnelle des arbres sur la densité et profondeur d'enracinement. Master's thesis, UQAM
- Beausejour, R. (2014) Influence des perturbations anthropiques historique sur les patrons d'invasion de plantes et de vers de terre non-indigènes dans une forêt primaire tempérée (Réserve naturelle Gault, Mont St-Hilaire). Master's thesis, Université de Sherbrooke
- Guerrero, N. (2013) Influences of tropical tree diversity on tree root decomposition. Master's thesis, UQAM
- de Oliveira, T. (2008) Interactions entre deux espèces de la macrofaune saprophage dans la décomposition des litières en forêt méditerranéenne. Master's thesis, Université de Montpellier 2
- Rouifed, S. (2007) Effets des changements atmosphériques sur la qualité des litières forestières et conséquences pour la macrofaune saprophage. Master's thesis, Université de Montpellier 2
- Jackson, B. (2007) The interactive role of leaf litter and detritivore diversity in Mediterranean forest decomposition dynamics. Master's thesis, Université de Montpellier 2
Non peer-reviewed articles
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