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Biography
Dr Alex Lechner is a landscape ecologist and an honorary Associate Professor at the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at the University of Nottingham Malaysia and a Associate Professor at Monash University Indonesia. Originally, from Australia, he has held a variety of positions at the University of Queensland, the University of Tasmania, and RMIT University and conducted research in a wide range of areas from mine land rehabilitation to planning wildlife corridors. Alex has completed a BSc majoring in Ecology at the University of Queensland, and a MAppSci specialising in Geospatial Science and a PhD in Landscape Ecology at RMIT University.
Expertise Summary
Alex's research focuses on conservation planning, biodiversity impact assessment, spatial planning and urban sustainability, commonly using spatial modelling to characterise biodiversity and ecosystem services across space and time. He also conducts research to support planning and participatory decision-making through the development of novel spatial approaches including ecosystem services modelling, big remote sensing data and participatory web-based mapping.
He runs the Landscape Ecology and Conservation lab https://leclab.wixsite.com/spatial at University of Nottingham Malaysia and Monash University Indonesia.
Also see ResearchGate and Google Scholar for further information about his research.
Research Summary
Alex's research focuses on conservation planning, biodiversity impact assessment, spatial planning and urban sustainability, commonly using spatial modelling to characterise biodiversity and… read more
Current Research
Alex's research focuses on conservation planning, biodiversity impact assessment, spatial planning and urban sustainability, commonly using spatial modelling to characterise biodiversity and ecosystem services across space and time. He also conducts research to support planning and participatory decision-making through the development of novel spatial approaches including ecosystem services modelling, big remote sensing data and participatory web-based mapping.
He runs the Landscape Ecology and Conservation lab https://leclab.wixsite.com/spatial at University of Nottingham Malaysia and University of Lincoln.
Also see ResearchGate and Google Scholar for further information about his research.