Landscape Ecology Lab at IALE-North America 2026
Join the members of the Jones Center Landscape Ecology Lab as we present our latest research at the 40th Annual IALE-North America Meeting, taking place from April 26 to 30, 2026, in Athens, Georgia!
Our lab will deliver six presentations and workshop with the overarching theme of applying technology to vexing conservation problems. This year, we will focus on hurricane ecology, landscape scale restoration, and sustainable management of longleaf pine. Our team will showcase work using terrestrial lidar, UAV technology, and satellite remote sensing to address critical questions in landscape ecology and conservation.
Organized by the International Association for Landscape Ecology – North America (IALE-NA), this conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and conservationists dedicated to understanding dynamic interactions between nature and people across landscapes.
You can view our lab’s presentation schedule below:
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Brittany LaPointe Monday, April 27, 2026 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM, Athena AB Remotely monitoring regional restoration progress: A case study in Longleaf Pine ecosystems |
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Dr. Jeffery Cannon Monday, April 27, 2026 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM, Athena AB Does chronic wind influence pine canopy architecture? An assessment using terrestrial lidar |
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Leah Andino Monday, April 27, 2026 1:50 PM – 2:10 PM, Athena AB Using UAVs to understand hurricane susceptibility in pecan orchards and agroforestry landscapes |
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Khanh Ton Monday, April 27, 2026 Poster Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Leveraging remote sensing to assess forest structure metrics for a biodiversity credit pilot in longleaf pine ecosystems |
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Carly Ramacher Monday, April 27, 2026 Poster Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Using terrestrial lidar to accelerate the adoption of Ecological Forestry approaches in longleaf pine |
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Tristen Pasternak Monday, April 27, 2026 Poster Session 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Hurricane phenology: Assessing how timing of leaf-off influences hurricane vulnerability in southeastern trees using terrestrial lidar |
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Dr. Jeffery Cannon & Leah Andino Tuesday, April 28 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM Workshop: Lidar for Forestry, Ecology, and Natural Resources in R: A primer |