
Timothy Work
Membre régulier
Entomologie
Université du Québec à Montréal
Pavillon des sciences biologiques (SB-2890)
Département des sciences biologiques
141 Président-Kennedy
Montréal (Québec), Canada, H2X 3Y5
(514) 987-3000 Poste 2448
FORMATION
- Postdoctorat en biodiversité des insectes, University of Alberta
- Ph.D. en entomologie, 2000 (Oregon State University)
- M.Sc. en entomologie, 1996 (Michigan State University)
- B.Sc. en biologie, 1993 (Hope College)
THÈMES DE RECHERCHE
La conservation de la biodiversité dans les paysages forestiers sous aménagement
Ses recherches visent quantifier l’efficacité de la gestion forestière alternative vis-à -vis la conservation de la biodiversité. Les questions principales incluent « Quels sont les effets de la coupe partielle sur la biodiversité? » et « Comment les communautés d’insectes saproxyliques sont modifiés dans un paysage sous aménagement forestier? » Cette recherche fait la comparaison des communautés d’insectes entre les forêts boréale de l’ouest du Canada, au projet EMEND (Ecoystem Management Emulating Natural Disturbance - Alberta ) et à l’est, au projet SAFE (Sylviculture et Aménagement Forestier Ecosystémiques - Québec)
. Dans ce contexte, des communautés d’insectes sont utilisées comme indicateurs écologiques pour quantifier les effets du brûlage dirigé et de la coupe partielle.
Interactions entre les insectes, les champignons et le bois mort
La relation entre la biodiversité et les fonctions écosystèmiques est devenue une justification pour l’importance de la conservation. En forêt boréale, des insectes et des champignons aident contrôler le flux des nutriments du bois mort vers le sol. Ce projet évalue les interactions entre deux groupes trophiques d'insectes, les prédateurs généralistes et les fongivores, les champignons décomposeur et la qualité et la connectivité de bois mort. Parmi les facteurs clés, l’importance de la dispersion des insectes dans les réseaux de bois morts et la capacité de propagation des champignons seront évalués. Ce projet vise aussi à évaluer des aspects de la biodiversité comme la rareté et ainsi que d'autres domaines de la macroécologie.
L’écologie des espèces envahissantes
Les espèces envahissantes qui arrivent via le commerce étranger causent le dommage extensif dans les forêts de l’Amérique Nord. Je fait partie d’un groupe de recherche qui est responsable de l’identification les pistes d’arrivée accidentelle d’espèces phytophage qui pose une risque pour les ressources forestiers. Ce travail fait avec la collaboration d’USDA-APHIS (Animal Plant Health Inspection Service) et le Centre d’Analyses et Synthèses Écologique (NCEAS)
. Nous développons les approches pour prévoir combien d’espèces actuellement arrivent via des taux élevés de la globalisation et quelles caractéristiques aident l’invasion favorable.
DISTINCTIONS REÇUES
- 21 novembre 2008: Décoration Léon-Provancher, catégorie Jeune chercheur remis lors du congrès de la SEQ (Société d'entomologie du Québec)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Book chapters
- Pappas, C., Belanger, N., Bergeron, Y., Blarquez, O., Chen, H.Y.H., Comeau, P.G., De Grandpre, L., Delagrange, S., DesRochers, A., Diochon, A. et al. (2022) Smartforests Canada: A Network of Monitoring Plots for Forest Management Under Environmental Change. In Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions. (Tognetti, Roberto, Smith, Melanie and Panzacchi, Pietro, Eds.) Cham, Springer International Publishing, pages 521-543
- Klimaszewski, J., Brunke, A.J., Work, T.T., Venier, L. (2018) Rove beetles (coleoptera, staphylinidae) as bioindicators of change in boreal forests and their biological control services in agroecosystems: Canadian case studies. In Biology of Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae). (Betz O., Irmler U., Klimaszewski J., Eds.) Springer, Cham, pages 161-181
- Kneeshaw, D.D., Sturtevant, B.R., Cooke, B., Work, T.T., Pureswaran, D., De Grandpre, L., MacLean, D. (2015) Insect Disturbances in Forest Ecosystems. (Chap. 7) In Routledge Handbook of Forest Ecology. (Peh, K.S.-H., Corlett, R.T. and Bergeron, Y., Eds.) Routledge, Oxford, UK
- Work, T.T., Spence, J.R., Volney, W.J.A., Burton, P.J. (2003) Sustainable forest management as license to think and to try something different. (Chap. 23) In Towards Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest. (Burton, P.J., Messier, C., Smith, D.W. and Adamowicz, W.L., Eds.) NRC Research Press, pages 953-970
Edited books, special journal editions and proceedings
Peer-reviewed articles
- Lee, S.-I., Langor, D.W., Spence, J.R., Pinzon, J., Pohl, G.R., Hartley, D.J., Work, T.T., Wu, L. (2023) Rapid recovery of boreal rove beetle (Staphylinidae) assemblages 16 years after variable retention harvest. Ecography, 2023:e06347
- Noualhaguet, M., Work, T.T., Soubeyrand, M., Fenton, N.J. (2023) Bryophyte community responses 20 years after forest management in boreal mixedwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 531:120804
- Liu, Z., Peng, C., De Grandpré, L., Candau, J.-N., Work, T.T., Zhou, X., Kneeshaw, D.D. (2020) Aerial spraying of bacterial insecticides to control spruce budworm defoliation leads to reduced carbon losses. Ecosphere, 11(1):e02988
- Ulyshen, M.D., Lucky, A., Work, T.T. (2020) Effects of prescribed fire and social insects on saproxylic beetles in a subtropical forest. Scientific Reports, 10(1):9630
- Egli, L., LeVan, K.E., Work, T.T. (2020) Taxonomic error rates affect interpretations of a national-scale ground beetle monitoring program at National Ecological Observatory Network. Ecosphere, 11(4)
- Liu, Z., Peng, C., De Grandpre, L., Candau, J.-N., Work, T.T., Huang, C., Kneeshaw, D.D. (2019) Simulation and Analysis of the Effect of a Spruce Budworm Outbreak on Carbon Dynamics in Boreal Forests of Quebec. Ecosystems, 22(8):1838-1851
- Boué, C., DeBellis, T., Venier, L.A., Work, T.T., Kembel, S.W. (2019) Limited initial impacts of biomass harvesting on composition of wood-inhabiting fungi within residual stumps. PeerJ, 2019(12)
- Joelsson, K., Hjältén, J., Work, T.T. (2018) Uneven-aged silviculture can enhance within stand heterogeneity and beetle diversity. Journal of Environmental Management, 205:1 - 8
- Liu, Z., Peng, C., Work, T.T., Candau, J.-N., DesRochers, A., Kneeshaw, D.D. (2018) Application of machine-learning methods in forest ecology: recent progress and future challenges. Environmental Reviews, 26(4):339-350
- Venier, L., Work, T.T., Klimaszewski, J., Morris, D.M., Bowden, J.J., Kwiaton, M.M., Webster, K., Hazlett, P. (2017) Ground-dwelling arthropod response to fire and clearcutting in jack pine: implications for ecosystem management. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 47(12):1614-1631
- {Hjältén, J., Joelsson, K., Gibb, H., Work, T.T., Là (2017) Biodiversity benefits for saproxylic beetles with uneven-aged silviculture. Forest Ecology and Management, 402:37 - 50
- Hoekman, D., LeVan, K.E., Ball, G.E., Browne, R.A.., Davidson, R.L.., Erwin, T.L., Knisley, C.B., LaBonte, J.R., Lundgren, J., Maddison, D.R. et al. (2017) Design for ground beetle abundance and diversity sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network. Ecosphere, 8(4):e01744-n/a
- {Joelsson, K., Hjältén, Work, T.T., Gibb, H., Roberge, J.-M., Là (2017) Uneven-aged silviculture can reduce negative effects of forest management on beetles. Forest Ecology and Management, 391:436 - 445
- Work, T.T., Andersson, J., Ranius, T., Hjältén, J. (2016) Defining stump harvesting retention targets required to maintain saproxylic beetle biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 371:90 - 102
- Jacobs, J., Work, T.T., Pare, D., Bergeron, Y. (2015) Paludification of boreal soils reduces wood decomposition rates and increases wood-based carbon storage. Ecosphere
- Payette, M., Work, T.T., Drouin, P., Koubaa, A. (2015) Efficacy of microwave irradiation for phytosanitation of wood packing materials. Industrial Crops and Products, 69:187-196
- Doblas-Miranda, E., Work, T.T. (2015) Localized effects of coarse woody material on soil oribatid communities diminish over 700 years of stand development in black-spruce-feathermoss forests. Forests, 6(4):914-928
- Nock, C.A., Taugourdeau, O., Work, T.T., Messier, C., Kneeshaw, D.D. (2014) Urban forests on the front line. Science, 343(6168):249
- Work, T.T., Brais, S., Harvey, B.D. (2014) Reductions in downed deadwood from biomass harvesting alter composition of spiders and ground beetle assemblages in jack-pine forests of Western Quebec. Forest Ecology and Management, 321:19-28
- Deady, R., Heller, K., Work, T.T., Venier, L. (2014) Peyerimhoffia jaschhoforum (Diptera, Sciaridae), a new deadwood inhabiting species from Canada. Biodiversity Data Journal, 2(1)
- Doblas-Miranda, E., Paquette, A., Work, T.T. (2014) Intercropping trees' effect on soil oribatid diversity in agro-ecosystems. Agroforestry Systems, 88(4):671-678
- Work, T.T., Klimaszewski, J., Thiffault, E., Bourdon, C., Pare, D., Bousquet, Y., Venier, L., Titus, B. (2013) Initial responses of rove and ground beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Carabidae) to removal of logging residues following clearcut harvesting in the boreal forest of Quebec, Canada. ZooKeys, 258:31-52
- Fenton, N.J., Imbeau, L., Work, T.T., Jacobs, J., Bescond, H., Drapeau, P., Bergeron, Y. (2013) Lessons learned from 12 years of ecological research on partial cuts in black spruce forests of northwestern Québec. Forestry Chronicle, 89(03):350-359
- Brais, S., Work, T.T., Robert, E., OConnor, C., Strukelj, M., Bose, A.K., Celentano, D., Harvey, B.D. (2013) Ecosystem Responses to Partial Harvesting in Eastern Boreal Mixedwood Stands. Forests, 4(2):364-385
- Klimaszewski, J., Morency, M.-J., Labrie, P., Seguin, A., Langor, D., Work, T.T., Bourdon, C., Thiffault, E., Pare, D., Newton, A.F. et al. (2013) Molecular and microscopic analysis of the gut contents of abundant rove beetle species (Coleoptera, staphylinidae) in the boreal balsam fir forest of Quebec, Canada. ZooKeys, 353:1-24
- Graham-Sauve, L., Work, T.T., Kneeshaw, D.D., Messier, C. (2013) Shelterwood and multicohort management have similar initial effects on ground beetle assemblages in boreal forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 306:266-274
- Gervais, D., Greene, D.F., Work, T.T. (2012) Causes of variation in wood-boring beetle damage in fire-killed black spruce (Picea mariana) forests in the central boreal forest of Quebec. Ecoscience, 19(4):398-403
- Jacobs, J.M., Work, T.T. (2012) Linking deadwood-associated beetles and fungi with wood decomposition rates in managed black spruce forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 42(8):1477-1490
- Jacobs, J.M., Bergeron, C., Work, T.T., Spence, J.R. (2011) Low intensity surface fire instigates movement by adults of Calosoma frigidum (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ZooKeys, 147:641-649
- Work, T.T., Hibbert, A. (2011) Estimating species loss of saproxylic insects under scenarios of reduced coarse woody material in eastern boreal forests. Ecosphere, 2(4):art41
- Paradis, S., Work, T.T. (2011) Partial cutting does not maintain spider assemblages within the observed range of natural variability in Eastern Canadian black spruce forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 262(11):2079-2093
- Work, T.T., St-Onge, B., Jacobs, J.M. (2011) Response of female beetles to LIDAR derived topographic variables in Eastern boreal mixedwood forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ZooKeys, 147:623-639
- Work, T.T., Jacobs, J.M., Spence, J.R., Volney, W.J. (2010) High levels of green-tree retention are required to preserve ground beetle biodiversity in boreal mixedwood forests. Ecological Applications, 20(3):741-751
- Klimaszewski, J., Langor, D.W., Work, T.T., Hammond, J.H.E., Savard, K. (2008) Smaller and more numerous harvesting gaps emulate natural forest disturbances: a biodiversity test case using rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Diversity and Distributions, 14(6):969-982
- Spence, J.R., Langor, D.W., Jacobs, J.M., Work, T.T., Volney, W.J.A. (2008) Conservation of forest-dwelling arthropod species: simultaneous management of many small and heterogeneous risks. Canadian Entomologist, 140(4):510-525
- Pohl, G., Langor, D., Klimaszewski, J., Work, T.T., Paquin, P. (2008) Rove beetles (Coleoptera : Staphylinidae) in northern Nearctic forests. Canadian Entomologist, 140(4):415-436
- Work, T.T., Koivula, M., Klimaszewski, J., Langor, D., Spence, J., Sweeney, J., Hebert, C. (2008) Evaluation of carabid beetles as indicators of forest change in Canada. Canadian Entomologist, 140(4):393-414
- Liebhold, A.M., Work, T.T., McCullough, D.G., Cavey, J.F. (2006) Airline Baggage as a Pathway for Alien Insect Species Invading the United States. American Entomologist, 53(1):48-54
- McCullough, D.G., Work, T.T., Cavey, J.F., Liebhold, A.M., Marshall, D. (2006) Interceptions of nonindigenous plant pests at US ports of entry and border crossings over a 17-year period. Biological Invasions, 8(4):611-630
- Klimaszewski, J., Pelletier, G., Germain, C., Work, T.T., Hebert, C. (2006) Review of Oxypoda species in Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae): Systematics, bionomics, and distribution. Canadian Entomologist, 138(6):737-852
- Klimaszewski, J., Langer, D.W., Work, T.T., Pelletier, G., Hammond, H.E.J., Germain, C. (2005) The effects of patch harvesting and site preparation on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in yellow birch dominated forests of southeastern Quebec. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 35(11):2616-2628
- Work, T.T., McCullough, D.G., Cavey, J.F., Komsa, R. (2005) Arrival rate of nonindigenous insect species into the United States through foreign trade. Biological Invasions, 7(2):323-332
- Work, T.T., Shorthouse, D.P., Spence, J.R., Volney, W.J.A., Langor, D. (2004) Stand composition and structure of the boreal mixedwood and epigaeic arthropods of the Ecosystem Management Emulating Natural Disturbance (EMEND) landbase in northwestern Alberta. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34(2):417-430
- Larsen, K.J., Work, T.T. (2003) Differences in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of original and reconstructed tallgrass prairies in northeastern Iowa, USA, and impact of 3-year spring burn cycles. Journal of Insect Conservation, 7(3):153-166
- Work, T.T., Spence, J.R., Volney, W.J.A., Morgantini, L.E., Innes, J.L. (2003) Integrating biodiversity and forestry practices in western Canada. Forestry Chronicle, 79(5):906-916
- Marshall, D., Work, T.T., Cavey, J.F. (2003) Invasion pathways of Karnal bunt of wheat into the United States. Plant Disease, 87(8):999-1003
- Larsen, K.J., Work, T.T., Purrington, F.F. (2003) Habitat use patterns by ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of northeastern Iowa. Pedobiologia, 47(3):288-299
- Work, T.T., Buddle, C.M., Korinus, L.M., Spence, J.R. (2002) Pitfall trap size and capture of three taxa of litter-dwelling arthropods: Implications for biodiversity studies. Environmental Entomology, 31(3):438-448
- Work, T.T., McCullough, D.G. (2002) Lepidopteran community response to gypsy moth outbreaks is robust to guild reclassification: A reply to Summerville and Crist [2]. Environmental Entomology, 31(4):584-587
- Lepczyk, C.A., Murray, K.G., Winnett-Murray, K., Bartell, P., Geyer, E., Work, T.T. (2000) Seasonal fruit preferences for lipids and sugars by American Robins. Auk, 117(3):709-717
- Work, T.T., McCullough, D.G. (2000) Lepidopteran communities in two forest ecosystems during the first gypsy moth outbreaks in Northern Michigan. Environmental Entomology, 29(5):884-900
- Progar, R.A., Schowalter, T.D., Work, T.T. (1999) Arboreal invertebrate responses to varying levels and patterns of green-tree retention in Northwestern Forests. Northwest Science, 73(SPEC. ISS.):77-86
Articles published in proceedings
- Jacobs, J., Work, T.T., Spence, J.R. (2008) Influences of succession and harvest intensity on ground beetle (Coleoptera:Carabidae) populations in the boreal mixedwood forests of Alberta, Canada: species matter. In Back to the Roots and Back to the Future? Towards a new synthesis between txonomic, ecological and biogeographical approaches in carabidology:. August. (Penev, L., Erwin, T. and Assmann, T., Eds.) Pensoft: Sophia-Moscow. Pages 425-450. Proceedings of the XIII European Carabidologists Meeting, Blagoevrgard
Scientific reports, manuals and others
- MacDonald, S.E., Lecompte, N., Bergeron, Y., Brais, S., Chen, H., Comeau, P., Drapeau, P., Liefers, V., Quideau, S., Spence, J. et al. (2010) Ecological implications of changing the composition of boreal mixedwood forests. A state of knowledge. Technical report, Sustainable forest management network
- Work, T.T. (2009) Responses of arthropod biodiversity to variable green-tree retention at the EMEND experiment. SFM Research Note. 43, SFMN, NSERC
Theses, dissertations and essays
- Work, T.T. (2000) Edge effects of clearcut harvesting on ground arthropod species composition and predator community structure in old-growth Douglas-fir forests. PhD thesis, Oregon State University
- Work, T.T. (1996) The impacts of gypsy moth (lepidoptera:lymantriidae) on native arthropod abundance, species richness, and diversity in two hardwood ecosystems in northern lower Michigan. Master's thesis, Michigan State University
Supervised theses, dissertations and essays
- Boué, C. (2018) L'impact des récoltes de la biomasse forestière sur la composition et la diversité des champignons dans les souches résiduelles. Master's thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Payette, M. (2014) Freiner la propagation de ravageurs du bois par phytosanitation aux micro-ondes et identification d'envahisseurs potentiels par tests de préférence d'hôte. Master's thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Graham-Sauvé, L. (2012) Impacts des coupes partielles de la zone d'aménagement écosystémique du projet Triade sur les communautés de carabes (Coleoptera : Carabidae) en forêt boréale mixte de la Haute Mauricie. Master's thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Longpré, F. (2011) Les effets des coupes forestières sur la diète des coléoptères en forêt boréale mixte. Master's thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Hibbert, A. (2010) Importance of fallen coarse woody debris to the diversity of saproxylic diptera in the boreal mixedwood forests of eastern North America. Master's thesis, UQAM
- Paradis, M. (2010) Évaluation de l'effet des coupes partielles sur les arthropodes terricoles dans des peuplements d'épinette noire sujets à la paludification. Master's thesis, UQAM
- O'Connor, C. (2009) La réponse des communautés de Carabes à l'aménagement écosystémique dans la forêt boréale mixte de l'ouest du Québec. Master's thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal
Non peer-reviewed articles
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