Research Interests

My research explores the responses of marine plankton to their environment variability, from the individual level to the community, with a focus on Arctic areas. I use numerical modelling as my main research tool, including individual-based models, trophic network modelling and coupled 3D bio-physical models. I develop a trait-based approach to plankton ecology based on in situ optical measurements of morphological properties at the individual level to inform numerical models.

Education

2009 - 2012
Post-doctorate fellow
University of Maine, USA
Understanding copepod life-history and diversity using a next-generation zooplankton model

2004 - 2009
Ph.D. Oceanography
Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada
Étude de la dynamique des populations de Calanus finmarchicus dans l'estuaire et le golfe du Saint-Laurent (Canada.)

2000 - 2003
M.Sc. Oceanography
Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada
Étude de la fécondité du copépode calanoïde Temora longicornis dans le sud-ouest du golfe du Saint-Laurent

Research Experience

Full professor (2022 - present)
Numerical Ecosystem and Oceanography (NEOLab)
Université Laval, Canada

Associate Professor (2018 - 2022)
Numerical Ecosystem and Oceanography (NEOLab)
Université Laval, Canada

Assistant Professor (2013 - 2018)
Numerical Ecosystem and Oceanography (NEOLab)
Université Laval, Canada

Specialist in bio-physical modelling (PC2) (2011 - 2013)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Mont-Joli, Canada

Scientific Leadership

Co-director (2023 - present)
Regroupement stratégique FRQNT - Québec Océan
Université Laval, Canada

Member (2013 - present)
Regroupement stratégique FRQNT - Québec Océan
Université Laval, Canada

Member (2018 - present)
Institut Nordique du Québec
Université Laval, Canada

Publications

2024

Benoît-Gagné, M., Dutkiewicz, S., Deschepper, I., Dufresne, C., Dumont, D., Larouche, R., Mémery, L., Olivier, G., & Maps, F. (2024). Exploring controls on the timing of the phytoplankton bloom in western Baffin Bay, Canadian Arctic. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 12(1), 00008. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2024.00008

Brennan, C. E., Maps, F., Lavoie, D., Plourde, S. & Johnson, C. L. (2024). Modelling the complete life cycle of an arctic copepod reveals complex trade-offs between concurrent life cycle strategies. Progress in Oceanography, 103333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103333

Farquhar, S. D., Heck, N., Maps, F., Wade, E., Asch, R. G., Cenek, M., & Kirchoff, J. F. (2024). Industrial fishing and its impacts on food security: A systematic review. Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, 2. https://doi.org/10.3389/focsu.2024.1419236

Maps, F., Storożenko, P. P., Świeżewski, J. & Ayata, S. (2024). Automatic estimation of lipid content from in situ images of Arctic copepods using machine learning. Journal of Plankton Research, 46(1), 41–47. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad048

Myers, P. G., Barber, D., Braun, M., Buchart, L., de la Guardia, L. C., Deschepper, I., Dupont, F., Ehn, J., Garcia-Quintana, Y., Gillard, L. C., Grivault, N., Hu, X., Kirillov, S. A., Jafarikhasragh, S., Lukovich, J., Maps, F., Marson, J. M., Papakyriakou, T., Pennelly, C., … Xu, Y. (2024). An overview of the NEMO modelling for the BaySys project. Elem Sci Anth, 12(1), 1–41. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2022.00111

2023

Deschepper, I., Myers, P. G., Lavoie, D., Papakyriakou, T., & Maps, F. (2023). Understanding the Physical Forcings Behind the Biogeochemical Productivity of the Hudson Bay Complex. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 128(6), e2022JG007294. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JG007294

Maps, F., Storożenko, P. P., Świeżewski, J., & Ayata, S.-D. (2023). Automatic estimation of lipid content from in situ images of Arctic copepods using machine learning. Journal of Plankton Research, fbad048. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbad048

Pedro, S., Lemire, M., Hoover, C., Saint-Béat, B., Janjua, M. Y., Herbig, J., Geoffroy, M., Yunda-Guarin, G., Moisan, M.-A., Boissinot, J., Tremblay, J.-É., Little, M., Chan, L., Babin, M., Kenny, T.-A., & Maps, F. (2023). Structure and function of the western Baffin Bay coastal and shelf ecosystem. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 11(1), 00015. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2022.00015

Schembri, S., Bouchard, C., Pontbriand, T., & Maps, F. (2023). Seasonality of zooplankton communities in the Hudson Bay system. Elem Sci Anth, 11(1), 00113. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2022.00113

Vilgrain, L., Maps, F., Basedow, S., Trudnowska, E., Madoui, M., Niehoff, B., & Ayata, S. (2023). Copepods’ true colors: Astaxanthin pigmentation as an indicator of fitness. Ecosphere, 14(6), e4489. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4489

2022

Orenstein, E. C., Ayata, S., Maps, F., Becker, É. C., Benedetti, F., Biard, T., de Garidel‐Thoron, T., Ellen, J. S., Ferrario, F., Giering, S. L. C., Guy‐Haim, T., Hoebeke, L., Iversen, M. H., Kiørboe, T., Lalonde, J., Lana, A., Laviale, M., Lombard, F., Lorimer, T., … Irisson, J. (2022). Machine learning techniques to characterize functional traits of plankton from image data. Limnology and Oceanography, 67(8), 1647–1669. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12101

Saint-Béat, B., Darnis, G., Leclerc, M., Babin, M., & Maps, F. (2022). Same mesozooplankton functional groups, different functions in different Arctic marine ecosystems. Functional Ecology, 36(12). https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14179

Schembri, S., Deschepper, I., Myers, P. G., Sirois, P., Fortier, L., Bouchard, C., & Maps, F. (2022). Arctic cod ( Boreogadus saida ) hatching in the Hudson Bay system. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 9(1), 00042. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00042

2021

Bandara, K., Varpe, Ø., Maps, F., Ji, R., Eiane, K., & Tverberg, V. (2021). Timing of Calanus finmarchicus diapause in stochastic environments. Ecological Modelling, 460, 109739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109739

Brennan, C. E., Maps, F., Gentleman, W. C., Lavoie, D., Chassé, J., Plourde, S., & Johnson, C. L. (2021). Ocean circulation changes drive shifts in Calanus abundance in North Atlantic right whale foraging habitat: A model comparison of cool and warm year scenarios. Progress in Oceanography, 197, 102629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102629

Martini, S., Larras, F., Boyé, A., Faure, E., Aberle, N., Archambault, P., Bacouillard, L., Beisner, B. E., Bittner, L., Castella, E., Danger, M., Gauthier, O., Karp-Boss, L., Lombard, F., Maps, F., Stemmann, L., Thiébaut, E., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Vogt, M., … Ayata, S. (2021). Functional trait-based approaches as a common framework for aquatic ecologists. Limnology and Oceanography, 66(3), 965-994. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11655

Orenstein, E., Ayata, S.-D., Maps, F., Biard, T., Becker, É., Benedetti, F., de Garidel-Thoron, T., Ellen, J., Ferrario, F., & Giering, S. (2021). Machine learning techniques to characterize functional traits of plankton from image data. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-041921-013023

Schembri, S., Deschepper, I., Myers, P. G., Sirois, P., Fortier, L., Bouchard, C., & Maps, F. (2021). Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) hatching in the Hudson Bay system: Testing of the freshwater winter refuge hypothesis. Elem Sci Anth, 9(1), 00042. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00042

Vilgrain, L., Maps, F., Picheral, M., Babin, M., Aubry, C., Irisson, J., & Ayata, S. (2021). Trait-based approach using in situ copepod images reveals contrasting ecological patterns across an Arctic ice melt zone. Limnology and Oceanography, 66(4), 1155-1167. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11672

2020

Benkort, D., Lavoie, D., Plourde, S., Dufresne, C., & Maps, F. (2020). Arctic and Nordic krill circuits of production revealed by the interactions between their physiology, swimming behaviour and circulation. Progress in Oceanography, 182, 102270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102270

Maps, F., & Record, N. R. (2020). Marine ecosystems model development should be rooted in past experiences, not anchored in old habits. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 77(1), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz218

Pierrejean, M., Babb, D. G., Maps, F., Nozais, C., & Archambault, P. (2020). Spatial distribution of epifaunal communities in the Hudson Bay system: Patterns and drivers. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 8(00044). https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.00044

Pierrejean, M., Grant, C., Neves, B. de M., Chaillou, G., Edinger, E., Blanchet, F. G., Maps, F., Nozais, C., & Archambault, P. (2020). Influence of Deep-Water Corals and Sponge Gardens on Infaunal Community Composition and Ecosystem Functioning in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00495

Saint-Béat, B., Fath, B. D., Aubry, C., Colombet, J., Dinasquet, J., Fortier, L., Galindo, V., Grondin, P.-L. L., Joux, F., Lalande, C., LeBlanc, M., Raimbault, P., Sime-Ngando, T., Tremblay, J.-E. E., Vaulot, D., Maps, F., Babin, M., Deming, J. W., & Bowman, J. (2020). Contrasting pelagic ecosystem functioning in eastern and western Baffin Bay revealed by trophic network modeling. Elem Sci Anth, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.397

2019

Benkort, D., Plourde, S., Winkler, G., Cabrol, J., Ollier, A., Cope, L.-E., & Maps, F. (2019). Individual-based modeling explains the contrasted seasonality in size, growth, and reproduction of the sympatric Arctic ( Thysanoessa raschii ) and Nordic krill ( Meganyctiphanes norvegica ) in the St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Canada. Limnology and Oceanography, 64(1), 217-237. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11032

Brennan, C. E., Maps, F., Gentleman, W. C., Plourde, S., Lavoie, D., Chassé, J., Lehoux, C., Krumhansl, K. A., & Johnson, C. L. (2019). How transport shapes copepod distributions in relation to whale feeding habitat: Demonstration of a new modelling framework. Progress in Oceanography, 171, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.12.005

2018

Lavoie, M., Duval, J. F. L., Raven, J. A., Maps, F., Béjaoui, B., Kieber, D. J., & Vincent, W. F. (2018). Carbonate Disequilibrium in the External Boundary Layer of Freshwater Chrysophytes: Implications for Contaminant Uptake. Environmental Science & Technology, 52(16), 9403-9411. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00843

Lavoie, M., Galí, M., Sévigny, C., Kieber, D. J., Sunda, W. G., Spiese, C. E., Maps, F., & Levasseur, M. (2018). Modelling dimethylsulfide diffusion in the algal external boundary layer: implications for mutualistic and signalling roles. Environmental Microbiology, 20(11), 4157-4169. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14417

Record, N. R., Ji, R., Maps, F., Varpe, Ø., Runge, J. A., Petrik, C. M., & Johns, D. (2018). Copepod diapause and the biogeography of the marine lipidscape. Journal of Biogeography, 45(10), 2238-2251. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13414

Saint-Béat, B., Maps, F., & Babin, M. (2018). Unraveling the intricate dynamics of planktonic Arctic marine food webs. A sensitivity analysis of a well-documented food web model. Progress in Oceanography, 160, 167-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2018.01.003

Schmid, M. S., Maps, F., & Fortier, L. (2018). Lipid load triggers migration to diapause in Arctic Calanus copepods—insights from underwater imaging. Journal of Plankton Research, 40(3), 311-325. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fby012

2017

Deshpande, B. N., Maps, F., Matveev, A., & Vincent, W. F. (2017). Oxygen depletion in subarctic peatland thaw lakes. Arctic Science, 3(2), 406-428. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0048

Savenkoff, C., Gagné, J. A., Gilbert, M., Castonguay, M., Chabot, D., Chassé, J., Comtois, S., Dutil, J.-D., Galbraith, P. S., Gosselin, J.-F., Grégoire, F., Larocque, R., Larouche, P., Lavoie, D., Lebeuf, M., Lesage, V., Maps, F., McQuinn, I. H., Mosnier, A., … Starr, M. (2017). Le concept d'approche écosystémique appliqué à l'estuaire maritime du Saint-Laurent (Canada). Environmental Reviews, 25(1), 26-96. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2015-0083

2016

Dufour, K., Maps, F., Plourde, S., Joly, P., & Cyr, F. (2016). Impacts of Intraguild Predation on Arctic Copepod Communities. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00185

2015

Maps, F., Plourde, S., McQuinn, I. H., St-Onge-Drouin, S., Lavoie, D., Chassé, J., & Lesage, V. (2015). Linking acoustics and finite-time Lyapunov exponents reveals areas and mechanisms of krill aggregation within the Gulf of St. Lawrence, eastern Canada. Limnology and Oceanography, 60(6), 1965-1975. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10145

Runge, J. A., Ji, R., Thompson, C. R. S., Record, N. R., Chen, C., Vandemark, D. C., Salisbury, J. E., & Maps, F. (2015). Persistence of Calanus finmarchicus in the western Gulf of Maine during recent extreme warming. Journal of Plankton Research, 37(1), 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu098

2014

Maps, F., Plourde, S., Lavoie, D., McQuinn, I., & Chassé, J. (2014). Modelling the influence of daytime distribution on the transport of two sympatric krill species (Thysanoessa raschii and Meganyctiphanes norvegica) in the Gulf of St Lawrence, eastern Canada. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71(2), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst021

Maps, F., Record, N. R., & Pershing, A. J. (2014). A metabolic approach to dormancy in pelagic copepods helps explaining inter- and intra-specific variability in life-history strategies. Journal of Plankton Research, 36(1), 18-30. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbt100

Plourde, S., McQuinn, I. H., Maps, F., St-Pierre, J.-F., Lavoie, D., & Joly, P. (2014). Daytime depth and thermal habitat of two sympatric krill species in response to surface salinity variability in the Gulf of St Lawrence, eastern Canada. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71(2), 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst023

Record, N. R., Pershing, A. J., & Maps, F. (2014). Plankton post-paradox: reply to comment on "The paradox of the ‘paradox of the plankton'” by Record et al. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71(2), 296-298. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst213

Record, N. R., Pershing, A. J., & Maps, F. (2014). The paradox of the "paradox of the plankton.” ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71(2), 236-240. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst049

2013

Record, N. R., Pershing, A. J., & Maps, F. (2013). Emergent copepod communities in an adaptive trait-structured model. Ecological Modelling, 260, 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.03.018

2012

Maps, F., Pershing, A. J., & Record, N. R. (2012). A generalized approach for simulating growth and development in diverse marine copepod species. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69(3), 370-379. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsr182

Maps, F., Runge, J. A., Leising, A., Pershing, A. J., Record, N. R., Plourde, S., & Pierson, J. J. (2012). Modelling the timing and duration of dormancy in populations of Calanus finmarchicus from the Northwest Atlantic shelf. Journal of Plankton Research, 34(1), 36-54. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbr088

Record, N. R., Pershing, A. J., & Maps, F. (2012). First principles of copepod development help explain global marine diversity patterns. Oecologia, 170(2), 289-295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2313-0

2011

Maps, F., Zakardjian, B. A., Plourde, S., & Saucier, F. J. (2011). Modeling the interactions between the seasonal and diel migration behaviors of Calanus finmarchicus and the circulation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada). Journal of Marine Systems, 88(2), 183-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.04.004

2010

Maps, F., Plourde, S., & Zakardjian, B. (2010). Control of dormancy by lipid metabolism in Calanus finmarchicus: a population model test. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 403, 165-180. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08525

2009

Plourde, S., Maps, F., & Joly, P. (2009). Mortality and survival in early stages control recruitment in Calanus finmarchicus. Journal of Plankton Research, 31(4), 371-388. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbn126

2005

Maps, F., Runge, J., Zakardjian, B., & Joly, P. (2005). Egg production and hatching success of Temora longicornis (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 285, 117-128. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps285117

Technical Report:

Lavoie, D., Gilson, G., Chassé, J., Lambert, N., Starr, M., Brickman, D., & Maps, F. (2017). Impacts of freshwater flow regulation of Quebec's large rivers on the physical environment and krill transport in the Gulf of St . Lawrence and on the Scotian Shelf. In Canadian Technical Report of Hydrography and Ocean Sciences (Vol. 318, p. xii + 101 p.). https://bit.ly/319gpJG