Stand and Landscape Dynamics

The Stand and Landscape Dynamics Research Program investigates the interactions of landscape components with controlling factors such as climate, substrate, topography, disturbance, and socio-economic factors to better understand the spatial distribution of forest and grassland resources over time. We analyze such things as land cover, forest fragmentation, forest structure and dynamics, fire and fuels, urbanization rates, vegetation, hydrology and species distributions using field sampling, modeling, remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) tools.

Active Projects

Title	Staff
Caribbean Vegetation and Land Cover This project conducts remote sensing and landscape ecology research to benefit natural resource sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and disaster management in the Caribbean.  Collaborators include the U.S. ...	Eileen Helmer
Optical Remote Sensing in Persistently Cloudy Landscapes This research focuses on methods to addresses the refractory problem of clouds in optical satellite imagery in persistently cloudy, complex tropical landscapes.	Eileen Helmer
Integrating landscape attributes, ecosystem services, and stakeholder perceptions and incentives for determining land use suitability for conservation	William Gould
Caribbean Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program The Caribbean Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program produces traditional forest inventories and conducts research in all of the IITF research areas: ecosystems, stand and landscape dynamics, and wildlife biodiversity. The Program is jointly managed by the USFS Southern Research Station and IITF. ...	Eileen Helmer
Integrating high spatial resolution imagery with GAP landcover to extrapolate habitat biophysical characteristics	William Gould
Ecological Resource Analysis and Biodiversity Conservation Research	William Gould
International Polar Year (IPY): Collaborative Research: Study of arctic ecosystem changes in the IPY using the International Tundra Experiment	William Gould

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