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Journal Articles

  1. 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.

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

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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, e07294, 2024.

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

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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, 47(3), 467-482, 2023.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

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

  16. 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.

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

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. 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.

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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.

  33. 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.

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

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. 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.

Book Chapters

  1. Lecours V, Misiuk B & Brown CJ: Exploring the effects of acoustic frequency on terrain attributes and classifications derived from digital bathymetric models at multiple scales. In: Niculiţă M, Guth P, Reuter H, Lecours V, Grohmann C, Arundel S & Qin CZ (eds): Geomorphometry 2023 Proceedings, p. 22-25, 2023.

  2. Lecours V & Espriella M: Can multiscale roughness help computer-assisted identification of coastal habitats in Florida? In: Alvioli M, Marchesini I, Melelli L & Guth P (eds): Proceedings of the Geomorphometry 2020 Conference, p. 111-114, 2020.

  3. Lecours V, Gábor L, Edinger E & Devillers R: Fine-scale habitat characterization of The Gully, the Flemish Cap, and the Orphan Knoll, Northwest Atlantic, with a focus on cold-water corals. In: Harris PT & Baker E (eds): Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats (second edition), p. 735-751, 2020.

  4. Lecours V, Lucieer VL, Dolan MFJ & Micallef A: Recent and future trends in marine geomorphometry. In: Guth P, Grohmann CH & Peckham S (eds): Geomorphometry 2018, 2018.

  5. Kim K, Lecours V & Frederick PC: Using 3D micro-geomorphometry to quantify interstitial spaces of an oyster cluster. In: Guth P, Grohmann CH & Peckham S (eds): Geomorphometry 2018, 2018.

  6. Lecours V, Lucieer VL, Dolan MFJ & Micallef A: An ocean of possibilities: applications and challenges of marine geomorphometry. In: Jasiewicz J, Zwolinski Z, Mitasova H & Hengl T (eds): Geomorphometry for Geosciences, p. 23-26, 2015.

  7. Lecours V, Simms A, Devillers R, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Finding the best combinations of terrain attributes and GIS software for meaningful terrain analysis. In: Jasiewicz J, Zwolinski Z, Mitasova H & Hengl T (eds): Geomorphometry for Geosciences, p. 133-136, 2015.

  8. Lecours V & Devillers R: Assessing the spatial data quality paradox in the deep-sea. In: Sieber R (ed.): Proceedings of Spatial Knowledge and Information - Canada (SKI-Canada) 2015, p. 1-8, 2015.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

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EDITOR-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

  1. Lecours V, Abd-Elrahman A & Wilkinson BE: Beyond hydrography: Marine geomatics at the University of Florida. International Hydrographic Review, 27, 133-141, 2022.

  2. Lecours V, Disney M, He K, Pettorelli N, Rowcliffe JM, Sankey T & Scales K: Remote sensing and the UN Ocean Decade: high expectations, big opportunities. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 8(3), 267-271, 2022.

  3. Espriella M: Using drones to delineate coastal habitats. Reefs to Rivers: Florida Fisheries Science Blog.

  4. McKenna B, Parkyn D, Lecours V, Stark C & Lepping B: Drones: a new techniques for monitoring salmon spawning escapements. Oncorhynchus, Newsletter of the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 39 (4), pp. 1-6.

  5. Espriella M: Using unmanned aircraft systems to monitor intertidal oyster reefs. Waterworks, Newsletter of the SFRC Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Program, Fall 2019, pp. 2-3.

  6. Lecours V: Habitat mapping. In: Fath BD (ed.), Encyclopedia of Ecology, 2nd edition, volume 1, pp. 212-222, 2019.

  7. Lecours V: Understanding where land meets sea: spatial analysis of coastal environments. Frontiers of Biogeography, 10 (1-2): 1-2, 2018.

  8. Lecours V: Using remote sensing to map the Earth's last frontier - a recap of the 2018 GeoHab conference. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation Journal Blog, 2018.

  9. Lecours V: Exploring (part of) the hydrosphere, from above and below. Florida LakeWatch Newsletter, 78: 3-5, 2017.

  10. Micallef A, Lecours V, Dolan MFJ & Lucieer VL: Marine geomorphometry: overview and opportunities. Geophysical Reseach Abstracts, 18: EGU2016-6264, 2016.

  11. Lecours V & Devillers R: Méthodes optiques et acoustiques: les deux solitudes de la télédétection. Bulletin de l'AQT, 28: 10-11, 2014.

  12. Bagheri H & Lecours V: Benthic habitat mapping using high-resolution image mosaicking. Sea Technology, 53: 15-20, 2012.

REPORTS

  1. Espriella MC, Lecours V & Murie D: Chapter 3: comparative changes in post-dredge shoal bathymetry and terrain morphology using multibeam echosounder surveys. In: Murie D, Bucatari J & Hansen D (eds), Ecological function and recovery of biological communities within dredged ridge-swale habitats in the South-Atlantic Bight. Volume 1: final report on the physical environments of the sand shoals. Sterling (VA): U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Report No.: OCS Study BOEM 2024-016. Contract No.: M13AC00012. p. 101-116, 2024.

  2. Stunz GW, Patterson III WF, Powers SP, Cowan, Jr. JH, Rooker JR, Ahrens RA, Boswell K, Carleton L, Catalano M, Drymon JM, Hoenig J, Leaf R, Lecours V, Murawski S, Portnoy D, Saillant E, Stokes LS & Wells RJD: Estimating the Absolute Abundance of Age-2+ Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, NOAA Sea Grant. 408 p., 2021.

  3. Dove D, Bjarnadottir L, Guinan J, Le Bas T, Nanson R, Roche M, Lecours V, Stephens D, Walbridge S, Khadjinova R, Di Stefano M, Dolan M, Harris P, Lamarche G & Ryabchuk D: Seafloor Geomorphology (GeoHab Workshop); Key Resources and Future Challenges. GeoHab-2019 Conference, St. Petersburg, 34 p., 2019.

  4. Misiuk B & Lecours V: Mind the scale! Modeling at multiple scales to predict the distribution of sediment grain size for use in habitat mapping. In: Todd BJ, Brown CJ, Lacharité M, Gazzola V & McCormack E (eds), Program and Abstracts, 2017 GeoHab Conference, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8295, 122 p., 2017, doi: 10.4095/305398.

  5. Lecours V, Devillers R, Brown CJ, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Can we trust our habitat maps? Assessing map sensitivity for decision-making. In: Todd BJ, Brown CJ, Lacharité M, Gazzola V & McCormack E (eds), Program and Abstracts, 2017 GeoHab Conference, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8295, 122 p., 2017, doi: 10.4095/305398.

  6. Lecours V, Miles LL, Devillers R & Edinger EN: Data analysis towards the multiscale characterization of cold-water coral and sponge habitats in Canadian waters. Technical report submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, REQ. No. F6160-120010, 260 p., 2013.

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Oral Presentations

  1. Rodofili E, Houegnigan L, Lecours V, Klarenberg G & Lázaro EC: Can we study migration from space? Automated detection and bearing measurement of gray whales in satellite imagery. 25th Biennal Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Autralia, November 11th-15th, 2024.

  2. Lecours V, Duguay Y & Boivin M: Stakeholder identification of geomatics-based needs for coastal monitoring and management along the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. 8th International Conference on Estuaries and Coasts, Quebec City, QC, Canada, August 27th-29th, 2024.

  3. Lecours V & Boivin M: Multiscale geomorphometry for the characterization of the Saguenay Fjord, Québec, Canada. International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution, Lipari, Italy, July 1st-3rd, 2024.

  4. Blondel P, Lecours V, Misiuk B, Butschek F, Montereale-Gavazzi G, McGonigle C & Lucieer V: Habitat mapping and acoustic backscatter for the future - Community identification of research priorities. International Conference on Underwater Acoustics, Bath, United Kingdom, June 17th-20th, 2024. 

  5. Misiuk B, Lecours V, Butschek F, Blondel P, Montereale-Gavazzi G, McGonigle C & Lucieer V: An international survey to prioritize acoustic backscatter research. Canadian Hydrographic Conference, St. John's, NL, Canada, May 27th-30th, 2024.

  6. Lecours V, Misiuk B, Butschek F, Blondel P, Montereale-Gavazzi G, McGonigle C & Lucieer V: Towards a GeoHab Backscatter Working Group roadmap: Community identification of research priorities. International GeoHab Conference, Arendal, Norway, May 6th-10th, 2024.

  7. Newton M, Lecours V & Kornacki E: Archaeological investigations of Port Paradise Spring, Eastern Gulf of Mexico. American Academy for Underwater Sciences Annual Symposium, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA, April 14th – 20th, 2024.

  8. Braswell A, Lecours V & Qiao X: Developing a standardized framework for benthic data integration and distribution in Florida on the West Florida Shelf. Florida Coastal Mapping Program Annual Summit, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, March 26th-27th, 2024.

  9. Ilich AR, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski S: MultiscaleDTM: multiscale geomorphometric analysis of bathymetry and elevation data in R. Gulf of Mexico Conference 2024 Tools Café, Tampa, FL, USA, February 20th, 2024.

  10. Braswell AE, Lecours V, Qiao X, Walker BK, Meyers SD, Muller-Karger FE, Hazell J, Liu Y & Baumstarck RD. Establishing a standardized framework for data integration and distribution through expert engagement and community agreement on the West Florida Shelf. Gulf of Mexico Conference 2024, Tampa, FL, USA, February 19th-22nd, 2024.

  11. Qiao X, Lecours V & Braswell A: Towards community-defined standards for benthic data and metadata integration and distribution in Florida. Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, February 18th-23rd, 2024.

  12. Amyot AA, Lecours V & Archambault P: Caractérisation de l'épifaune et des habitats benthiques des parois marines du Fjord du Saguenay. Réunion scientifique annuelle de Québec-Océan, Rivière-du-Loup, QC, Canada, February 6th-7th, 2024.

  13. Braswell A, Lecours V & Qiao X: Developing a standardized framework for data integration and distribution on the West Florida Shelf. Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program Annual All-Hands Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, January 18th-19th, 2024.

  14. Qiao X, Court CD, Grubesic TH, Helderop E & Lecours V: Relevance and accuracy of baseline agricultural data for rapid assessment of the impacts of hazard events: Florida and tropical cyclones. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 11th-15th, 2023.

  15. Braswell A, Lecours V & Qiao X: Developing a standardized framework for benthic data integration and distribution in Florida. Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation 27th Biennial Conference, Portland, OR, USA, November 12th-16th, 2023.

  16. Lecours V, Misiuk B & Brown CJ: Mesures de bathymétrie par télédétection acoustique multi-fréquence: que mesurons-nous vraiment? Congrès de l'Association Québécoise de Télédétection, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada, October 23th-25th, 2023.

  17. Lecours V, Misiuk B & Brown CJ: Exploring the effects of acoustic frequency on terrain attributes and classifications derived from digital bathymetric models at multiple scales. Geomorphometry 2023 Conference, Iași, Romania, July 10th-14th, 2023.

  18. Lecours V: La géomatique au service des aires marines protégées. Les Aires Marines Protégées: Enjeux et Défis Actuels, Institut Sciences de l'Océan, Aix-Marseille Université, France, June 19th-23rd, 2023.

  19. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Lassiter HA, Wilkinson B, Frederick PC & Pittman SJ: Monitoring intertidal oyster reefs using drone-based lidar. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Florida Lidar Workshop, Apopka, FL, USA, June 8th, 2023.

  20. Newton MA & Lecours V: Suwannee Offshore: Underwater archaeological investigation of a Paleo-river channel. Florida Anthropological Society 75th Annual Meeting, St. Augustine, FL, USA, May 12th-14th, 2023.

  21. Lecours V & Hiroji A: Where has the Suwannee Reef gone? Mapping historically significant subtidal oyster habitats in Florida at multiple scales. International GeoHab Symposium 2023, St-Gilles-les-Bains, La Réunion, May 8th-12th, 2023.

  22. Chequer A, Newton MA, Lecours V & Hiroji A: Marine habitat mapping and archaeological investigation of the submerged Paleo-Suwannee River, eastern Gulf of Mexico, United States. International GeoHab Symposium 2023, St-Gilles-les-Bains, La Réunion, May 8th-12th, 2023.

  23. Noriega-Betancourt F, Lecours V & Medrano-González L: Caracterización de la distribución de embarcaciones marinas para informar estrategias de mitigación de conflictos entre los usuarios del océano y la protegida ballena jorobada (Megaptera novaeangliae) en Bahía de Banderas, México. XXXVIII Reunión Internacional para el Estudio de los Mamíferos Marinos, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, May 1st-5th, 2023.

  24. Mallica C, Lecours V & Colella M: Quantifying fine-scale rugosity metrics across stony coral species and other benthic groups using 3-D reconstruction techniques. 51st Benthic Ecology Meeting, Miami, FL, USA, April 26th-29th, 2023.

  25. Lecours V: Récents développements en méthodes de cartographie d’habitats côtiers semi-automatisées. Rencontre d’échanges sur la végétation aquatique du fleuve Saint-Laurent, Plan d'Action Saint-Laurent, Québec, QC, Canada, April 13th, 2023.

  26. Newton MA & Lecours V: The Paleo-Suwannee Project: Offshore research in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, USA, March 29th-April 2nd, 2023.

  27. Rodofili EN, Lecours V & LaRue M: Reviewing marine mammal automated detection and developing a workflow in a free platform. International Whaling Commission Intersessional Group "Satellite to Study Whales" Workshop, virtual, March 20th-21st 2023.

  28. Mallica C, Lecours V, Wilkinson B, Colella M & Behringer D: Quantifying fine-scale terrain characteristics across stony coral species in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, Gainesville, FL, USA, February 21st, 2023.

  29. Braswell A, Ennis B & Lecours V: Developing a standardized framework for benthic data integration and distribution in Florida. Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program All-Hands Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, January 19th-20th, 2023.

  30. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Lassiter HA, Camp E, Wilkinson B, Frederick P & Pittman S: Structural metrics as indicators of oyster reef condition. Center for Coastal Solutions State of the Center Summit, Gainesville, FL, USA, December 2nd, 2022.

  31. Ennis B, Lecours V, Braswell A & Hazell J: Facilitating the development of a standardized mapping framework - stakeholder survey. FCMaP Summit 2022, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, November 30th-December 1st, 2022.

  32. Lecours V, Misiuk B, Montereale Gavazzi G, Lucieer V, McGonigle C & Blondel P: Identifying priority questions in acoustic backscatter research: preliminary results from community input. Multibeam Sonar Backscatter Workshop of the GeoHab Backscatter Working Group, Halifax, NS, Canada, October 25th-27th, 2022.

  33. Mallica C, Lecours V & Colella M: Utilizing photogrammetry to assess 3D proxies of structural dynamics influencing coral demographics in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA. Reef Futures Symposium, Key Largo, FL, USA, September 26th-30th, 2022.

  34. Lecours V: Evaluating changes in deep-sea morphological mapping of the northern Gulf of Mexico across thematic and spatial resolutions. International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolutions, Valletta, Malta, July 4th-6th, 2022.

  35. Lecours V: Recent advances in geomorphometry: opportunities for submarine geomorphology. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, May 23rd-27th, 2022.

  36. Ilich A, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski S: A new toolset for multiscale seabed characterization. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, May 23rd-27th, 2022.

  37. Mudiyanselage S, Abd-Elrahman A, Wilkinson B & Lecours V: Bathymetry inversion with optimal Sentinel-2 imagery using random forest modeling. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, May 23rd-27th, 2022.

  38. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Lassiter HA & Wilkinson B: Using UAS-based LiDAR data to quantify oyster reef structural characteristics for temporal monitoring. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, May 23rd-27th, 2022.

  39. Lecours V: Geomorphometry of the deep Gulf of Mexico. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, May 23rd-27th, 2022.

  40. Ilich AR, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski SA: Demonstrating the utility of the Multiscale DTM package for seafloor habitat mapping. GeoHab International Symposium, Venice, Italy, May 16th-20th, 2022.

  41. Lecours V & Oxton A: Optimizing ensemble models to identify suitable habitat of cold-water corals species in the northern Gulf of Mexico. GeoHab International Symposium, Venice, Italy, May 16th-20th, 2022.

  42. Atchia AJ, Lecours V, Braswell AE & Altieri AH: Using geographic object-based image analysis and spectral indices to map changes in coastal habitat health following an oil spill in Mauritius. GeoHab International Symposium, Venice, Italy, May 16th-20th, 2022.

  43. Espriella MC & Lecours V: Optimizing the observation scale for coastal habitat mapping. GeoHab International Symposium, Venice, Italy, May 16th-20th, 2022.

  44. Espriella M, Lecours V, Lassiter HA & Wilkinson B: Roughness metrics as indicators of oyster reef health. Oyster Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program & Florida Oyster Recovery and Science Workshop, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, May 10th-11th, 2022.

  45. Lecours V & Oxton A: Evaluating tradeoffs in ensemble modeling of cold-water corals in the Gulf of Mexico to inform management and conservation. The Gulf of Mexico Conference 2022, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, April 25th-28th, 2022.

  46. Newton M, Lecours V & Sassaman K: The Paleo-Suwannee Project. East Carolina University's Maritime Studies Student Scholar Symposium, Greenville, NC, USA, April 9th, 2022.

  47. Oxton A & Lecours V: High-resolution mapping of cold-water corals in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Benthic Ecology Meeting, Portsmouth, NH, USA, March 29th-April 2nd, 2022.

  48. Noriega F, Almeyda A & Lecours V: A proposal to contrast human and Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) uses in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, Gainesville, FL, USA, March 15th, 2022.

  49. Atchia A & Lecours V: Collecting ground-truthing data for satellite imagery analysis of an oil spill. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, Gainesville, FL, USA, March 15th, 2022.

  50. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Lassiter HA & Wilkinson B: Using lidar-derived digital surface models to monitor intertidal oyster reef status. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, Gainesville, FL, USA, March 15th, 2022.

  51. Ilich A, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski SA: Developing open-source software to advance multiscale ocean geomorphometry. Ocean Sciences Meeting, online, February 24th-March 4th, 2022.

  52. Ilich A, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski SA: Developing open-source software to advance multiscale ocean geomorphometry. 38th Annual Graduate Symposium of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, February 18th, 2022.

  53. Qiao X, Court CD, Grubesic TH, Helderop E & Lecours V: Relevance and accuracy in baseline data collection for estimating direct agricultural losses of hazard events: Florida and tropical cyclones. Southern Agricultural Economics Association 54th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, February 12th-15th, 2022.

  54. Lecours V: Multiscale geomorphological mapping of the deep Gulf of Mexico. Florida Society of Geographers 2022 Annual Meeting, online, February 12th, 2022.

  55. Lecours V: Developing a standardized framework for data integration and distribution on the West Florida Shelf. Florida RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Program Meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, January 20th-21st, 2022.

  56. Lecours V: Using geomatics to advance coastal and marine sciences. School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics Sciences Advisory Board Meeting, Gainesville, FL, USA, December 10th, 2021.

  57. Lecours V: University of Florida benthic habitat mapping updates. Florida Coastal Mapping Program Summit, online, December 7th, 2021.

  58. Noriega Betancourt F, O'Donnell GT, Spencer Goncalves A & Lecours V: Mapping suitable areas for marine recreational activities around Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Pacific Islands GIS & Remote Sensing User Conference, online from Port-Vila, Vanuatu, November 22nd-23rd, 2021.

  59. Overly K & Lecours V: The first steps: Determining essential fish habitat for Queen Snapper (Etelis oculatus) in Puerto Rico using ensemble species distribution modeling. 74th Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Research Institute Conference, online, November 6th-12th, 2021.

  60. Lecours V & Espriella M: Evaluating geospatial data needs for accurate temporal monitoring of coastal habitats in Florida, USA. CoastGIS 2021 Conference, online from Raseborg, Finland, September 16th-17th, 2021.

  61. Lecours V & Espriella M: Can multiscale roughness help computer-assisted identification of coastal habitats in Florida? International Conference on Geomorphometry, online from Perugia, Italy, September 13th-15th, 2021.

  62. Lecours V: Intégrer la télédétection optique et acoustique pour cartographier les écosystèmes côtiers. Congrès de l'Association Québécoise de Télédétection, online, June 2nd-3rd, 2021.

  63. Oxton A, Khor D, Tiplea J & Lecours V: High-resolution habitat mapping of cold-water corals and sponges in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, online, May 3rd-13th, 2021.

  64. Overly K & Lecours V: Mapping Queen Snapper (Etelis oculatus) suitable habitat in Puerto Rico using ensemble species distribution modeling. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, online, May 3rd-13th, 2021.

  65. Ilich AR, Brizzolara JL, Graham AGC, Grasty SE, Gray JW, Hommeyer M, Kilborn JP, Lecours V, Lembke C, Locker SD, Silverman A, Switzer TS, Vivlamore A & Murawski SA: Mapping offshore hardbottom areas on the West Florida Shelf using multiple spatial scales of analysis. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, online, May 3rd-13th, 2021.

  66. Hintenlang LL, Lecours V & Kane AS: Nadir and oblique imaging to observe intertidal oyster populations using UAS photogrammetry. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, online, May 3rd-13th, 2021.

  67. Espriella MC, Lecours V, Frederick PC, Camp EV & Wilkinson B: Optimizing intertidal habitat classification at multiple scales using open-source tools. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, online, May 3rd-13th, 2021.

  68. Rodofili E & Lecours V: Object-based image analysis for ship detection in satellite imagery: a proof of concept for marine mammal studies to monitor illegal fishing. School of Natural Resources and the Environment Student Research Symposium, online, April 22nd, 2021.

  69. Lecours V: Developing multiscale terrain signatures for seabed classification. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, online, April 19th-30th, 2021.

  70. Khor D, Tiplea J, Oxton A & Lecours V: Quantifying the potential impacts of oil and gas infrastructures on cold-water corals and sponges in the northern Gulf of Mexico. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, online, April 19th-30th, 2021.

  71. Lecours V: Contributing to regional, national, and global marine habitat mapping efforts through student-led projects. Florida Academy of Sciences, online, March 19th-20th, 2021.

  72. Lecours V: Évaluer le potentiel des signatures topographiques en remplacement des signatures spectrales pour la caractérisation des habitats côtiers. Research & Development Center in Coastal & Ocean Mapping Colloquium, online, March 15th-19th, 2021.

  73. Mallica C, Lecours V, Colella M & Behringer DC: Proposal for using long-term photomosaics to investigate ecological factors influencing natural recovery among reef-building coral species in the Florida Keys. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, online, February 25th-26th, 2021.

  74. Lecours V & Espriella M: Multiscale analysis of digital surface models for the identification of oyster resources in Florida. 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers, online, February 20th, 2021.

  75. Tiplea J, Oxton A, Khor D & Lecours V: Spatial analysis of deep-sea corals and sponges distributions in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers, online, February 20th, 2021.

  76. Lecours V: Developing a standardized framework for data integration and distribution on the West Florida Shelf. Florida Coastal Mapping Program Summit, online, December 3rd, 2020.

  77. Lecours V & Espriella M: Twenty thousand scales under the sea: exploring the potential of multiscale analyses for marine habitat characterization. American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting, online, September 14-25th, 2020.

  78. Espriella M, Lecours V, Frederick P, Camp E & Wilkinson B: Using drones to monitor coastal habitats in the Big Bend. Florida Coastal Habitat Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program 2020 Workshop, St. Petersburg and online, USA, May 12th-13th, 2020.

  79. Oxton A, Khor D, Tiplea J & Lecours V: Identification of cold-water coral and sponge conservation sites with respect to oil and gas infrastructures in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 28th, 2020.

  80. Espriella M, Lecours V, Frederick P, Camp E & Wilkinson B: Automating the delineation of intertidal habitats from unoccupied aircraft imagery. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 28th, 2020.

  81. Lecours V & Espriella M: Can remote sensing and spatial analysis help monitor and manage Florida's oyster resources? 2020 Florida Society of Geographers Conference, Gainesville, USA, February 7th-9th, 2020.

  82. Lecours V & Espriella M: Improving oyster resources monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico using remotely-sensed data and object-based image analysis techniques. 2020 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Tampa, USA, February 3rd-6th, 2020.

  83. Espriella M: Using Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UASs) to monitor intertidal habitats. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Program Advisory Committee Meeting, Gainesville, USA, December 5th, 2019.

  84. Lecours V & Espriella M: Testing new approaches for multiscale oyster mapping and monitoring. Third Oyster Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program (OIMMP) workshop, St. Petersburg, USA, October 9th-10th, 2019.

  85. Gábor L, Moudrý V, Lecours V, Malavasi M, Barták V & Václavík V: Does positional error affect fine-scale species distribution models? The International Society for Ecological Modelling Global Conference 2019, Salzburg, Austria, October 1st-5th, 2019.

  86. Lecours V: A marine perspective to cross-scale processes impacting biodiversity. Meeting of the National Sciences Foundation Research Coordination Network on Cross-Scale Processes Impacting Biodiversity, Gainesville, USA, May 28th-31st, 2019.

  87. Lecours V, Gábor L, Edinger EN & Devillers R: To each its own: contrasting fine-scale environmental preferences of cold-water coral species in the Northwest Atlantic. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 13th-17th, 2019.

  88. Lecours V: TASSE: Terrain Attribute Selection for Spatial Ecology toolbox for ArcGIS. Workshop of the 18th International Symposium GeoHab, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 13th, 2019.

  89. Lecours V: Morphometrics and quantitative applications within geomorphological mapping. Workshop of the 18th International Symposium GeoHab, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 13th, 2019.

  90. Lecours V, Edinger E & Deviller R: Fine-scale habitat mapping of three areas of the Northwest Atlantic. 48th Benthic Ecology Meeting, St. John's, Canada, April 3rd-6th, 2019.

  91. Lecours V: Scale: a matter of perception. 2019 Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 22nd, 2019.

  92. Espriella MC & Lecours V: Using high-resolution unmanned aerial system imagery to monitor intertidal oyster reefs along Florida's Big Bend coastline. 2019 Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 22nd, 2019.

  93. Lecours V: A call for a consistent and transparent framework for habitat mapping in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, New Orleans, USA, February 4th-7th, 2019.

  94. Barros D, Petrere M, Lecours V, Castello L & Isaac V: Alterações na pesca em decorrência de mudanças na cobertura florestal e variáveis ambientais em lagos de várzeas do baixo amazonas (Changes in fisheries patterns due to variations in forest cover and environmental variables in lowland Amazonian lakes). 23rd Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia, Belém, Brazil, January 27th-31st, 2019.

  95. Lecours V, Lucieer VL, Dolan MFJ & Micallef A: Recent and future trends in marine geomorphometry. International Conference on Geomorphometry, Boulder, USA, August 13th-17th, 2018.

  96. Kim K, Lecours V & Frederick PC: Using 3D micro-geomorphometry to quantify interstitial spaces of an oyster cluster. International Conference on Geomorphometry, Boulder, USA, August 13th-17th, 2018.

  97. Lecours V, Misiuk B, Edinger EN & Devillers R: Evaluating oceanographic drivers of deep-sea corals at multiple thematic scales. 17th International Symposium GeoHab, Santa Barbara, USA, May 7th-11th, 2018.

  98. Lecours V & LeClerc E: Opportunities and dangers of using maps as means of communication. Symposium on Improving Communication and Collaboration in Fisheries, 38th Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Haines City, USA, April 11th-13th, 2018.

  99. Lecours V: How to lie with maps. 2018 Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 16th, 2018.

  100. Lecours V: Mapping the seafloor, with end users in mind. 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA, December 11th-15th, 2017.

  101. Lecours V, & Devillers R: Impacts of mapmaking decisions on marine habitat maps and their implications for fisheries management. 7th International Symposium on GIS & Spatial Analyses in Fishery & Aquatic Sciences, Hokkaido, Japan, August 21st-26th, 2017.

  102. Lecours V: Towards a more critical use of spatial data in fisheries management. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, USA, August 20th-24th, 2017.

  103. Lecours V, & Devillers R: Bringing acoustic remote sensing into the mainstream. International Earth Observation Summit, Montréal, Canada, June 19th-23rd, 2017.

  104. Misiuk, B & Lecours V: Mind the scale! Modeling at multiple scales to predict the distribution of sediment grain size for use in habitat mapping. 16th International Symposium GeoHab, Halifax, Canada, May 1st-5th, 2017.

  105. Lecours V, Devillers R, Brown CJ, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Can we trust our habitat maps? Assessing map sensitivity for decision-making. 16th International Symposium GeoHab, Halifax, Canada, May 1st-5th, 2017.

  106. Lecours V, Devillers R, Brown CJ, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Assessing marine habitat maps sensitivity to variable selection and data quality. 4th International Marine Conservation Congress, St. John's, Canada, July 30th-August 3rd, 2016.

  107. Lecours V, Devillers R, Brown CJ, Simms AE, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Too many cooks spoil the broth: assessing which combinations of terrain attributes best serve habitat mapping. 15th International Symposium GeoHab, Winchester, U.K., May 2-6th, 2016.

  108. Micallef A, Lecours V, Dolan MFJ & Lucieer VL: Marine geomorphometry: overview and opportunities. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, April 17-22nd, 2016.

  109. Lecours V: Improving geographic literacy in the natural sciences: a marine habitat mapping perspective. 18th Annual Aldrich Multidisciplinary Research Conference, St. John's, Canada, March 18-20th, 2016.

  110. Devillers R & Lecours V: Explorer les abysses: espoirs et défis des véhicules sous-marins autonomes et téléguidés. 16ème Congrès de l'Association Québécoise de Télédétection, Quebec City, Canada, October 28-30th, 2015.

  111. Lecours V, Lucieer VL, Dolan MFJ & Micallef A: An ocean of possibilities: applications and challenges of marine geomorphometry. 4th International Conference for Geomorphometry, Poznań, Poland, June 22-26th, 2015.

  112. Lecours V, Simms AE, Devillers R, Lucieer VL & Edinger EN: Finding the best combinations of terrain attributes and GIS software for meaningful terrain analysis. 4th International Conference for Geomorphometry, Poznań, Poland, June 22-26th, 2015.

  113. Lecours V, Lucieer VL, Micallef A, Dolan MFJ, Brown CJ, Edinger EN & Devillers R: Where land meets sea: towards a complete coverage for terrain analysis of coastal environments. 36th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, St. John's, Canada, June 8-11th, 2015.

  114. Lecours V, Devillers R & Edinger EN: Challenges in surveying the deep sea using acoustic remote sensing and remotely operated vehicles. Geomatics Atlantic 2014, St. John's, Canada, November 3-5th, 2014.

  115. Lecours V: Are oceans still the Earth's last frontier? Using remote sensing to explore the unknown. 16th Annual Aldrich Interdisciplinary Research Conference, St. John's, Canada, March 21-23rd, 2014.

  116. Lecours V, Devillers R & Edinger EN: Surrogacy in the deep sea: linking biogeography with terrain morphology, surficial geology and oceanography. Atlantic Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers 25th Annual Meeting, Moncton, Canada, October 18-20th, 2013.

  117. Lecours V, Tzekakis D, Devillers R, Brown CJ & Edinger EN: Using underwater acoustic remote sensing to investigate spatial and temporal scales in habitat mapping. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, St. John's, Canada, August 11-15th, 2013.

  118. Lecours V, Devillers R, Edinger EN, Brown CJ & Lucieer VL: Exploring the role spatial scale plays in marine habitat mapping using multiscale geomorphometric analyses. 12th International Symposium GeoHab, Rome, Italy, May 6-10th, 2013.

  119. Devillers R, Edinger EN, Lecours V & Jones K: The role of scale in understanding cold-water corals habitats. 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS'12), Cairns, Australia, July 9-13th, 2012.

Poster Presentations

  1. Schimel ACG, Roche M, Brown C, Beaudoin J, Lecours V, Lurton X, Fezzani R, Dolan M, Misiuk B, Le Bas T, Fonseca L, Urban P, Watson S, Montereale-Gavazzi G, von Deimling JS, Di Stefano M, Smith M & Piette A-S: Backscatter Working Group (BSWG): State of the art. International GeoHab Conference, Arendal, Norway, May 6th-10th, 2024.

  2. Rodofili E, Lecours V, LaRue M: Object-based image analysis automated detection of whales in remote sensing imagery. School of Natural Resources and Environment Research Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, April 4th, 2023.

  3. Noriega F, Lecours V & Medrano-Gonzalez L: Mapping the threat: Description of the spatio-temporal distribution patterns of navigation to develop inclusive conservation strategies for ocean users and humpback whales in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico. School of Natural Resources and Environment Research Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, April 4th, 2023.

  4. Mallica C & Lecours V: Utilizing photogrammetry to assess structural dynamics of coral reefs in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, Gainesville, FL, USA, March 15th, 2022.

  5. Hintenlang L, Lecours V, & Kane A: Nadir and oblique imaging to observe intertidal oyster populations using UAS photogrammetry. CoastGIS 2021 Conference, online from Raseborg, Finland, September 16th-17th, 2021.

  6. Espriella M & Lecours V: A workflow for determining the most appropriate UAS imagery resolution for coastal habitat classification. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, online, February 25th-26th, 2021.

  7. Atchia A & Lecours V: A proposal for monitoring Mauritius' coastal ecosystems using remote sensing following the MV Wakashio oil spill. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, online, February 25th-26th, 2021.

  8. Espriella M & Lecours V: Optimizing the scale of analysis for intertidal habitat classification along Florida's Big Bend.  57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers, online, February 20th, 2021.

  9. Wallace C, Camp E, Lecours V & Smyth A: Oyster restoration to limit vulnerability to sea-level rise. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 28th, 2020.

  10. Rodofili E, Teryda N, Hutton D, Edenfield S & Lecours V: Predicting Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) distribution to inform management and conservation in the Southern Ocean. Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 28th, 2020.

  11. Espriella M & Lecours V: Monitoring intertidal oyster reefs in Florida using an unmanned aerial system. 18th International Symposium GeoHab, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 13th-17th, 2019.

  12. Espriella MC & Lecours V: Using geographic object-based image analysis to characterize oyster reefs: a feasibility study. 39th Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Haines City, USA, April 3rd-5th, 2019.

  13. Ronje EI, Struve J & Lecours V: Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) distribution and abundance in the brackish environment of Sabine Lake, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 2019 Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Graduate Students Symposium, Gainesville, USA, February 22nd, 2018.

  14. Lecours V, Kim K, Frederick PC & Pine III WE: A hierarchical approach to quantifying fine-scale habitat availability. 17th International Symposium GeoHab, Santa Barbara, USA, May 7th-11th, 2018.

  15. Lecours V, Dolan MFJ, Micallef A & Lucieer VL: Geomorphometry in habitat mapping: lessons learned from the past 10 years of applications. 15th International Symposium GeoHab, Winchester, U.K., May 2-6th, 2016.

  16. Lecours V: Using geospatial technologies to explore the deep-sea at multiple scales. ESRI Canada User Conferences, across Canada, Fall 2014.

  17. Lecours V, Edinger EN & Devillers R: Understanding modern cold-water corals in Canada using multi-scale bathymetric data analysis. Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada Joint Annual Meeting, St. John's, Canada, May 27-29th, 2012.

CONFERENCE OR MEETING PRESENTATIONS

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PRESENTATIONS

  1. Rodofili E : Satellite and UAS imagery automated analysis for marine mammals surveys and migration studies. School of Natural Resources and Environment Seminar Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, October 16th, 2023.

  2. Lecours V: Multiscale geomorphometry for the understanding of marine ecosystems and geosystems. Seminar Series in the School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, March 31st, 2023.

  3. Espriella MC: Drone imagery as a tool to consistently monitor Florida's intertidal habitats. University of Florida Postdoctoral Association Seminar Series, Gainesville, FL, USA, November 9th, 2022.

  4. Lecours V: Augmenter le potentiel des données hydrographiques pour caractériser les habitats benthiques avec la géomorphométrie multi-échelle. Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada, Mont-Joli, QC, Canada, June 2nd, 2022.

  5. Lecours V: Ocean and coastal mapping: considerations for data characteristics. Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland Graduate Society Seminar Series, St. John's, NL, Canada, April 20th, 2022.

  6. Lecours V: Seascape ecology and mapping - lessons learned and opportunities. Seascape Ecology & Mapping Lab, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, March 30th, 2022.

  7. Lecours V: Habitat mapping from reefs to rift: selected projects from the University of Florida Marine Geomatics Lab. Oceanography Seminar Series, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, March 15th, 2022.

  8. Lecours V: La géomatique au service des sciences de la mer. Webinaire du Centre de Recherche en Données et Intelligence Géospatiales de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada, February 3rd, 2022.

  9. Mallica C & Lecours V: Evaluating photogrammetry as a tool to investigate 3D proxies of ecological factors influencing survivorship of natural colonies in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA. Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics Seminar Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, November 30th, 2021.

  10. Atchia A & Lecours V: Assessing mangrove health from satellite imagery following an oil spill on the southeastern coast of Mauritius. Coastal Ecosystem Dynamics Seminar Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, November 23rd, 2021.

  11. Lecours V: Mapping the marine world from reef to rift. Department of Geography Colloquium Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, October 28th, 2021.

  12. Lecours V: Utiliser la géomorphométrie pour supporter la cartographie des habitats marins. Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean Mapping, Rimouski, Canada, November 8th, 2019.

  13. Lecours V: Towards more informed methodological decisions when using geomorphometry in species distribution models. Faculty of Environmental Sciences Special Seminar, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, September 18th, 2019.

  14. Lecours V: Marine habitat mapping: are we doing it right? College of Marine Science Seminar Series, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, USA, November 16th, 2018.

  15. Lecours V: What lurks below, or how to better understand benthic habitats. Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands "Water, Wetlands, and Watersheds" Seminar Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, November 14th, 2018.

  16. Lecours V: An interdisciplinary perspective on data collection and analysis for complex marine environments. Biocomplexity Engineering Seminar Series - Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, November 14th, 2017.

  17. Lecours V: On the prescriptive use of habitat maps in marine sciences and conservation. Warning: results may vary!  SFRC - Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Seminar Series, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, February 24th, 2017.

  18. Lecours V: Towards a better integration of spatial concepts in the marine habitat mapping workflow. Research Seminar, LE Lab, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, March 28th, 2016.

  19. Lecours V: Geography matters! How geographic context and methods can improve marine habitat mapping. BlueBox Seminar Series, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, March 18th, 2016.

  20. Devillers R, Edinger EN & Lecours V: Deep-sea corals in Newfoundland and Labrador waters, Canada - overview of the past 10 years of research. Research Seminar, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Hobart, Australia, June 15th, 2012.

  21. Devillers R, Edinger EN & Lecours V: Improving our understanding of deep-sea corals in the Newfoundland and Labrador waters, Canada. Research Seminar, Australian Research Council Centre for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, April 26th, 2012.

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TOOLS

  1. Ilich AR, Misiuk B, Lecours V & Murawski SA: MultiscaleDTM R Package,                                       doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5548338, 2021.

  2. Lecours V: Terrain Attribute Selection for Spatial Ecology (TASSE), v.1.1, Toolbox for ArcGIS, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15014.52800, 2017.

  3. Lecours V: Terrain Attribute Selection for Spatial Ecology (TASSE), v.1.0, Toolbox for ArcGIS, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35147.18728, 2015.

SIGNATORY

  1. Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Newsome TM, Barnard P, Moomaw WR & 11,092 scientists signatories. World scientists' warning of a climate emergency. BioScience, 2019.

  2. Peters R, Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Moskwik M, Carreón-Arroyo G, Ceballos G, Córdova A, Dirzo R, Ehrlich PR, Flesch AD, List R, Lovejoy TE, Noss RF, Pacheco J, Sarukhán JK, Soulé ME, Wilson EO, Miller JRB & 2,556 scientists signatories. Nature divided, scientists united: U.S.-Mexico border wall threatens biodiversity and binational conservation. BioScience, 68: 740-743, 2018.

  3. Antonelli A, Perrigo A, 3,112 scientists signatories & 393 citizens signatories: We must protect biodiversity. Washington Post, December 15th, 2017.

  4. Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Newsome TM, Galetti M, Alamgir M, Crist E, Mahmoud MI, Laurance WF & 15,364 scientist signatories: World scientists' warning to humanity: a second notice. BioScience, 67(12): 1026-1028, 2017.

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Edited Volumes / Special Issues

  1. Lecours V, Misiuk B, Bucci MG, Prampolini M & Araújo TC (Eds): Frontiers in marine geomorphometry. Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, 269 p., 2024.

  2. Niculiţă M, Guth P, Reuter H, Lecours V, Grohmann C, Arundel S & Qin CZ (Eds): Geomorphometry 2023 Proceedings, 123 p., 2023.

  3. Buhl-Mortensen P, Lecours V & Brown CJ (Eds.): Seafloor mapping of the Atlantic Ocean. Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland, 196 p., 2021.

  4. Lucieer V, Lecours V & Dolan MFJ (Eds.): Marine Geomorphometry. MDPI, 400 p., 2019.

  5. Special Issue of Frontiers in Marine Science on Seafloor Mapping of the Atlantic Ocean, edited by P. Buhl-Mortensen, V. Lecours & C.J. Brown, 2018-2019.

  6. Special Issue of Geosciences on Marine Geomorphometry, edited by M. Dolan, V. Lecours & V. Lucieer, 2017-2018.

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