Christopher Lortie
Professor
Department of Biology
York University
United States of America
Biography
Christopher Lortie is Professor within the department of Biology in York University.He has received His PhD from the University of British Columbia. He is an integrative scientist with expertise in community theory, sociology, and quantitative methods. Empirical research involves biogeographical comparisons of many forms of community dynamics (plants, animals, & people). Research within the lab is primarily focused now on positive interactions between plants and animals in deserts.research area involves Avian ecology, wildlife management, behavioral ecology.
Research Interest
Community ecology, seedbanks, invasive species, meta-analysis, social ecology, theory development.
Publications
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Lortie CJ, Filazzola A, Sotomayor D (2016) Functional assessment of animal interactions with shrub- facilitation complexes: a formal synthesis and conceptual framework. Functional Ecology 30: 41-51.
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Ruttan A, Filazzola A, Lortie C.J (2016) Shrub-annual facilitation complexes mediate insect community structure in arid environments. Journal of Arid Environments 134:1-9.
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Lortie CJ, Filazzola A, Welham C, Turkington R (2016)A cost-benefit model for plant-plant interactions: a density series tool to detect facilitation.Plant Ecology 217:1315-1329.
