Robby R. Marrotte
Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program
Trent University
1600 East Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario
Canada K9L 0G2
robbymarrotte [at] trentu [dot] ca
Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program
Trent University
1600 East Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario
Canada K9L 0G2
robbymarrotte [at] trentu [dot] ca
Education
Year: 2015-Current
Title: Ph.D. Candidate
Department: Environmental & Life Sciences
School: Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Curriculum: Ecology, movement ecology, landscape genetics, geography and GIS
Year: 2011-2013
Title: M.Sc.
Department: Biology
School: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Curriculum: Ecology, landscape ecology, landscape genetics, geography and GIS
Year: 2007-2011
Title: B.Sc. Honours
Department: Major Physical Geography and Minor in GIS
School: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Curriculum: Paleoecology, biogeography, GIS, remote sensing
Year: 2002-2006
Title: Technical Diplôme d’étude Collégiale (DEC)
Department: Techniques in applied Ecology
School: Cégep de Sherbrooke
Curriculum: Ecological sampling techniques
Title: Ph.D. Candidate
Department: Environmental & Life Sciences
School: Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Curriculum: Ecology, movement ecology, landscape genetics, geography and GIS
Year: 2011-2013
Title: M.Sc.
Department: Biology
School: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Curriculum: Ecology, landscape ecology, landscape genetics, geography and GIS
Year: 2007-2011
Title: B.Sc. Honours
Department: Major Physical Geography and Minor in GIS
School: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Curriculum: Paleoecology, biogeography, GIS, remote sensing
Year: 2002-2006
Title: Technical Diplôme d’étude Collégiale (DEC)
Department: Techniques in applied Ecology
School: Cégep de Sherbrooke
Curriculum: Ecological sampling techniques
Publications
Marrotte RR, Bowman J, Brown MG, Cordes C, Morris KY, Prentice MB, Wilson PJ, 2017. Multi-species genetic connectivity in a terrestrial habitat network. Movement Ecology, 5(1), p.21. doi.org/10.1186/s40462-017-0112-2.
Marrotte RR, Gonzalez A and Millien V, 2017. Functional connectivity of the white-footed mouse in Southern Quebec, Canada. Landscape Ecology, 32(10), pp.1987-1998. doi.org/10.1007/s10980-017-0559-y.
Marrotte RR and Bowman J, 2017. The Relationship Between Least-Cost and Resistance Distance. PloS one, 12(3), p.e0174212. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174212.
Bowman J, Greenhorn JE, Marrotte RR, McKay MM, Morris KY, Prentice MB and Wehtje M, 2016. On applications of landscape genetics. Conservation Genetics, 17(4), pp.753-750. doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0834-5.
Simon JA, Marrotte RR, Desrosiers N, Fiset J, Gaitan J, Gonzalez A, Koffi JK, Lapointe FJ, Leighton PA, Lindsay LR and Logan T, 2014. Climate change and habitat fragmentation drive the occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, at the northeastern limit of its distribution. Evolutionary Applications, 7(7), pp.750-764. doi.org/10.1111/eva.12165.
Marrotte RR, Gonzalez A. and Millien V, 2014. Landscape resistance and habitat combine to provide an optimal model of genetic structure and connectivity at the range margin of a small mammal. Molecular ecology,23(16), pp.3983-3998. doi.org/10.1111/mec.12847.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL and Stone PA, 2012. The utility of Nymphaeaceae sclereids in paleoenvironmental research. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 169, pp.29-37. doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.10.007.
Marrotte RR, Gonzalez A and Millien V, 2017. Functional connectivity of the white-footed mouse in Southern Quebec, Canada. Landscape Ecology, 32(10), pp.1987-1998. doi.org/10.1007/s10980-017-0559-y.
Marrotte RR and Bowman J, 2017. The Relationship Between Least-Cost and Resistance Distance. PloS one, 12(3), p.e0174212. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174212.
Bowman J, Greenhorn JE, Marrotte RR, McKay MM, Morris KY, Prentice MB and Wehtje M, 2016. On applications of landscape genetics. Conservation Genetics, 17(4), pp.753-750. doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0834-5.
Simon JA, Marrotte RR, Desrosiers N, Fiset J, Gaitan J, Gonzalez A, Koffi JK, Lapointe FJ, Leighton PA, Lindsay LR and Logan T, 2014. Climate change and habitat fragmentation drive the occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, at the northeastern limit of its distribution. Evolutionary Applications, 7(7), pp.750-764. doi.org/10.1111/eva.12165.
Marrotte RR, Gonzalez A. and Millien V, 2014. Landscape resistance and habitat combine to provide an optimal model of genetic structure and connectivity at the range margin of a small mammal. Molecular ecology,23(16), pp.3983-3998. doi.org/10.1111/mec.12847.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL and Stone PA, 2012. The utility of Nymphaeaceae sclereids in paleoenvironmental research. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 169, pp.29-37. doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2011.10.007.
Conference Presentations
Marrotte RR and Bowman J. Connectivity of the bobcat range expansion in the Great Lakes region. Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, August 2018.
Marrotte RR and Bowman J. Niche partitioning of two closely related felids on the north shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 2018.
Marrotte RR, Bowman J, Brown MGC, Cordes C, Morris KY, Prentice MB, Wilson PJ. Improving connectivity estimates by integrating multiple species. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, July 2018.
Marrotte RR and Bowman J. Occupancy of bobcat and Canada lynx on the north shore of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. Trent Northern Studies Colloquium, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, April 2018.
Bowman J, Greenhorn JE, Marrotte RR, Mckay MM, Morris KY, Prentice MB and Wehtje M. Ecology vs. evolution: Comparing applications of research fields. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 2017.
Bowman J, and Marrotte RR. Influence of forest management and climate change on furbearers: insights from fur harvest. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 2015.
Bowman J, Marrotte RR, Garroway CJ, Koen EL, and Wilson PJ. Edge and node properties of genetic networks. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 2015.
Marrotte RR, Millien V, Gonzalez A. The influence of local habitat characteristics, the matrix and the forest patch network on the genetic differentiation of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) in Montérégie, Québec. The Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science Annual Symposium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, December 2012.
Poster Presentations
Marrotte RR, Bowman J, 2017. Inferring climate optima for furbearers from long-term fur harvest records. Wildlife 70, Peterborough, ON.
Marrotte RR, Millien V, Gonzalez A, 2011. The effect of landscape structure & fragmentation on the distribution of the White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) in Montérégie, Québec. The Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Annual Symposium, Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, 2011. Morphology of Nymphaea and Nuphar sclereids and the effect of palynological processing techniques. Ontario – Quebec Paleolimnology Symposium (PALS), Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, 2011. The Utility of Nymphaeaceae sclereids in paleoenvironmental research. The Mcgill Geography Honours Poster Presentation, Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, 2010. Is There an Alternative to Using Water Lily Pollen in Paleoecological Studies? The McGill Science Undergraduate Research Conference, Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, Graf MT, 2010. The Utility of Nymphaea and Nuphar Sclereids in Paleoecological Reconstructions. American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS.
Marrotte RR, Millien V, Gonzalez A, 2011. The effect of landscape structure & fragmentation on the distribution of the White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) in Montérégie, Québec. The Quebec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) Annual Symposium, Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, 2011. Morphology of Nymphaea and Nuphar sclereids and the effect of palynological processing techniques. Ontario – Quebec Paleolimnology Symposium (PALS), Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, 2011. The Utility of Nymphaeaceae sclereids in paleoenvironmental research. The Mcgill Geography Honours Poster Presentation, Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, 2010. Is There an Alternative to Using Water Lily Pollen in Paleoecological Studies? The McGill Science Undergraduate Research Conference, Montreal, QC.
Marrotte RR, Chmura GL, Graf MT, 2010. The Utility of Nymphaea and Nuphar Sclereids in Paleoecological Reconstructions. American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists Annual Meeting, Halifax, NS.
Awards/Funding
- French American Scholarship, The French American Charitable Trust Graduate Scholarship, 2018, 1 year, 2,000$.
- Curtin Scholarship, The Edwin William Curtin & Irene Elizabeth Curtin Graduate Scholarship, 2018, 1 year, 3,500$.
- Dean's PhD Scholarship, Trent University, 2018, 1 year; 4,000$.
- OGS, Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program, 2018, 1 year, 15,000$.
- French American Scholarship, The French American Charitable Trust Graduate Scholarship, 2017, 1 year, 2,000$.
- Curtin Scholarship, The Edwin William Curtin & Irene Elizabeth Curtin Graduate Scholarship, 2017, 1 year, 3,500$.
- Curtin Scholarship, The Edwin William Curtin & Irene Elizabeth Curtin Graduate Scholarship, 2016, 1 year, 3,000$.
- Symons Trust Fund, Symons Trust Fund for Canadian Studies, 2016, 1 year, 1,500$.
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2015, 3 years, 63,000$.
- Doctorate Research Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec Nature et technologie, 2015, 3 years, 60,000$, Declined.
- Quebec Center for Biodiversity, Excellence Award, 2012, 1 year, 1,341$.
- Masters Research Scholarship, Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies, 2012, 1 year, 21,000$.
- Tomlinson Scientist Award, Dr. Richard Tomlinson, 2012, 1 year, 8,039$.
- Graduate Excel Fellowship, McGill Biology, 2012, 1 year, 2,750$.
- Undergraduate Student Research Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, 2011, 1 year, 4500$.
- Best student poster award, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, 2010, 1 year, 400$.
Reviewer
- Evolutionary Applications
- Landscape Ecology
- PLOS One
- Molecular Ecology
- Northeastern Naturalist
Certifications/Training
- Animal care
- Biosafety training
- Canadian firearms safety course
- Chemical Immobilization of wildlife
- Isoflurane Immobilization of wildlife
- Pleasure craft operator card
- Possession and acquisition licence
- Snowmobile operator course
- Wilderness first aid
- Working on ice