Remote sensing and geographic information science are used to gain a better understanding of how the underlying spatial patterns of vegetation, animals, and natural features are related across landscapes, ultimately leading to more-informed decisions regarding the sustainable use of resources. Our faculty investigate these areas using technologies such as remotely sensed imagery, geographic information systems (GIS), and the Global Positioning System (GPS), presenting their results on digital and paper maps.
Faculty Areas of Interests
Predators & ecological hotspots; Aquatic-terrestrial links; Stable isotopes in wildlife ecology; Wind energy-wildlife issues
Remote sensing of vegetation structure and composition; LiDAR remote sensing; Forest mensuration and biometrics; Landscape ecology; Wildlife habitat modeling; Remote sensing of active fire and post-fire effects; Fire ecology; Spatial ecology; Statistics
Sampling, inventory and monitoring program design; Biomass harvesting and forest productivity; Intensive silviculture esp. Populus plantation management; Empirical, process and hybrid forest modelling
Geographic information systems; Cartography; Global positioning systems; Great Lakes Quaternary (glacial) geomorphology
Remote sensing; Digital image processing; Geographic information systems; Spatial modeling
Environmental policy and environmental science; Sociology of natural resources; Natural resource and environmental policy; Sustainability science; Landscape ecology; Diversity patterns of terrestrial vertebrates; Bird conservation