Overview Overview of GREF interuniversitaire Formed at UQAM in '87, the GREF has become a leader in its field. This makes GREFi the largest research group in forest ecology in Canada and one of the largest worldwide. The integration of researchers from the other universities was achieved mainly through already existing projects or collaboration, ensuring a genuine interaction between the establishments. GREFi members have been collaborating for several years in an exclusive manner. In effect, most of the researchers are active in several groups or projects that include numerous institutions, assuring a very cohesive program of research in GREFi.
Expertise is diversified and complementary from several points of view.