Landscape Analysis & Management

Catalog description

This course presents a task-oriented perspective on landscape ecology, by introducing the fundamental tasks of landscape analysis and management. These tasks include habitat classification and species distribution modeling; sampling designs for landscapes; inventory and monitoring; site prioritization; change detection and forecasting landscape change; inferences on landscape data (an introduction to the analysis of multivariate and spatial data); and integrated assessment. The course consists of lectures and computer labs. Prerequisites: Environment 714 and Environment 710 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.