Author: Claude Lavoie

Claude Lavoie (Ph.D.) is a biologist and full professor at Laval University's School of Land Use Planning and Regional Development. He has published 50 invasive plants (2019) and 40 other invasive plants (2022) with Publications du Québec. He is also the author of two recent books for the general public, published by Éditions MultiMondes: Dandelion vs. Lawn: A Story of Love, Hate, and the Lawnmower (2024) and Ragweed: 100 Years of War Against Hay Fever (2025), which take a rigorous and humorous look at two unpopular urban plants.