Leites Quantitative Forest Ecology Lab
Advances in quantitative methods and computing capabilities combined with varied data sources at different spatial and temporal scales present new and exciting opportunities for understanding, quantifying and modeling forest ecosystems and their response to the environment.
We use quantitative methods and varied data sources to understand forest ecosystems by quantifying, modeling and mapping ecosystem attributes and processes. We are especially interested in modeling forest ecosystem responses to changes in climate and to human-driven effects, and in quantifying and mapping forest ecosystem attributes that are essential for monitoring ecosystem changes at different scales.
Students interested in working in the Quantitative Forest Ecology Lab should contact Laura Leites
Latest News
November 24, 2020
Check our new publication in Landscape Ecology
Chen, X., L. Leites. 2020. The importance of land-use legacies for modeling present-day species distributions. Landscape Ecology. 35:2759–2775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-020-01119-0
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October 29, 2020
Alex Curtze presents his research at the SAF National Convention and to the Penn State Center for Private Forests
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October 16, 2020
Xin Chen successfully defends his dissertation. Congratulations Dr. Chen!
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August 17, 2020
Joshua Gershey receives a CAS Undergraduate Research Award to work on ecological genetics of black walnut
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