Articles

  1. Burkhardt K, Papastamatiou YP, Seybald P, Pere O, Ramage JL, Tiarii I, Tixier T, Heitaurari O & Lecours V: Horizontal and vertical movement ecology of the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) in French Polynesia. Marine Biology, 172(33), 1-17.

  2. Lecours V, Misiuk B, Butschek F, Blondel P, Montereale-Gavazzi G, Lucieer V & McGonigle C: Identifying community-driven priority questions in acoustic backscatter research. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 5:1484283, 2025.

  3. Rodofili EN, Houegnigan L, Lecours V, Klarenberg G & Cuesta E: Automated detection of migrating Gray whales and measurement of their bearing in satellite imagery. Marine Mammal Science, e12213, 1-27, 2024.

  4. Rodofili EN & Lecours V: Automatically counting Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) from drone images using object-based image analysis. Aquatic Mammals, 50(6), 549-568.

  5. Qiao X, Lecours V, Braswell AE & Hazell JE: Identifying community practices in marine benthic usage in Florida. Ocean & Coastal Management, 259, 107429, 2024.

  6. Noriega F, Lecours V, Frisch-Jordán A & Medrano-González L: Identifying humpback whale calving grounds: ensemble modelling and spatial analysis of critical habitat in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 104(e83), 1-13, 2024

  7. Lecours V, Oxton A, Khor D & Tiplea J: High-resolution ensemble modelling of coral distributions in the northern Gulf of Mexico based on geomorphometry: coral diversity and benthic habitat fragmentation from oil and gas infrastructure to inform spatial planning. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(9), e4234, 2024.

  8. Moudrý V, Bazzichetto M, Remelgado R, Devillers R, Lenoir J, Mateo RG, Lembrechts JJ, Sillero N, Lecours V, Cord AF, Barták V, Balej P, Rocchini D, Torresani M, Arenas-Castro S, Man M, Prajzlerová D, Gdulová K, Prošek J, Marchetto E, Zarzo-Arias A, Gábor L, Leroy F, Martini M, Malavasi M, Cazzolla Gatti R, Wild J & Šímová P: Optimising occurrence data in species distribution models: sample size, positional uncertainty, and sampling bias matter. Ecography, 2024(12): e07294, 2024.

  9. Misiuk B, Lecours V, Prampolini M, Bucci MG & Araújo TC: Editorial: Frontiers in marine geomorphometry. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1419518, 2024.

  10. Overly K & Lecours V: Mapping queen snapper (Etelis oculatus) suitable habitat in Puerto Rico using ensemble species distribution modeling. PLoS One, 19(2), e0298755, 2024.

  11. Espriella M & Lecours V: Using drone imagery to map intertidal oyster reefs along Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coast. Gulf and Caribbean Research, 34, 89-96, 2023.

  12. Noriega F, Lecours V & Medrano-González L: Characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of coastal navigation to inform mitigation strategies for conflict between ocean users and the protected humpback whale (Megaptera novaangliae) in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 66, 1-11, 2023.

  13. Ilich AR, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski SA: MultiscaleDTM: An open-source R package for multiscale geomorphometric analysis. Transactions in GIS, 27, 1164-1204, 2023.

  14. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Camp EV, Lassiter HA, Wilkinson B, Frederick PC & Pittman SJ: Drone lidar-derived surface complexity metrics as indicators of intertidal reef condition. Ecological Indicators, 150(110190),  1-14, 2023.

  15. Moudrý V, Keil P, Cord AF, Gábor L, Lecours V, Zarzo-Arias A, Barták V, Malavasi M, Rocchini D, Torresani M, Gdulová K, Grattarola F, Leroy F, Marchetto E, Thouverai E, Prošek J, Wild J & Šímová P: Scale mismatches between predictor and response variables in species distribution modelling: a review of practices for appropriate grain size selection. Progress in Physical Geography, 2023.

  16. Mudiyanselage SSJD, Abd-Elrahman A, Wilkinson B & Lecours V: Satellite-derived bathymetry using machine learning and optimal Sentinel-2 imagery in South-West Florida coastal waters. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 59(1), 1143-1158, 2022.

  17. Rodofili EN, Lecours V & LaRue M: Remote sensing techniques for automated marine mammals detection: a review of methods and current challenges. Peer J, 10(e13540), 1-22, 2022.

  18. Espriella MC & Lecours V: Optimizing the scale of observation for intertidal habitat classification through multiscale analysis. Drones, 6(140), 1-19, 2022.

  19. Jumani S, Deitch MJ, Valle D, Machado S, Lecours V, Kaplan D, Krishnaswamy J & Howard J: A new index to quantify longitudinal river fragmentation: Conservation and management implications. Ecological Indicators, 136(108680), 2022.

  20. Buhl-Mortensen P, Lecours V & Brown CJ: Editorial: Seafloor mapping of the Atlantic Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 721602, 1-3, 2021.

  21. Misiuk B, Lecours V, Dolan MFJ & Robert K: Evaluating the suitability of multi-scale terrain attribute calculation approaches for seabed mapping applications. Marine Geodesy, 44:4, 327-385, 2021.

  22. Pittman SJ, Yates KL, Bouchet PJ, Alvarez-Berastegui D, Andréfouët S, Bell SS, Berkström C, Boström C, Brown CJ, Connolly RM, Devillers R, Eggleston D, Gilby BL, Gullström M, Halpern BS, Hidalgo M, Holstein D, Hovel K, Huettmann F, Jackson EL, James WR, Kellner JB, Kot CY, Lecours V, Lepczyk C, Nagelkerken I, Nelson J, Olds AD, Santos RO, Scales KL, Schneider DC, Schilling HT, Simenstad C, Suthers IM, Treml EA, Wedding LM, Yates P & Young M: Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 663, 1-29, 2021.

  23. Jumani S, Deitch M, Kaplan D, Anderson E, Krishnaswamy J, Lecours V & Whiles M: River fragmentation and flow alteration metrics: a review of methods and directions for future research. Environmental Research Letters, 15(123009), 2020.

  24. Bachmann RW, Canfield Jr. D.E., Sharma S & Lecours V:  Warming of near-surface water temperatures in lakes of the conterminous United States. Water, 12(12), 1-17, 2020.

  25. Ronje EI, Whitehead HR, Barry K, Piwetz S, Struve J, Lecours V, Garrison LP, Wells RS & Mullin KD: Abundance and occurrence of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in three estuaries of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research, 31, 18-34, 2020.

  26. Barros DF, Petrere Jr. M, Lecours V, Butturi-Gomes D, Castello L & Isaac VJ: Effects of deforestation and other environmental variables on floodplain fish catch in the Amazon. Fisheries Research, 230 (105643), 1-7, 2020.

  27. Canfield DE, Bachmann RW, Hoyer MV, Lecours V & Copeland R: Lake regions of Florida: patterns between lake water and shallow groundwater chemistry. Florida Scientist, 83(1), 21-41, 2020.

  28. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Frederick PC, Camp EV & Wilkinson B: Quantifying intertidal habitat relative coverage in a Florida estuary using UAS imagery and GEOBIA. Remote Sensing, 12(677), 1-17, 2020.

  29. Gábor L, Moudrý V, Lecours V, Malavasi M, Barták V, Fogl M, Šímová P, Rocchini D & Václavík T: The effect of positional error on fine-scale species distribution models increases for specialist species. Ecography, 43, 256-269, 2020.

  30. Moudrý V, Lecours V, Malavasi M, Misiuk B, Gábor L, Gdulová K, Šímová P & Wild J: Potential pitfalls in rescaling digital terrain model-derived attributes for ecological studies. Ecological Informatics, 54 (100987), 1-9, 2019.

  31. Bachmann RW, Sharma S, Canfield Jr. D.E. & Lecours V:  The distribution and prediction of summer near-surface water temperatures in lakes of the coterminous United States and Southern Canada. Geosciences, 9(296), 1-14, 2019.

  32. Gábor L, Moudrý V, Barták V & Lecours V: How do species and data characteristics affect species distribution models and when to use environmental filtering? International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 34(8), 1567-1584, 2019.

  33. Espriella M, Schaper T, Atchia A, Rose K & Lecours V: Habitat mapping of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and devil weed (Sargassum horneri) off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal, 14, 34-39, 2019.

  34. Fiorentino D, Lecours V & Brey T: On the art of classification in spatial ecology: fuzziness as an alternative for mapping uncertainty. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6(231), 1-5, 2018.

  35. Lucieer V, Lecours V & Dolan MFJ: Charting the course for future developments in marine geomorphometry: an introduction to the special issue. Geosciences, 8(477), 1-9, 2018.

  36. Moudrý V, Lecours V, Gdulová K, Gábor L, Moudrá L, Kropáček J & Wild J: On the use of global DEMs in ecological modelling and the accuracy of new bare-earth DEMs. Ecological Modelling, 383, 3-9, 2018.

  37. Misiuk B, Lecours V & Bell T: A multiscale approach to mapping seabed sediments. PLoS ONE, 13(2):e0193647, 2018.

  38. Lecours V: On the use of maps and models in conservation and resource management (warning: results may vary). Frontiers in Marine Science, 4:288, 1-18, 2017.

  39. Lecours V, Devillers R, Edinger EN, Brown CJ & Lucieer VL: Influence of artefacts in marine digital terrain models on habitat maps and species distribution models: a multiscale assessment. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 3:4, 232-246, 2017.

  40. Lecours V, Devillers R, Lucieer VL & Brown CJ: Artefacts in marine digital terrain models: a multiscale analysis of their impact on the derivation of terrain attributes. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 55(9): 5391-5406, 2017.

  41. Lecours V, Devillers R, Simms AE, Lucieer VL & Brown CJ: Towards a framework for terrain attribute selection in environmental studies. Environmental Modelling and Software, 89: 19-30, 2017.

  42. Lecours V, Brown CJ, Devillers R, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Comparing selections of environmental variables for ecological studies: a focus on terrain attributes. PLoS ONE, 11(12): e0167128, 2016.

  43. Lecours V, Dolan MFJ, Micallef A & Lucieer VL: A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20: 3207-3244, 2016.

  44. Lecours V, Devillers R, Schneider DC, Lucieer VL, Brown CJ & Edinger EN: Spatial scale and geographic context in benthic habitat mapping: review and future directions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 535: 259-284, 2015.

Professeur à l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi