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DeBlois, Josianne

Josianne DeBlois is a statistician with two degrees from Laval University (B. Sc., 1995 and M. Sc., 1996). From 1996 to 1999, she was part of the biometrics team at the Direction de la recherche forestière (DRF) and collaborated mostly to research projects on the genetic improvement of trees. From 1999 to 2002, she was employed by Citibank Canada, in Toronto, to offer statistical support to the marketing, finance and credit departments. In January 2003, she was hired by the Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor to take part in work on pay equity. In December 2003, she returned to the DRF and has been a part of the biometrics team ever since. She conducts statistical analysis for various research projects, mostly on tree breeding and silviculture of hardwood or mixed forests. She also offers statistical advices to researchers and coauthors of scientific documents. Her main areas of expertise are quantitative genetics, analysis of variance, modelling and experimental design. As a member of the organisation’s scientific review committee, she oversees the peer review of manuscripts for the DRF’s scientific collections.

Link to Josianne DeBlois’ page on ResearchGate

Link to the list of Josianne DeBlois’s publications in French

List of publications in English by DeBlois, Josianne

  • Accounting for error correlations in diameter increment modelling: a case study applied to northern hardwood stands in Québec, Canada

    2008

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  • Assessing and testing prediction uncertainty for single tree-based models: A case study applied to northern hardwood stands in southern Québec, Canada

    2009

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  • Effects of foliar urea fertilization on nitrogen concentrations of containerized 2+0 jack pine seedlings produced in forest nurseries

    2017

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  • Effects of foliar urea fertilization on nitrogen status of containerized 2+0 black spruce seedlings produced in forest nurseries

    2014

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  • Family variation in the morphology and physiology of white spruce (Picea glauca) seedlings in response to elevated CO2 and temperature

    2015

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  • Genetic parameters and performance stability of white spruce somatic seedlings in clonal tests

    2012

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  • High genetic gains in growth and resistance to white pine weevil for the next Norway spruce breeding and propagation populations in Quebec, Canada

    2024

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  • High genetic variation and moderate to high values for genetic parameters of Picea abies resistance to Pissodes strobi

    2015

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  • Large planting stock type and mechanical release effects on the establishment success of Picea glauca plantations in Québec, Canada

    2012

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  • Predicting log grade volumes in northern hardwood stands of southern Quebec

    2015

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  • Predicting volume distributions of hardwood sawn products by tree grade in eastern Canada

    2017

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  • Preliminary estimates of genetic parameters and familial selection for non-native poplars show good potential for genetic gains on growth, cold hardiness, trunk quality and Sphaerulina musiva susceptibility

    2023

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  • Rapid assessment of wood traits for large-scale breeding selection in Picea mariana [Mill.] B.S.P

    2017

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  • Rehabilitation of Northern hardwood stands using multicohort silvicultural scenarios in Québec

    2014

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  • Resilience of uneven-aged mixedwood stands altered by diameter-limit cutting and opportunities for their rehabilitation

    2024

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  • Shelterwood cutting to release coniferous advance growth and limit aspen sucker development in a boreal mixedwood stand

    2014

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  • Use of resampling to assess optimal subgroup composition for estimating genetic parameters from progeny trials

    2012

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