Dr. Patrick Gagnon
Bachelors: B.Sc. Laval University
Doctoral: Ph.D. Laval University
Telephone: (709) 864-7663
E-mail: pgagnon@mun.ca
Website: http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~pgagnon/
Open research positions in the COBEL
Research Interests:
Research in my lab, the Cold Ocean Benthic Ecology Lab (COBEL), investigates factors and processes governing the structure and function of shallow, marine benthic ecosystems in subarctic and cold temperate regions, while contributing novel approaches to the study of these ecosystems at meaningful scales. By integrating perspectives from ecology, oceanography, phycology, physiology, remote sensing, GIS technology, and modeling, my group currently addresses fundamental and applied questions involving invertebrates and seaweeds.
Recent Publications:
Matheson, K.; Gagnon, P. (2012). Temperature mediates non-competitive foraging in indigenous rock (Cancer irroratus Say) and recently introduced green (Carcinus maenas L.) crabs from Newfoundland and Labrador. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 414 6-18. (Click here for Abstract).
Gagnon, P.; Matheson, K.; Stapleton, M. (2012). Variation in rhodolith morphology and biogenic potential of newly discovered rhodolith beds in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada). Botanica Marina. 55 (1) 85-99. (Click here for Abstract)
Matheson, K.; Gagnon, P. (2012). Effects of temperature, body size, and chela loss on competition for a limited food resource between indigenous rock crab (Cancer irroratus Say) and recently introduced green crab (Carcinus maenas L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 428 49-56.
Caines, S.; Gagnon, P. (2012). Population dynamics of the invasive bryozoan Membranipora membranacea along a 450-km latitudinal range in the subarctic northwestern Atlantic. Marine Biology. DOI 10.1007/s00227-012-1972-z
Gagnon, P. (2010). Remote sensing: To map or not to map? Towards characterizing the distribution of eastern Canada's shallow marine vegetation from above the sea surface.. In Gillies, S.; Hewitt, S. (Eds.), Biology on the cutting edge. Concepts, Issues, and Canadian Research around the Globe (Vol. 1 and 2, pp. 195-203 and 139-141). Pearson Canada.
Scheibling, R.E.; Gagnon, P. (2009). Temperature-mediated outbreak dynamics of the invasive bryozoan Membranipora membranacea in Nova Scotian kelp beds. Marine Ecology-progress Series. 390 1-13. (Click here for Abstract).
Gagnon, P.; Scheibling, R.E.; Jones, W.; Tully, D. (2008). The role of digital bathymetry in mapping shallow marine vegetation from hyperspectral image data. International Journal Of Remote Sensing. 29 (3) 879-904.
Kelly, J.R.; Scheibling, R.E.; Iverson, S.J.; Gagnon, P. (2008). Fatty acid profiles in the gonads of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis on natural algal diets. Marine Ecology-progress Series. 373 1-9.
Scheibling, R.E.; Gagnon, P. (2006). Competitive interactions between the invasive green alga Codium fragile ssp tomentosoides and native canopy-forming seaweeds in Nova Scotia (Canada). Marine Ecology-progress Series. 325 1-14. (Click here for Abstract)
Gagnon, P.; St-Hilaire-Gravel, L.V.; Himmelman, J.H.; Johnson, L.E. (2006). Organismal defenses versus environmentally mediated protection from herbivores: Unraveling the puzzling case of Desmarestia viridis (Phaeophyta). Journal Of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology. 334 (1) 10-19. (Click here for Abstract)
