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​International Association for Landscape Ecology --- North American Regional Chapter

What Is Landscape Ecology? 

Landscape ecology is more than just the ecology of large geographic areas, although many landscape ecologists do work at those scales. It is more than just remote sensing or GIS, although those research tools are frequently used by landscape ecologists. It is about more than land management or landscape planning and design, although those fields are influenced by the science and practice of landscape ecology. What distinguishes landscape ecology from other areas of ecology, conservation, resource management, or the landscape planning and design professions is its explicit focus on understanding the relationship between spatial pattern and process: how spatial patterns influence socio-ecological processes and how those processes give rise to spatial patterns. Landscapes are spatially complex: they are heterogeneous and may be comprised of different land forms, ecosystems, land uses, habitats, seral stages, species, and resources. Landscape ecologists are fundamentally interested in studying how humans and other biotic and abiotic disturbances shape the landscapes around us, and how that landscape heterogeneity in turn influences the distribution and flow of species, water, nutrients, materials, information (genes), goods and services across the landscape. Nor is landscape ecology restricted to just the study of terrestrial or human-dominated landscapes, but can also be applied to the study of freshwater and marine "scapes." Given that heterogeneity is the defining characteristic of a landscape, landscapes can be defined (and studied) at any scale, relevant to the process or species being studied. 
There are textbooks and review articles that provide excellent definitions of landscape ecology, but such definitions don’t always capture the passion, the people, and the excitement of the discipline. These pages introduce you to the International Association for Landscape Ecology - North American Regional Chapter (IALE-North America). By browsing these pages, you can find out who we are, and what we do, both as an association and as researchers. Our membership fees are very reasonable; please consider joining us!  

Mission of IALE-North America

The purpose of the Regional Chapter shall be to: 
  1. Foster landscape ecology research and practice across North America; 
  2. Provide a link between persons concerned with landscape ecology in North America, the International Association for Landscape Ecology, and other regional associations of IALE; 
  3. Promote interdisciplinary research and communication among scientists, planners, and other professionals concerned with landscape ecology and colleagues in other countries under the aegis of the International Association for Landscape Ecology; and 
  4. Promote diversity and inclusion and champion participation in landscape ecology regardless of race, religion, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. 
The Regional Chapter is organized and operated solely for scientific and educational purposes.

Become a Member

IALE-North America memberships are by calendar year, valid January 1st through December 31st. ​​Membership registration/renewal for the remainder of the 2021 calendar year is open.

By joining IALE-North America, you automatically become a member of the umbrella international organization, the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE). 
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: 
  • Registration discount on Annual Meeting
  • IALE-North America Newsletter
  • IALE Bulletin
  • Stay 'in the loop' with the major players in the field
  • Special communications via listserv and web site
  • Free posting of job announcements on this website
  • ​IALE – North America members automatically become members of IALE-World and receive additional benefits outlined here.
WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM BEING A MEMBER? 
  • Ecologists
  • Conservation Biologists
  • Wildlife and Fisheries Biologists
  • ​Biogeographers
  • GIS Scientists
  • Spatial Statisticians
  • Ecological Modelers
  • Land and Resource Managers
  • Land Use Planners
  • Landscape Architects
  • You!

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