The Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Research Laboratory (GLEL) is a Carleton University Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) laboratory founded in 2004. The focus of the GLEL is to advance habitat modelling/mapping and species conservation science through a synergistic integration of the research experience in Geomatics and Landscape Ecology of its members.

Directors:

Dr. Lenore Fahrig (Department of Biology)
Dr. Doug King (Geography and Environmental Studies)
Dr. Kathryn Lindsay (Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada)
Dr. Scott Mitchell (Geography and Environmental Studies)

More details here (presented to the CRSS, April 2005).

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Pasher, Jon, S W Mitchell, D J King, L Fahrig, A C Smith, and K E Lindsay. 2013. Optimizing landscape selection for estimating relative effects of landscape variables on ecological responses. Landscape Ecology. 28(3): 371-383. [DOI] [PDF]

Remmel, T K, and S W Mitchell. 2013. The importance of accurate visibility parameterization during atmospheric correction: impact on boreal forest classification. Int J Remote Sensing. 34(14): 5213-5227. [DOI]

Barker, Rebecca, and D.J. King. 2012. Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) potential habitat mapping using aerial orthophotographic imagery and object based classification. Remote Sensing. 4: 194-219. [DOI] [PDF]

Lesbarrères, D., and L. Fahrig. 2012. Measures to reduce population fragmentation by roads: what has worked and how do we know? Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 27: 374-380. [DOI] [PDF]

Rytwinski, Trina, and L. Fahrig. 2012. Do species life history traits explain population responses to roads? A meta-analysis. Biological Conservation. 147: 87-98. [DOI] [PDF]

Torontow, Valerie, and D.J. King. 2012. Forest complexity modelling and mapping with remote sensing and topographic data: comparison of three methods. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 37(4): 387-402. [PDF]

Melles, Stephanie, D. Badzinski, M.-J. Fortin, F. Csillag, and K. Lindsay. 2009. Disentangling habitat and social drivers of nesting patterns in songbirds. Landscape Ecology. 24: 519-531. [DOI] [PDF]

Olson, Leif, and K. F. Lindsay. 2009. Here today, gone tomorrow? Targeting conservation investment in the face of climate change. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning. 2(1): 20-29. [PDF]

GLEL recently helped to organize, and hosted the website for, the 33^rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, 11-14 June 2012.

The GLEL website (and the Ottawa Breeding Bird Count website) are currently undergoing some renovations. If you find a broken link, please feel free to email current webmaster Scott to let him know.

Two GLEL Graduate students have published a brochure on amphibian conservation. Download a copy here!