Table of ContentsLandscape patterns of ecological properties: linking field studies and remote sensing in research and teaching Outline Tundra ecosystems Plant species composition and associated properties 1. Vegetation change study GIS Decade-scale changes in abundance Conclusions 2. Plant species richness, plant community and landscape diversity Landsat CIR image Sampling design Species richness and environmental heterogeneity Species richness and pH Plant Communities Ordination of plant communities Vegetation: Hood River Conclusions NDVI image Sampling Multiple regression of standard deviation of NDVI and weighted Estimated vascular species richness in the Hood River region Conclusions 4. Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map Collaboration Mapping Methods Arctic Canada Ancillary data layers 1999 Canadian Transect Transect route Data collection Vegetation and ecosystem attribute maps Circumpolar maps Research in Puerto Rico 1. Puerto Rico Gap Collaboration Vegetation mapping Plant diversity patterns Vertebrate distributions Land management Conservation Gaps 2. Landscape fragmentation Fuel load: Productivity, mortality, Mapping fuel loads Puerto Rico’s forest fragments Fragment edges and centers vary in: Research plan Collaboration Field courses Course objectives Inuit Ecological Knowledge (IEK) Landscape patterns of ecological properties: linking our understanding and our actions |
Author: William GouldEmail: wgould@fs.fed.usHome Page: http://muskox.comOther information: Bill Gould USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry PO Box 25000 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00928-5000 Tel: 787-766-5335 ext. 114 |