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Dr. Hansen is Professor in the
Ecology Department and Director of the Landscape
Biodiversity Lab at Montana State University . He teaches introductory
ecology to undergraduates and landscape ecology to graduate students. His
research focuses on interactions among biodiversity, ecosystem processes, and
land use, with an emphasis on landscape management. He received a B.S. in
Ecology from Huxley School of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington
University. He completed a Ph.D. in ecology at the University of Tennessee and
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Hansen completed post doctoral research
positions in landscape ecology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South
Africa and with the Scientific Committee on Problems in the Environment (SCOPE)
in France. He then joined the faculty of Oregon State University, where Dr
Hansen studied ecological approaches to forestry. At Montana State University,
he is focusing on rates of land use change and consequences for protected areas
such as Yellowstone National Park. Results from Yellowstone provided the basis
for comparative study of land use change surrounding several nature reserves and
biodiversity within reserves for 6 greater ecosystems around the world. Dr.
Hansen also led a national study of global change effects on forest biodiversity
as part of the U.S. Assessment of Climate Change and Variability. He is
currently studying vulnerability of national parks to land use and climate
change across the United States. His work uses a combination of remote sensing,
computer simulation and field studies. This research is funded primarily by
NASA, EPA, USDA,USDI, conservation organizations, and the timber industry. |
