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Landscape Ecology and Spatial Analysis (LESA) Lab

John A. Wiens. John A. Wiens. Kimberly With. Sally A. Tinker. Dennis H. Knight. Monica G. Turner. Landscape Ecology and Spatial Analysis (LESA) Lab. Dr. Yolanda Wiersma. John A. Wiens. John A. Wiens. Kimberly With. Sally A. Tinker. Dennis H. Knight. Monica G. Turner.

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Landscape Ecology and Spatial Analysis (LESA) Lab

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  1. John A. Wiens John A. Wiens Kimberly With Sally A. Tinker Dennis H. Knight Monica G. Turner Landscape Ecology and Spatial Analysis (LESA) Lab Dr. Yolanda Wiersma

  2. John A. Wiens John A. Wiens Kimberly With Sally A. Tinker Dennis H. Knight Monica G. Turner What is landscape ecology? • Landscape ecology is the study of spatial patterns and ecological processes. • Landscape ecologists try to understand the causes and consequences of spatial heterogeneity across spatial scales.

  3. Or, we study… • … what you can see from an airplane. • Topography • Land cover types • Human land uses

  4. What do landscape ecologists research? • Many things!! • Origin of spatial patterns (why are certain ecological features found in some places and not others?) • The effects of changes in landscape structure over space/time on ecological processes. • How landscape influences ecological flows (species dispersal, hydrology, fire, insect outbreaks)

  5. What tools and techniques do landscape ecologists use? • Traditional field ecology research • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Remote sensing analysis (satellite imagery) • Process-based modelling • Spatial statistics • Geostatistics

  6. My Research • Impacts of human development in and around national parks on the loss of mammal species. Parks Canada Parks Canada Wiersma, Nudds, Rivard. 2003. Models to distinguish effects of landscape pattern and human population pressures associated with species loss in Canadian national parks. Landscape Ecology 19: 773-786.

  7. My Research • Predictive habitat modelling for moose in the Liard Valley, Yukon.

  8. My Research • Identifying minimum requirements for representative protected areas in Canada’s ecozones. Wiersma, Y.F. and Nudds, T.D. 2006 Conservation targets for viable species assemblages: data independent targets are not appropriate. Biodiversity and Conservation 15: 4555-4567.

  9. N My Research • The effects of beta diversity patterns on identifying minimum representation requirements for Yukon protected areas. Wiersma, Y.F. and Urban, D.L. 2005.Beta-diversity and nature reserve system design: a case study from the Yukon, Canada. Conservation Biology 19: 1262-1272.

  10. What’s happing in the LESA lab? • Effects of roads and culverts on stream connectivity in Atlantic national parks Connectivity Culvert passability LMNO Engineering Road density

  11. What’s happing in the LESA lab? • Habitat modelling for shrimp and snow crab in NAFO Division 3L DFO

  12. What’s happing in the LESA lab? • Spatial aspects of predator-prey relationships between caribou and coyote in the Northern Peninsula Google Earth Mass Wildlife Catherine Timberg

  13. What’s happing in the LESA lab? • Movement dynamics of woodland caribou in Newfoundland Catherine Timberg

  14. What’s happing in the LESA lab? • Habitat use and foraging strategy of bats in different habitat on the west coast of Newfoundland Hoary Bat Little Brown Bat Eastern Long-eared Bat USDA-Forest Service Angela Bakka Michigan DNR

  15. What’s happing in the LESA lab? • Systems planning for protected areas in Canada

  16. Opportunities for students • MUCEPs: • Help with computer networking/GIS analysis • Literature review on parks and protected areas and relationships to forestry activities • Honours Students: • Research related to caribou/coyote dynamics • GIS-based research related to national parks • Grad Students: • Full lab right now, but let’s talk…

  17. John A. Wiens John A. Wiens Kimberly With Sally A. Tinker Dennis H. Knight Monica G. Turner To find out more… • Email: ywiersma@mun.ca • Phone: 737-7499 • Office: SN-4099 • Visit the lab (under construction): SN-4166E

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