Landscape Ecology and GIS

Spatial patterns in landscapes and the GIS and remote sensing tools used to study them.

ECOL-360 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Ecology

Course content

  1. 1Landscapes and scaleComing
  2. 2Spatial dataComing
  3. 3GIS for ecologistsComing
  4. 4Remote sensing of vegetationComing
  5. 5Landscape pattern metricsComing
  6. 6Habitat fragmentationComing
  7. 7Connectivity and corridorsComing
  8. 8Disturbance regimesComing
  9. 9Species distribution modelsComing
  10. 10Land use changeComing
  11. 11Landscape planningComing
  12. 12A landscape analysis projectComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Spatial patterns in landscapes and the GIS and remote sensing tools used to study them.

Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.