Dr. Marie Josee Fortin

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Biography

Marie-Josee Fortin is a University Professor at the University of Toronto specializing in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Her research encompasses various aspects of spatial ecology, focusing on species-habitat relationships, scaling issues, fragmentation, connectivity, and conservation. Additionally, she explores spatial landscape statistics, including sampling, edge detection, spatial autocorrelation, randomization tests, and graph theory. Her work in forest ecology addresses disturbances, fire spatial dynamics, and forest harvesting modeling. She is recognized for her contributions to the field, having received honors such as the Canada Research Chair (CRC) and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC).

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology