Landscape Ecology Questions What ecological phenomena occur where in the landscape and why?(biogeography) What will happen to this patch of vegetation given global warming? Change in land use? Will this population of animals persist if this forest stand is logged? Need prediction as well as description Parametric paradigm Process understanding Computer-based models
Landscape Ecology Questions: - What ecological phenomena occur where in the landscape and why? (biogeography) - What will happen to this patch of vegetation given global warming? Change in land use? - Will this population of animals persist if this forest stand is logged? • Need prediction as well as description - Parametric paradigm - Process understanding - Computer-based models
Major Themes: Physical environmental determinants Modelling theory Climate modelling Bioclimate analysis of biotic distributions Community organization Historical biogeography Disturbance and landscape pattern Scale and hierarchy theory Wildlife habitat modelling Environmental classification
Major Themes: • Physical environmental determinants • Modelling theory • Climate modelling • Bioclimate analysis of biotic distributions • Community organization • Historical biogeography • Disturbance and landscape pattern • Scale and hierarchy theory • Wildlife habitat modelling • Environmental classification
Outcomes 1. Primary Environmental Regimes what is their role? 2. Theory under-pinning computer modelling the parametric paradigm 3. Hands-on experience with selected tools 4. Role of scale in ecology 5. Relevance to land use eg comprehensive regional assessment
Outcomes: 1. Primary Environmental Regimes - what is their role? 2. Theory under-pinning computer modelling - the parametric paradigm 3. Hands-on experience with selected tools 4. Role of scale in ecology 5. Relevance to land use eg. comprehensive regional assessment
Outcomes. 1. Understanding of Primary Environmental Regimes ( the drivers of biotic response) 2. Theory under-pinning use of computer-based modelling 3. Hands-on'computer experience 4. Understanding of the role of scale 5. The relation between field survey data and computer analysis-the parametric paradigm 6. Relevance of landscape ecology to resource and environmental management
Outcomes: 1. Understanding of ‘Primary Environmental Regimes’ (the drivers of biotic response) 2. Theory under-pinning use of computer-based modelling 3. ‘Hands-on’ computer experience 4. Understanding of the role of scale 5. The relation between field survey data and computer analysis - the parametric paradigm 6. Relevance of landscape ecology to resource and environmental management
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY SREM 3011 LECTURE 2
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY SREM 3011 LECTURE 2