RECENT NEWS:
Graduate Position: Collaborative project among Residential Landscape Ecology Lab and Dr. Patrick Bohlen's Urban Ecology Lab at UCF hiring 1 Graduate position in urban pollinator ecology. Learn more here
Funded EPA Grant: Integrating educational and research activities to promote stormwater pond plantings as a BMP. Read more here
New paper: Importance of plant diversity and structure on arthropod pests and predators in Landscape and Urban Planning [PDF] doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104211
Graduate Position: Collaborative project among Residential Landscape Ecology Lab and Dr. Patrick Bohlen's Urban Ecology Lab at UCF hiring 1 Graduate position in urban pollinator ecology. Learn more here
Funded EPA Grant: Integrating educational and research activities to promote stormwater pond plantings as a BMP. Read more here
New paper: Importance of plant diversity and structure on arthropod pests and predators in Landscape and Urban Planning [PDF] doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104211
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Welcome
Residential landscapes are one of the fastest growing land cover types. These systems alter patterns of biodiversity through habitat fragmentation and the creation of anthropogenic ecosystems such as ornamental gardens and stormwater ponds. Our lab's work focuses on the ecology of residential landscapes. Within this context, we are interested in many topics, including spatial ecology, community- and ecosystem-level interactions, biological invasions, ecosystem services, and ecological restoration. Our work is interdisciplinary and applied, and employs a mixture of geospatial and statistical tools, as well as observational, experimental, and modeling approaches. |
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The two main goals of our work are:
1) Mitigate the negative impacts of expanding residential landscapes
2) Inform the design, construction, and management of urban and residential landscapes that support greater levels of biodiversity and ecological functioning
1) Mitigate the negative impacts of expanding residential landscapes
2) Inform the design, construction, and management of urban and residential landscapes that support greater levels of biodiversity and ecological functioning