BIO 421/521 - Landscape Ecology
--- The science that puts ecology and sustainability in a spatially explicit context

Lecture Topics | Reading Assignments | Student Presentations


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DATE
TOPICS / LECTURE NOTES
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STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
READING ASSIGNMENTS

Part I

Concepts and Theory in Landscape Ecology

Good science starts with clear definitions.

Aug. 26 & 28



Required Readings Recommended Readings


Sept. 02



  • Labor Day

Sept. 04
Sept. 09
Sept. 11
Required Readings Recommended Readings






Sept. 16

Sept. 18








Required Readings 
Recommended Readings

Part II

Technical Tools in Landscape Ecology

Effective tools enhance productivity and create new opportunities.

Sept. 23
Sept. 25


Required Readings Recommended Readings
Drones - UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)
   











Sept. 30
Oct. 02



  • NOTE to graduate students
    • Select your presentation papers and preferred presentation date (click here for instructions).
    • Email the PDFs of the selected papers to Jingle.Wu@asu.edu, along with three preferred presentation dates by Oct. 2, 2024.
Required Readings - Landscape Models Recommended Readings - Landscape Models

Part III

Quantifying Landscape Pattern and Changes

To measure is to understand.
Oct. 07
Oct. 09






  • Landscape pattern analysis

Required Readings
Recommended Readings

10/14-15 Fall Break






Oct. 16



  •     The 1st exam (open book) - questions sent to students via email by the instructor
  •     The class does not meet; you may work on your exam anywhere you wish.


  • Due by 10:00 PM, Oct. 18, 2024; send your completed exam to Jingle.Wu@asu.edu by email.
Oct. 21
Oct. 23



*** First two student presentations ***


Student Presentation: Amy Sawyer (10/23) PPT
Papers to be presented:


Student Presentation: Kathryn Dick (10/23) PPT
Papers to be presented:

Required Readings Recommended Readings


Part IV

Understanding and Improving the Relationship between Spatial Pattern and Ecological Processes for Landscape Sustainability

The relationship between structure and function is essential in all sciences, and no science is essential if it's of no use.
Oct. 28
Oct. 30




Student Presentation: Rhys George (10/28) PPT
Papers to be presented:


Student Presentation: Billie Fraser (10/30) PPT
Papers to be presented:

Required Readings
Recommended Readings
Corridors and biodiversity conservation
Nov. 04
Nov. 06




Student Presentation: Brittany Blake (11/04) PPT
Papers to be presented:


Student Presentation: Madison Bigham (11/06) PPT 
Papers to be presented:

Required Readings Recommended Readings



Nov. 11


  • Veterans Day

Nov. 13
Nov. 18

  • Landscape pattern and ecosystem processes


Student Presentation: Alyssa Ayan (11/13) PPT
Papers to be presented:


Student Presentation: Virgolie Diknas Ximenis (11/18) PPT
Papers to be presented:
Required Readings
Recommended Readings





Nov. 20
Nov. 25



Student Presentation: Arely Castillo (11/20) PPT
Papers to be presented:


Required Readings Recommended Reading

Nov. 27
Dec. 02


Student Presentation: Lily Nichols (11/27) PPT
Papers to be presented:


Student Presentation: Bailey Goley (12/02) PPT 
Papers to be presented:

Required Readings Recommended Readings


Dec. 04


  • Class review and Q/A session
Required Readings


Dec. 09

  • Final Exam (closed book), 2:30 - 4:20 PM



Dec. 10

  • Term paper due (grad students only); Send it to the instructor via email by 11:59 pm.


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