PhD Oral Defense: Phylogenetic, taxonomic, and functional diversity of wetland Diptera communities

PhD Oral Defense of Amélie Grégoire Taillefer, Department of Natural Resource Sciences

The goal of this thesis was to describe biodiversity and community composition of Diptera in wetlands across Quebec. Three approaches to community analysis were used to describe patterns: taxonomic identity, functional traits, and phylogenetic relationships. Diptera were sampled using standardized methods (pan traps, sweeping) across three types of wetlands (marsh, swamp, bog) in the Montreal region, and in 15 bogs distributed in three Quebec ecoregions.

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