Since obtaining my bachelor degree in biology, I quickly developed my interest toward forest ecology, biostatistics and ecosystem functioning. I have also been introduced to tree allometry during that time by working on a research project focusing on the stand tree diversity effect on allometric exponents of several boreal tree species. These experiences led me toward a master project for which the main goal was the quantification and empirical establishment of the climate-tree mortality relationship within the boreal forest of northeastern North America. Having always been interested in physics, I also rapidly grew an interest toward complexity theory and how it could extend to ecosystem ecology within a biophysical context. Integrating those elements is one of the intentions underlying my current Ph.D. project.