Landscape
Biodiversity Lab
Dr. Andrew J. Hansen
Professor of Ecology
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana
We are located in the Ecology Department at Montana
State University in Bozeman, Montana. Our facilities offer a great launch
pad for studying the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The gradient from the
large, relatively pristine Yellowstone National Park to surrounding urban
areas offers a unique opportunity to understand natural and human drivers
of ecological processes and biodiversity.
| Our lab includes faculty, staff and student offices in Lewis Hall and neighboring Leon Johnson Hall. The latter houses our aerial photo interpretation station. Our lab is set up with networked Sun Blade Workstations, NT workstations, and personal computers with Windows. Peripheral equipment includes tape devices, optical drive, CDRWs, and HP, Epson, and Digital Printers,
aned digitizing equipment. Our lab's Erdas Imagine and Arc/Info licenses are maintained by the GIAC.
Our GIS and Image Analysis software include ArcView, ArcInfo, IDRISI on PC; and
Arcview, ArcInfo, Erdas Imagine, and ENVI on Unix. Researchers choose from
S-PLUS, SAS, and r statistical packages. We get system support from MSU's Information and Technology Center. |
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While much of our work utilizes high technology and rigorous
statistical techniques, we also incorporate empirical data from field
based studies. As a result, our lab includes not only high end computers
and electronic equipment, but also complete field gear for work in the
GYE and Pacific Northwest systems. |
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Additional Resources:
MSU
Ecology and Evolution Group - The Ecology and Evolution Group pursue
both empirical and theoretical research on topics that pertain to broad
ecological and evolutionary questions.
Mountain Research Center (MRC): Conceptually, the MRC exists to develop,
synthesize, and disseminate knowledge on the interrelated natural and cultural
processes influencing the future of montane ecosystems.
Geographic Information and Analysis Center (GIAC): MSU’s GIS
service center.
Remote Sensing Lab: A state-of-the-art lab for Rick Lawrence's graduate students.
Burns Telecommunication Center (BTC): The Burns Telecommunications Center is a laboratory for creating a more accessible and effective university for the 2lst century. Using state-of-the-art technology, the Burns Telecommunications Center, together with the Office of Extended Studies, works to create universal access to a broad spectrum of
University programs and services and to be a problem-solver for external organizations with training needs. The BTC is the MSU-Bozeman hub for the support and delivery of distance learning courses and programs.
Last modified June 8, 2004
