Overview
What you will learn
On successful completion of this Landscape Ecology course offered by Cranfield University you will be able to:
- Explain the key elements of a landscape,
- Discuss the importance of scale in landscape ecology related questions,
- Design strategies to quantify spatial patterns, spatial structures, and species at the relevant scales,
- Select the appropriate quantitative methods to test spatial hypotheses, solve problems, inform monitoring programs, and interpret the findings in the context of conservation priorities and conservation law,
- Evaluate monitoring data to guide decision making in ecosystem management.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Landscape ecology,
- Landscape elements (eg. mosaics, corridor and patches),
- Ordination methods and indices (eg. diversity indices) and landscape metrics (eg. spatial pattern metrics),
- Landscape fragmentation, connectivity, scale and hierarchy,
- Species population and sampling, National vegetation classification,
- Point pattern analysis: pedometrics,
- Resource survey classification and land use assessment,
- Biodiversity, criteria for assessing conservation importance and conservation law.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Please enquire for course dates
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Ecology View 16 other Short Courses in Ecology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- No requirements needed.
Tuition Fee
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International
1400 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1400 GBP for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
1400 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1400 GBP for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Cranfield
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.