ESPM 137: Landscape Ecology

Landscape ecology is the study of spatial variation in ecological and environmental patterns and processes. This course will cover broad topics in landscape ecology with the goal of answering the core questions of how patterns develop on landscapes, how these patterns relate to biotic and abiotic processes, and how these patterns and processes change through time. We will examine the key concepts of ecological flow in landscape mosaics, the interplay between pattern and process, environmental and population dynamics, and landscape conservation and sustainability. We will explore each of these at a variety of spatial scales, from regional to global, and across taxonomic levels, from organisms to ecosystems.

Applicants: in your personal statement, please include answers to the following questions:

1.  Why are you interested in teaching this course?

2.  What qualifications do you have for this course?

3.  How does teaching this course fit in with your educational plan for your graduate work?

4.  What else do you want us to know?