Supervising:

Talal Asif (Ph.D. student)

Éléonor Bergeron-de Pani (Master student)

Camille Boucher (Master student)

Gwendal Breton (Ph.D. student)

Olivier Gingras (Master student)

Aamir Shehzad Khan (Ph.D. student)

Mélissa Lauder (Master student)

Audrey Legault (Master student)

Chao Liu (Postdoctoral fellow)

Laura Riano Pena (Master student)

Joanie Tremblay (Ph.D. student)

Co-supervising:

Laura Hjartarson (Master student)

Recent Theses and Dissertations

Pascal Guérin (Master - 2022)
Restoration of a plant community with peat accumulation potential on mineral substrate of a road disturbed bog

Charles Gignac (Master - 2022)
Long-term response of plant communities to climate change and herbivory by Greater Snow Geese in Canadian High-Arctic tundra wetlands

Sébastien Meilleur (Master - 2020)
Factors influencing the regeneration of fen mosses in a fen restoration context

Scientific Communications

Blier-Langdeau, A., Guêné-Nanchen, M., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2022. The resistance and short-term resilience of a restored extracted peatland ecosystems post-fire: an opportunistic study after a wildfire. Restoration Ecology, 30(4), e13545. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13545.

Deschamps, L., Maire, V., Chen, L., Fortier, D., Gauthier, G., Morneault, A., Hardy-Lachance, E., Dalcher-Gosselin, I., Tanguay, F., Gignac, C., McKenzie, J., Rochefort, L., Lévesque, E., 2022. Increased nutrient availability speeds up permafrost development, while goose grazing slows it down in a Canadian High Arctic wetland. Journal of Ecology, 00: 1-15. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.14037.

Engering, A., Davidson, S.J., Xu, B., Bird, M., Rochefort, L., Strack, M., 2022. Restoration of a boreal peatland impacted by an in-situ oil sands well-pad 2: Greenhouse gas exchange dynamics. Restoration Ecology, 30(3), e13508. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13508.

Gignac, C., Rochefort, L., Gauthier, G., Lévesque, E., Maire, V., Deschamps, L., Pouliot, R., Marchand-Roy, M., 2022. N/P addition is more likely than N addition alone to promote a transition from moss-dominated to graminoid-dominated tundra in the high-Arctic. Atmosphere, 13, 676. DOI: 10.3390/atmos13050676 .

Lemmer, M., Xu, B., Strack, M., Rochefort, L., 2022. Reestablishment of peatland vegetation following surface leveling of decommissioned in situ oil mining infrastructures. Restoration Ecology(published online 2022-04-28), e13714. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13714.

Xu, B., Rochefort, L., Bird, M., Khadka, B., Strack, M., 2022. Restoration of boreal peatland impacted by an in-situ oil sands well-pad 1: Vegetation response. Restoration Ecology, 30(3), e13514. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13514.

Asif, T., Naeem, I., Bu, Z.-J., Mallik, A., Ma, J.-Z., Rochefort, L., 2021. Litter mixing effects on decomposition in a peatland partially drained 30 years ago. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 29: 883-895. DOI: 10.1007/s11273-021-09818-4.

Ayotte, G., Rochefort, L., 2021. Sphagnum Mosses of Eastern Canada ‒ Visual identification key and distribution maps. Éditions JFD, 272 pages.

Bengtsson, F., Rydin, H., Baltzer, J.L., Bragazza, L., Bu, Z.-J., Caporn, S.J.M., Dorrepaal, E., Flatberg, K.I., Galanina, O., Gałka, M., Ganeva, A., Goia, I., Goncharova, N., Hájek, M., Haraguchi, A., Harris, L.I., Humphreys, E., Jiroušek, M., Kajukało, K., Karofeld, E., Koronatova, N.G., Kosykh, N.P., Laine, A.M., Lamentowicz, M., Lapshina, E., Limpens, J., Linkosalmi, M., Ma,.-Z., Mauritz, M., Mitchell, E.A.D., Munir, T.M., Natali, S.M., Natcheva, R., Payne, R.J., Philippov, D.A., Rice, S.K., Robinson, S., Robroek, B.J.M., Rochefort, L., Singer, D., Stenøien, H.K., Tuittila, E.-S., Vellak, K., Waddington, M., Granath, G., 2021. Environmental drivers of Sphagnum growth in peatlands across the Holarctic region. Journal of Ecology, 109(1): 417-431. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13499 .

Drapeau Picard, A.-P., Mazerolle, M.J., Larrivée, M., Rochefort, L., 2021. Impact of pool design on spider and dytiscid recolonization patterns in a restored fen. Restoration Ecology, 29(5), e13384. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13384.

Gutierrez-Pacheco, S., Lagacé, R., Hugron, S., Godbout, S., Rochefort, L., 2021. Estimation of daily water table level with bimonthly measurements in restored ombrotrophic peatland. Sustainability, 13(10), 5474. DOI: 10.3390/su13105474.

Kim, J., Rochefort, L., Hugron, S., Alqulaiti, Z., Dunn, C., Pouliot, R., Jones, T.G., Freeman, C., Kang, H., 2021. Water table fluctuation in peatlands facilitates fungal proliferation, impedes Sphagnum growth and accelerates decomposition. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 579329. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.579329.

Nishizawa, K., Deschamps, L., Maire, V., Bêty, J., Lévesque, E., Kitagawa, R., Masumoto, S., Gosselin, I., Morneault, A., Rochefort, L., Gauthier, G., Tanabe, Y., Uchida, M., Mori, A.S., 2021. Long-term consequences of goose exclusion on nutrient cycles and plant communities in the High-Arctic. Polar Science, 27(Special issue: Arctic Challenge for Sustainability Project (ArCS)), 100631. DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2020.100631.

Pouliot, K., Rochefort, L., LeBlanc, M.-C., Guêné-Nanchen, M., Beauchemin, A., 2021. The burial under peat technique: An innovative method to restore Sphagnum peatlands impacted by mineral linear disturbances. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 658470. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.658470.

Rochefort, L., 2021. Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Progress Report, “Management and ecological restoration of peatlands for a sustainable Canadian horticultural peat industry”, CRDPJ 517951 - 17. Covers the period May 1, 2018 to February 1, 2021 (33 months). Rapport préparé pour CRSNG, partenaires industriels. 25 pages.

Alshehri, A., Dunn, C., Hugron, S., Freeman, C., Jones, T.G., Rochefort, L., 2020. A potential approach for enhancing carbon sequestration during peatland restoration using low-cost, phenolic-rich biomass supplements. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 48. DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2020.00048.

Bravo, T.G., Brummell, M., Rochefort, L., Strack, M., 2020. Effects of invasion by birch on the growth of planted spruce at a post-extraction peatland. Mires and Peat, 26, 14. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2019.OMB.StA.1807.

Gaffney, P.P., Hugron, S., Jutras, S., Marcoux, O., Raymond, S., Rochefort, L., 2020. Ecohydrological change following rewetting of a deep‐drained northern raised bog. Ecohydrology, 13(5), e2210. DOI: 10.1002/eco.2210.

Guêné-Nanchen, M., D'Amour, N., Rochefort, L., 2020. Adaptation of restoration target with climate change: the case of a coastal peatland. Botany, 98(8): 439-448. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2020-0050.

Gutierrez-Pacheco, S., Lagacé, R., Guêné-Nanchen, M., Leblanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., Godbout, S., Fournel, S., 2020. Data science to generate knowledge with practical relevance: A case study in peatland restoration after peat extraction. 26th PERG Symposium & McGill Carbon team Annual Meeting. Montréal, Québec.

Hassanpour Fard, G., Farries, E., Bérubé, V., Rochefort, L., Strack, M., 2020. Key species superpose the effect of species richness and species interaction on carbon fluxes in a restored minerotrophic peatland. Wetlands, 40: 333-349. DOI: 10.1007/s13157-019-01176-5.

Hugron, S., Guêné-Nanchen, M., Roux, N., Leblanc, A.-M., Rochefort, L., 2020. Plant reintroduction in restored peatlands: 80% successfully transferred – Does the remaining 20% matter? Global Ecology and Conservation, 22, e01000. DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01000.

Johnston, C., Rochefort, L., Zedler, J., Ewel, K., 2020. Women leaders in wetland science. Society of Wetland Scientists Webinar Series. Middleton, Wisconsin, États-Unis.

Lemmer, M., Rochefort, L., Strack, M., 2020. Greenhouse gas emissions dynamics in restored fens after in-situ oil sands well pad disturbances of Canadian boreal peatlands. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 557943. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.557943.

Liu, C., Bu, Z.-J., Mallik, A., Rochefort, L., Hu, X.-F., Yu, Z., 2020. Resource competition and allelopathy in two peat mosses: implication for niche differentiation. Plant and Soil, 446: 229-242. DOI: 0.1007/s11104-019-04350-0.

Mendes, C.M., Dias, E., Rochefort, L., Azevedo, J., 2020. Regenerative succession of Azorean peatlands after grazing: vegetation path to self-recovery. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28: 177-190. DOI: 10.1007/s11273-019-09701-3.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2020. Guide de restauration des tourbières – Épandage du matériel végétal, du paillis et du fertilisant. GRET, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 23 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2020. Guide de restauration des tourbières – Planification de la restauration. GRET, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 24 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2020. Guide de restauration des tourbières – Préparation du site et remouillage. GRET, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 23 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2020. Peatland restoration guide – planning restoration projects. PERG, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 24 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2020. Peatland restoration guide – site preparation and rewetting. PERG, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 23 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2020. Peatland restoration guide – spreading plant material, mulch and fertilizert. PERG, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 23 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2020. Collaborative research and development (CRD) grants progress report, “Management and ecological restoration of peatlands for a sustainable Canadian horticultural peat industry”, CRDPJ 517951 - 17. Covers the period February1, 2019 to February 1, 2020. Rapport préparé pour CRSNG, partenaires industriels. 24 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2020. Managing degraded peatland ecosystems for C sequestration and biodiversity. Distinguished Wetland Speaker series invite, Duke SAWS (Student Association of Wetland Scientists), Duke University. Durham, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis.

Ayotte, G., Rochefort, L., 2019. Les sphaignes de l’Est du Canada - Clé d’identification visuelle et cartes de répartition. Éditions JFD, 270 pages.

Bourgeois, B., Lemay, M.-A., Landry, T., Rochefort, L., Poulin, M., 2019. Seed storage behaviour of eight peatland pool specialists: Implications for restoration. Aquatic Botany, 152: 59-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2018.09.008.

Gaffney, P.P.J., Hugron, S., Jutras, S., Rochefort, L., 2019. Ecohydrological change following rewetting of the Grande plée Bleue raised bog / Changement écohydrologique à la suite du remouillage de la tourbière de la Grande plée Bleue. 25th Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG). Québec, Québec.

González, E., Rochefort, L., 2019. Declaring success in Sphagnum peatland restoration: Identifying outcomes from readily measurable vegetation descriptors. Mires and Peat, 24, 19. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2017.OMB.305.

González, E., Rochefort, L., 2019. Declaring success in Sphagnum peatland restoration: Identifying outcomes from readily measurable vegetation parameters / Déclaration du succès de la restauration des tourbières à sphaigne: identification des résultats à partir de paramètres de végétation facilement mesurables. 25th Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG). Québec, Québec.

Guêné-Nanchen, M., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2019. Harvesting surface vegetation does not impede self‐recovery of Sphagnum peatlands. Restoration Ecology, 27(1): 178-188. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12834.

Gutierrez-Pacheco, S., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., Lagacé, R., Godbout, S., 2019. Simulation de l’irrigation superficiel et souterrain pour la culture de sphaigne. Colloque «Le paysage et l'exploitation des ressources naturelles au Québec». Québec, Québec.

Gutierrez-Pacheco, S., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., Lagacé, R., Godbout, S., 2019. Use of cumulative indicators to estimate biomass accumulation in Sphagnum farms / Utilisation d'indicateurs cumulatifs pour estimer l'accumulation de la biomasse dans les bassins de culture de sphaigne. 25th Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG). Québec, Québec.

Lefebvre-Ruel, S., Jutras, S., Campbell, D.R., Rochefort, L., 2019. Ecohydrological gradients and their restoration on the periphery of extracted peatlands. Restoration Ecology, 27(4): 782-792. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12914.

Liu, C., Bu, Z.-j., Ma, J.-z., Yuan, M., Feng, L., Rochefort, L., 2019. Comparative study on the response of Sphagnum and vascular plants to warming, nitrogen and phosphorus input in Hani Peatland of Changbai Mountains, China / Étude comparative sur la réponse des sphaignes et des plantes vasculaires au réchauffement et à l'apport d'azote et de phosphore dans la tourbière Hani dans le massif du Changbai, Chine. 25th Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG). Québec, Québec.

Mendes, C.M., Dias, E., Mendes, A., Ponte, M., Rochefort, L., 2019. The distribution and naturalness of peatland on Terceira Island (Azores): instruments to define priority areas for conservation and restoration. Mires and Peat, 24, 35. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.371.

Pouliot, K., Rochefort, L., 2019. Fin des activités d’une cannebergière : état des connaissances sur la restauration du milieu. Rapport préparé pour l’Association des producteurs de canneberges du Québec. 41 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2019. Guide de restauration des tourbières – Récolte du matériel végétal et gestion des sites donneurs. GRET, CSPMA et APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 22 pages.

Quinty, F., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2019. Peatland restoration guide – plant material collecting and donor site management. PERG, CSPMA and APTHQ. Québec, Québec, Canada. 22 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2019. 25 years of wetland restoration and creation in Canada / 25 ans de restauration et de création de milieux humides au Canada. 25th Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG). Québec, Québec.

Rochefort, L., 2019. Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant, Final Report, “Farm, restore and model: responsible management of peatlands for a sustainable Canadian horticultural peat industry”. Covers the period May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018. 62 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2019. Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Progress Report, “Management and ecological restoration of peatlands for a sustainable Canadian horticultural peat industry”, CRDPJ 517951 - 17. Covers the period May 1, 2018 to February1, 2019. 21 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2019. Industrial Research Chairs - IRC - Project, Final Report, “NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Peatland Management - 3”, IRCPJ 282989 - 2012. Covers the period May 1, 2013 to December 31, 2018. 48 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2019. Introduction à l’atelier ciblé: Les bryophytes: sphaignes. Congrès annuel de FloraQuebeca. Trois-Rivières, Québec.

Rochefort, L., Pouliot, K., 2019. Wetlands restoration on former cranberry farms / Restauration de milieux humides sur d’anciennes cultures de canneberge. 25th Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group (PERG). Québec, Québec.

Ayotte, G., Rochefort, L., 2018. Les sphaignes du Québec, du Labrador et des Maritimes (à l’exception de l’île de Terre-Neuve). Clés visuelles d’identification. 233 pages.

Bérubé, V., Rochefort, L., 2018. Production and decomposition rates of different fen species as targets for restoration. Ecological Indicators, 91: 105-115. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.069.

Bourgeois, B., Rochefort, L., Bérubé, V., Poulin, M., 2018. Response of plant diversity to moss, Carex or Scirpus revegetation strategies of wet depressions in restored fens. Aquatic Botany, 151: 19-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2018.07.006.

Bravo, T.G., Rochefort, L., Strack, M., 2018. The impact of a black spruce (Picea mariana) plantation on carbon exchange in a cutover peatland in Western Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(4): 388-398. DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2017-0378.

Gagnon, F., Rochefort, L., Lavoie, C., 2018. Spontaneous revegetation of a peatland in Manitoba after peat extraction: diversity of plant assemblages and restoration perspectives. Botany, 96(11): 779-791. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2018-0109.

Gaudig, G., Krebs, M., Prager, A., Wichmann, S., Barney, M., Caporn, S.J.M., Emmel, M., Fritz, C., Graf, M., Grobe, A., Gutierrez-Pacheco, S., Hugron, S., Holzträger, S., Irrgang, S., Kämäräinen, A., Karofeld, E., Koch, G., Koebbing, J.F., Kumar, S., Matchutadze, I., Oberpaur, C., Oestmann, J., Raabe, P., Rammes, D., Rochefort, L., Schmilewksi, G., Sendžikaitė, J., Smolders, A., St-Hilaire, B., van de Riet, B., Wright, B., Wright, N., Zoch, L., Joosten, H., 2018. Sphagnum farming from species selection to the production of growing media: a review. Mires and Peat, 20, 13. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.340.

Gauthier, M.-E., Rochefort, L., Nadeau, L., Hugron, S., Xu, B., 2018. Testing the moss layer transfer technique on mineral well pads constructed in peatlands. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 26(4): 475-487. DOI: 10.1007/s11273-017-9532-4.

González, E., Rochefort, L., 2018. Restoration of ombrotrophic bogs in the East of Canada. Pages 37-54 dans Inventory, value and restoration of peatlands and mires: recent contributions. LIFE11 NAT/ES/704 “Sustainable Ordunte”, Provincial Council of Bizkaia, Hazi Foundation.

Granath, G., Rydin, H., Baltzer, J.L., Bengtsson, F., Boncek, N., Bragazza, L., Bu, Z.-J., Caporn, S.J.M., Dorrepaal, E., Galanina, O., Gałka, M., Ganeva, A., Gillikin, D.P., Goia, I., Goncharova, N., Hájek, M., Haraguchi, A., Harris, L.I., Humphreys, E., Jiroušek, M., Kajukało, K., Karofeld, E., Koronatova, N.G., Kosykh, N.P., Lamentowicz, M., Lapshina, E., Limpens, J., Linkosalmi, M., Ma,.-Z., Mauritz, M., Munir, T.M., Natali, S.M., Natcheva, R., Noskova, M., Payne, R.J., Pilkington, K., Robinson, S., Robroek, B.J.M., Rochefort, L., Singer, D., Stenøien, H.K., Tuittila, E.-S., Vellak, K., Verheyden, A., Waddington, M., Rice, S.K., 2018. Environmental and taxonomic controls of carbon and oxygen stable isotope composition in Sphagnum across broad climatic and geographic ranges. Biogeosciences, 15(16): 5189-5202. DOI: 10.5194/bg-15-5189-2018.

Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2018. Évaluation de l'efficacité de différentes méthodes d'éco-ingénierie pour la restauration et l'établissement d'une biodiversité indigène dans les emprises routières. Rapport préparé pour Écogénie inc. 23 pages.

Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2018. Sphagnum mosses cultivated in outdoor nurseries yield efficient plant material for peatland restoration. Mires and Peat, 20, 11. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.358.

Inglis, G.N., Naafs, B.A., Zheng, Y., McClymont, E.L., Evershed, R.P., Pancost, R.D., Rochefort, L., et al., , 2018. Distributions of geohopanoids in peat: Implications for the use of hopanoid-based proxies in natural archives. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 224: 249-261. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.12.029.

Nugent, K.A., Strachan, I.B., Strack, M., Roulet, N.T., Rochefort, L., 2018. Multi‐year net ecosystem carbon balance of a restored peatland reveals a return to carbon sink. Global Change Biology, 24(12): 5751-5768. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14449.

Pagano, A., Polombo, N., Philippe, M.-A., Wantzen, K.M., Grellier, S., Isselin-Nondedeu, F., Gaucherand, S., Rochefort, L., Sansot, P., Pagé, G., Riquet, O., 2018. Génie écologique pour la restauration de zones humides - GEREZOH. 17 pages.

Andersen, R., Rochefort, L., 2017. Global peatland restoration after 30 years: where are we in this mossy world? Restoration Ecology, 25(2): 269-270. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12417.

Ayotte, G., Rochefort, L., 2017. Les sphaignes du Québec-Labrador et des Maritimes (à l’exception de l’île de Terre-Neuve). Clés visuelles d’identification. 216 pages.

Bérubé, V., Rochefort, L., Lavoie, C., 2017. Fen restoration: defining a reference ecosystem using paleoecological stratigraphy and present-day inventories. Botany, 95(7): 731-750. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2016-0281.

Chimner, R.A., Cooper, D.J., Wurster, F.C., Rochefort, L., 2017. An overview of peatland restoration in North America: where are we after 25 years? Restoration Ecology, 25(2): 283-292. DOI: 10.1111/rec.12434.

Glatzel, S., Rochefort, L., 2017. Growing Sphagnum: Foreword. Mires and Peat, 20(10.19189/MaP.2017.OMB.276): 1-3.

Guêné-Nanchen, M., Pouliot, R., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2017. Effect of repeated mowing to reduce graminoid plant cover on the moss carpet at a Sphagnum farm in North America. Mires and Peat, 20(06): 1-12. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2016.OMB.250.

Naafs, B.D.A., Inglis, G.N., Zheng, Y., Amesbury, M.J., Biester, H., Bindler, R., Blewett, J., Burrows, M.A., del Castillo Torres, D., Chambers, F.M., Cohen, A.D., Evershed, R.P., Feakins, S.J., Gałka, M., Gallego-Sala, A., Gandois, L., Gray, D.M., Hatcher, P.G., Honorio Coronado, E.N., Hughes, P.D.M., Huguet, A., Könönen, M., Laggoun-Défarge, F., Lähteenoja, O., Lamentowicz, M., Marchant, R., McClymont, E., Pontevedra-Pombal, X., Ponton, C., Pourmand, A., Rizzuti, A.M., Rochefort, L., Schellekens, J., De Vleeschouwer, F., Pancost, R.D., 2017. Introducing global peat-specific temperature and pH calibrations based on brGDGT bacterial lipids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 208: 285-301. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2017.01.038.

Paradis, E., Rochefort, L., 2017. Management of the margins in cutover bogs: ecological conditions and effects of afforestation. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 25(2): 177-190. DOI: 10.1007/s11273-016-9508-9.

Ripple, W.J, Wolf, C., Newsome, T.M, Galetti, M., Alamgir, M., Crist, E., Mahmoud, M.I, Laurance, W.F, Barnard, C., Berteaux, D., Côté, S.D., Couture, R.-M., Naud, M.-J., Rochefort, L., and 15,534 signatories from 184 countries,., 2017. World scientists' warning to humanity: A second notice. BioScience, 67(12): 1026-1028. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/bix125.

Rochefort, L., 2017. Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants Progress Report. Covers the period February 1, 2016 to February 1, 2017. 31 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2017. Introduction to peatland management in Asia: PERG in mission. 23rd Symposium of the Peatland Ecology Research Group, Université Laval. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Rochefort, L., 2017. Recultivation of bogs by Sphagnum spreading in Canada. Tokai University. Hiratsuka-shi.

Rochefort, L., 2017. Restoration after peat extraction in Canada. Workshop Sphagnum-Cultivation for Restoration, Klasmann-Deilmann. Meppen.

Rochefort, L., 2017. The place of women in science. Lunch-talk, Université Laval. Québec, Québec.

Rochefort, L., 2017. Une introduction à la gestion des tourbières (with an emphasis on the career of biologist and on women in sciences). Association des étudiants de biologie, Faculté des sciences et génie, Université Laval. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Rochefort, L., Strack, M., Whittington, P., Brummell, M.E., Turmel-Courchesne, L., Hawes, L., LeBlanc, M.-C., 2017. Fen restoration in Manitoba – Final report. Rapport préparé pour Gouvernement de Manitoba. 49 pages.

Strack, M., Mwakanyamale, K., Hassanpour Fard, G., Bird, M., Bérubé, V., Rochefort, L., 2017. Effect of plant functional type on methane dynamics in a restored minerotrophic peatland. Plant and Soil, 410(1-2): 231-246. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-016-2999-6.

Ayotte, G., Rochefort, L., 2016. Les sphaignes du Québec-Labrador et des Maritimes (à l’exception de l’île de Terre-Neuve). Clés visuelles d’identification. 209 pages.

Bergeron, S., Pouliot, R., Doyon, R., Rochefort, L., 2016. Processus d'évaluation du cadre économique d'une tourbière dans un contexte de projets de développement. Rapport préparé pour l'Institut Hydro-Québec en environnement, développement et société. 18 pages.

Bérubé, V., Drapeau Picard, A.-P., LeBlanc, M.-C., Boismenu, C., Rochefort, L., 2016. Tourbières minérotrophes naturelles d’intérêt écologique du Bas-Saint-Laurent. 216 pages.

Campbell, D.R., Polster, D., Rochefort, L., Powter, C., 2016. Reclamation, rehabilitation, restoration and remediation in Canada: A search for common ground. Canadian Reclamation, 16(1): 22-27.

Emond, C., Lapointe, L., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2016. Reintroduction of salt marsh vegetation and phosphorus fertilisation improve plant colonisation on seawater-contaminated cutover bogs. Mires and Peat, 18: Article 17, 1–17. DOI: 10.19189/MaP.2015.OMB.209.

Graf, M., Rochefort, L., 2016. A conceptual framework for ecosystem restoration applied to industrial peatlands. Pages 259-280 dans Peatland Restoration and Ecosystems Services: Science, Policy and Practice. Ecological Reviews of Cambridge.

Guêné-Nanchen, M., Rochefort, L., 2016. Structuration des tapis de bryophytes dans les tourbières minérotrophes perturbées. Colloque du CEN 2016, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

LeBlanc, M.-C., Hugron, S., Boismenu, C., Bérubé, V., Pouliot, R., Rochefort, L., 2016. Restauration des tourbières minérotrophes: État des connaissances 2015. 22 pages.

LeBlanc, M.-C., Pouliot, R., Boismenu, C., Rochefort, L., 2016. Suivi de la restauration de la tourbière L1416-155 à Chénéville 2015 – Rapport final. 65 pages.

LeBlanc, M.-C., Pouliot, R., Rochefort, L., 2016. Reconstruction de lignes à 230 kV entre les postes de la Nicolet et de Bécancour: Suivi de la restauration de la tourbière de Sainte-Eulalie, 2e suivi, été 2015. 45 pages.

Lefebvre-Ruel, S., Jutras, S., Rochefort, L., 2016. First steps towards the restoration of the eco-hydrological conditions adjacent to cutover peatlands. Salon de la forêt 2016, Université Laval. Québec, Québec, Canada.

Marin, M.-È., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., Boudreau, S., 2016. Restauration d'une végétation boréale sur bancs d'emprunt abandonnés en milieux nordiques et alpins. Colloque du CEN 2016, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

Messier, F., Rochefort, L., Lavoie, C., 2016. Évaluation de méthodes de contrôle des plantes envahissantes en tourbière. Colloque du CEN 2016, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada.

Rochefort, L., 2016. The principle and approach of ecological restoration of sedge dominated peatlands. Department of Geography, Eastern China Normal University. Changchun.

Rochefort, L., LeBlanc, M.-C., Bérubé, V., Hugron, S., Boudreau, S., Pouliot, R., 2016. Reintroduction of fen plant communities on a degraded minerotrophic peatland. Botany, 19(11): 1041-1051. DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2016-0023.

Rochefort, L., LeBlanc, M.-C., Pouliot, R., Hugron, S., D'Amour, N., Boismenu, C., 2016. Restauration écologique des tourbières de Bic–St-Fabien et Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer, rapport d’activités 2012-2015. 61 pages.

Bussières, J., Rochefort, L., Lapointe, L., 2015. Cloudberry cultivation in cutover peatland: Improved growth on less decomposed peat. Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences, 95(3): 479-489. DOI: 10.4141/cjps-2014-299.

Caron, J., Price, J.S., Rochefort, L., 2015. Physical properties of organic soil: Adapting mineral soil concepts to horticultural growing media and histosol characterization. Vadose Zone Journal, 14(6). DOI: 10.2136/vzj2014.10.0146.

Godbout, S., Rochefort, L., Pouliot, R., Hugron, S., Palacios, H., Potvin, L., Larouche, J.-P., Landry, C., Dubé, P., Brassard, P., 2015. Nouvelle alternative pour la gestion du surplus de phosphore à l’aide du biocharbon pyrolytique. Rapport préparé pour Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques. 103 pages.

Johnson, M.G., Granath, G., Tahvanainen, T., Pouliot, R., Stenøien, H.K, Rochefort, L., Rydin, H., Shaw, A.J., 2015. Evolution of niche preference in Sphagnum peat mosses. Evolution, 69(1): 90-103. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12547.

Laberge, V., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., Poulin, M., 2015. Influence of different bryophyte carpets on vascular plant establishment around pools in restored peatlands. Land Degradation & Development, 26(8): 813-818. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2243.

Lamers, L.P.M., Vile, M.A., Grootjans, A.P., Acreman, M.C., van Diggelen, R., Evans, M.G., Richardson, C.J., Rochefort, L., Kooijman, A.M., Roelofs, J.G.M., Smolders, A.J.P., 2015. Ecological restoration of rich fens in Europe and North America: from trial and error to an evidence-based approach. Biological Reviews, 90(1): 182-203. DOI: 10.1111/brv.12102.

Langlois, M., Price, J.S., Rochefort, L., 2015. Landscape analysis of nutrient-enriched margins (lagg) in ombrotrophic peatlands. Science of the Total Environment, 505(1): 573-586. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.007.

Montemayor, M.B., Price, J.S., Rochefort, L., 2015. The importance of pH and sand substrate in the revegetation of saline non-waterlogged peat fields. Journal of Environmental Management, 163: 87-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.07.052.

Paradis, E., Rochefort, L., Langlois, M., 2015. The lagg ecotone: an integrative part of bog ecosystems in North America. Plant Ecology, 216(7): 999-1018. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-015-0485-5.

Pouliot, R., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., 2015. Sphagnum farming: A long-term study on producing peat moss biomass sustainably. Ecological Engineering, 74: 135-147. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.10.007.

Pouliot, R., Hugron, S., Rochefort, L., Godbout, S., Palacios, J.H., Groeneveld, E.V.G., Jarry, I., 2015. Manure derived biochar can successfully replace phosphate rock amendment in peatland restoration. Journal of Environmental Management, 157: 118-126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.04.019.

Rochefort, L., 2015. Repensons nos collaborations pour une meilleure gestion durable de la biodiversité. Musée François-Pilote. La Pocatière, Québec, Canada.

Rochefort, L., LeBlanc, M.-C., Pouliot, R., Hugron, S., D'Amour, N., Boismenu, C., 2015. Restauration écologique des tourbières de Bic–Saint-Fabien et de Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent. Projet R719.1. Rapport préparé pour Ministère des Transports du Québec. 90 pages.

González, E., Henstra, S.W., Rochefort, L., Bradfield, G.E., Poulin, M., 2014. Is rewetting enough to recover Sphagnum and associated peat-accumulating species in traditionally exploited bogs? Wetlands Ecology and Management, 22(1): 49-62. DOI: 10.1007/s11273-013-9322-6.

González, E., Rochefort, L., 2014. Drivers of success in 53 cutover bogs restored by a moss layer transfer technique. Ecological Engineering, 68: 279–290. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.03.051.

González, E., Rochefort, L., Boudreau, S., Poulin, M., 2014. Combining indicator species and key environmental and management factors to predict restoration success of degraded ecosystems. Ecological Indicators, 46: 156–166. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.016.

Jobin, P., Caron, J., Rochefort, L., 2014. Developing new potting mixes with Sphagnum fibres. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 94(5): 585-593. DOI: 10.4141/cjss2013-103.

Préfontaine-Dastous, G., LeBlanc, M.-C., Rochefort, L., 2014. Reconstruction de lignes à 230 kV entre les postes de la Nicolet et de Bécancour : Suivi de la restauration de la tourbière de Sainte-Eulalie 2013. Rapport final. Rapport préparé pour Hydro-Québec, Équipements et services partagés. 31 pages.

Rochefort, L., 2014. PERG activities 2014 - NSERC Industrial research chair in peatland management. Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association. Orlando, Floride, États-Unis.

Rochefort, L., 2014. Restoration of linear disturbances in peatlands: temporary road, winter road and seismic lines. 39e congrès annuel de l’Association Canadienne de Réhabilitation des Sites Dégradés / Canadian Land Reclamation Association. Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada.

Rochefort, L., LeBlanc, M.-C., 2014. Rapport d'étape - Restauration écologique des tourbières de Bic-Saint-Fabien et de Saint-Fabien-sur-Mer dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent. Rapport préparé pour le Ministère des Transports du Québec. 32 pages.

Salvador, F., Monerris, J., Rochefort, L., 2014. Peatlands of the Peruvian Puna ecoregion: types, characteristics and disturbance. Mires and Peat, 15(Article 3): 1-17.