Landscape Ecology

Catalog description

Offered Spring semester even years. Prereq., FORS 538 . The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the discipline of landscape ecology with a focus on applications within ecology and natural resource management. In addition to studying the fundamentals of landscape ecology through reading primary literature, students will gain exposure to a range of tools used in the analysis of geo-spatial data including raster analysis, environmental remote sensing, state transition models and species distribution models. Another objective is to engage students in student-directed learning within an inter-disciplinary environment to improve and refine students oral and written communication skills. Level: Graduate