| Biography: | Capen, a professor of natural resources, is an avian ecologist with primary research interests in wildlife habitat studies, especially landscape-level approaches to habitat analysis. His interests involve application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing to wildlife habitat analysis and ecological classification. He is principal investigator for a number of research projects being conducted in UVM's research Spatial Analysis Laboratory. This lab specializes in biodiversity analysis, land-cover mapping, planning for conservation lands, and development of new applications for natural resource management. |
