Landscape Ecology Lab
The landscape ecology laboratory focuses on the understanding, causes, and effects of the spatial pattern and heterogeneity of the landscape including its ecological processes and interactions within and among the ecosystems. It covers topics related to the assessment and quantification of landscape patterns through landscape fragmentation metric tools, remote sensing, and GIS; analysis of the factors affecting the changes in the landscape pattern; systems analysis of the environmental issues in the context of landscape scales; impacts of landscape and land-use changes to biodiversity and social environment; landscape sustainability; landscape ecological restoration and management; and landscape governance. The laboratory also aims to strengthen the knowledge, capacity, and skills of the students to conduct researches related to the abovementioned topics, particularly in the quantitative assessment and analysis of the landscape and fragmentation using modern tools and software. Activities include the conduct of coaching and mentoring, training, orientations, symposia, conferences, and publication assistance.