Christiane Hudon
Current research and/or projects
Predict the vulnerability and sensitivity of the aquatic ecosystem to stressors
- Cumulative impacts of human activities on the aquatic ecosystem and wetlands of the St. Lawrence
- Environmental control of cyanobacteria in river systems
- Effects of climate variations and water level conditions on the productivity and diversity of aquatic plants
- Vulnerability of littoral communities to invasive plants
- Eutrophication of the aquatic ecosystem
Professional activities / interests
Stream ecology, wetland dynamics, diversity and productivity of aquatic plants (macrophytes, periphyton, filamentous algae, phytoplankton) in relation to climate factors (temperature, sunlight), physical factors (level variations, current, transparency) and water chemical quality (nutrients)
Education and awards
International Joint Commission Certificate of Recognition
Environment Canada Excellence Award
Key publications
Hudon, C. and R. Carignan. 2008. Cumulative impacts of hydrology and human activities on water quality in the St. Lawrence River (Lake Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65 (6): 1165-1180.
Vis, C., A. Cattaneo and C. Hudon. 2008. Shift from benthic filamentous chlorophytes to cyanobacteria following a gradient of nitrate depletion. J. Phycol. 43: 38-44.
Hudon, C. 2004. Managing St. Lawrence River discharge in times of climatic uncertainty: How water quantity affects wildlife, recreation and the economy. Proceedings of the 69th Annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resource Management Conference, Spokane, WA, March 22, 2004.
Hudon, C. 2000. Phytoplankton assemblages in the St. Lawrence River, downstream of its confluence with the Ottawa River, Quebec, Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57 : 16–30.
Hudon, C. 1997. Impact of water-level fluctuations on St. Lawrence River aquatic vegetation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54 : 2853–2865.
Hudon, C., R. Morin, J. Bunch and R. Harland. 1996. Carbon and nutrient output from the Great Whale River (Hudson Bay) and a comparison with other rivers around Quebec. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53 : 1513–1525.
Contact
Research facility
Expertise
Affiliations
Associate Professor, University of Montreal
Fellow of the Canadian River Institute
Member of the Interuniversity Limnology Research Group (GRIL)
Canadian co-leader and member of the Environment Technical Work Group of the International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Study of the International Joint Commission