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ENVS 446 - Landscape Ecology


Theory and methods of landscape-level research, analysis, and management. Methods for detecting and characterizing landscape patterns; causes of landscape patterns; mechanisms by which landscape patterns change through time; implications of landscape patterns for populations, communities, and ecosystems; strategies for conservation and management issues at a landscape scale. Students read, discuss, and analyze scientific literature in landscape ecology and apply the quantitative tools.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): [Prereq: (BIO 340  and STAT 250  and ENVS 300  with a C- or better) and (Prereq or Coreq: ENSTU 350  or MSCI 350  with a C- or better)]
Typically Offered: Fall term only

Units: 4