Spatial Ecology and Environmental Data Sciences (SEEDS Lab)
Tong Qiu, Duke University
We are ecologists at the Nicholas School of the Environment. We use data-model synthesis approaches that integrate satellite and airborne remote sensing with ecological big data and earth system models to understand how terrestrial ecosystems are functioning under global change
Forest ecosystems rely on the fecundity of their trees to regenerate after dieback and disturbance. We are interested in quantifying fecundity variations at species, landscape, and global scales.
Biodiversity supports human well-being with food, energy, and materials. We synthesize remote sensing with ecological data within a Bayesian framework to understand and predict biodiversity changes.
We are interested in how structural and functional composition changes of forest, dry land, and urban ecosystems influence carbon, water, and energy exchanges between the biosphere and atmosphere.