Faculty

Lorne Bennett

PhD, University of Ottawa, 1989
Associate Professor

Office: Hutt 122
Tel:519-824-4120 ext. 53526
lbennett@uoguelph.ca

Specialization

Biophysical processes, environmental monitoring, landscape ecology.

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise

My research is centered on vegetation and wildlife dynamics and linkages with associated biophysical processes. Recent work has focused on understanding and assessing the ecological value of landscapes. This work is linked to long-term monitoring of avian and anuran populations within the rapidly urbanizing landscapes of Southern Ontario.

Selected Recent Publications

Milne, R.J. and L. Bennett. 2007. Biodiversity and ecological value of conservation lands in agricultural landscapes of southern Ontario, Canada. Landscape Ecology.

Milne, R.J., L. Bennett and P.J. Harpley. 2006. Contributions of landscape ecology, multifunctionality and wildlife research toward sustainable forest management in the Greater Toronto Area. Forestry Chronicle. 82. p. 403-411.

Bennett, L. and R.J. Milne. 2005. Results of EMAN Anuran Studies in the Credit River Watershed. Credit Valley Conservation. 53 p.

Bennett, L. and R.J. Milne. 2004. Criteria to assess and select sites for long-term avian monitoring in an urbanizing landscape. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 94. p. 147-162.

Milne, R. and L. Bennett. 2002. Landscape change and processes in natural area management at Limehouse Conservation Area. Ministry of Natural Resources, Leading Edge ’01. Georgetown, Ontario.

Milne, R.J., M.R. Moss and L. Bennett. 2001. Land typing for bioregional planning : a perspective from the Niagara Escarpment, Ontario. Development and Use in Natural Resources Management, Planning and Research. p. 46-53.

Milne, R.J., M. Puddister and L. Bennett. 2000. Avian monitoring in the Credit Valley Watershed, Southern Ontario: protocol and assessment. Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network, 6th Annual National Science Meeting, Toronto.

Graduate Students Supervised (since 2005)