Welcome to the Landscapes of Change Lab!

We are living in an era of unprecedented ecological and social change. The LOC Lab tackles questions at the forefront of this challenge — how are ecosystems changing and what can we do about it?

Global Change Ecology

Resilience & transformations

Forest disturbance

Data science, synthesis & novel analytics

Species range shifts

Rapid forest change

We are primarily interested in how forests are changing and transforming in a warming world.

Tips, Tools, and Tutorials

  • Panel Models

    This RPub briefly explains how panel models can be used to draw more causal estimates of ecological effects.

    Link to Tutorial

  • Plot Selection

    This RPub walks you through a fully reproducible stratified random sampling design.

    Link to Tutorial

  • Grant Writing

    Grant writing is a critical skill for all scientists. Find links for grant writing tips and more!

    Writing tips and tricks

We publish in top-tier and discipline-specific journals across a diversity of topics related to global change, forest disturbance, and community ecology.