Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20
[Archived Catalog]
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GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology
Landscape Ecology is an applied science that focuses on the development, consequences, and management of environmental pattern - the spatial distributions of species and the environment resources upon which they depend.This course explores the reciprocal relationship between pattern and process: how pattern is created on the landscape, its implications for populations, communities, and ecosystems, and how spatial pattern changes through time. The specific role of humans in creating and altering landscape pattern is examined.
Requisites: (Jr or Sr) and (GEOG 1100 or PBIO 2090 or BIOS 2750 or BIOS 3750)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be exposed to applied conservation organizations that utilize landscape ecology principles.
- Students will learn technological tools (GIS, remote sensing, statistical approaches) used in assessing pattern on the landscape.
- Students will understand the implications of habitat loss and fragmentation for biological conservation.
- Students will understand the importance of landscape pattern on ecological processes.
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