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Landscape Ecology & Ecosystem Science Lab Center for Global Change and Earth Observations | Department of Geography Home Research People Publications Resources Courses News USCCC ContactLatest News New Member: Zhenhai Liu arrives LEES Lab as a visiting docotral student. Welcome! New Member : Dr. Jie Dai jointed LEES Lab. He has rich experience and skills in remote sensing of environment and modleing. Welcome! Dr. Jiquan Chen receives Scientific Achievement Award (SAA) of IUFRO, given every 5 years. Tweets @LEES_MSU View Lab Flier Welcome to the LEES Lab The LEES Lab at Michigan State Unisversity, led by Dr. Jiquan Chen at Michigan State University, is dedicated to advancing scientific research and education on fundamental ecosystem and landscape processes. Our goal is to deepen our understanding of ecosystem functions and enhance management strategies in response to the dynamic interplay of climate and society. Currently, our research spans various ecosystems including grasslands, deserts, forests, croplands, wetlands, and freshwater environments, examining carbon and water cycles across different spatial and temporal scales. We also investigate bioenergy systems, resource utilization, and the intricate interplay between climatic changes and human activities. Additionally, our work extends to the dynamics of urban landscapes across multiple regions and the pursuit of sustainable management and conservation practices for natural ecosystems. We maintain a high ethical and liberal standard for professional collaborations in research and education. Our research projects, spreading mostly across North and South American and Eurasian landscapes, are based on sound field experiments and monitoring stations, state-of-the-art equipment and technology, modeling, and remote sensing technology. Current projects include Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Albedo of Bioenergy Crops (DOE, Bioenergy research Centers) Decoding Land Transitions across the Urban-Rural Continuums (URC): A Synthesis Study of Patterns, Drivers, and Socio-environmental Impacts in Southeast Asia (NASA) Interdependent Dynamics of Food, Energy and Water in Kazakhstan and Mongolia (NASA – Land Cover and Land Use Changes) Environmental Justice & Public Health: Climate, Land, & Health Outcome of Dengue Fever (CLOUD) (NASA – Interdisciplinary Science) Featured PUBLICATIONS 1) Albedo changes caused by future urbanization contribute to global warming Ouyang, Z., P. Sciusco, J., Tong, S. Feron, C. Lei, F. Li, R. John, P. Fan, X. Li., C. Williams, G., Chen, and J. Chen Nature - Communications 13 (1), 1-9 2) Global water use efficiency saturation due to increased vapor pressure deficit.Science 381(6658):672-677 (2023). DOI: 10.1126/science.adf5041 Li, F., J. Xiao, J. Chen, A. Ballantyne, K. Jin, B. Li, M. Abraha, and R. John 2) Towards a Single Integrative Metric on the Dynamics of Social-Environmental Systems. Sustainability 2021, 13, 11246. Chen, J.; John, R.; Shao, C.; Ouyang, Z.; Mack, E.A.; Henebry, G.M.; Dong, G.; Allington, G.R.H.; Pearson, A.L.; Zhao, F.; et al. Figure 1. Calculations of the intermediate variables and IMoSES from six input variables using the algorithms of Equations (3)–(5). Historical data during 1992–2016 from Inner Mongolia (IM) and Mongolia (MN) are used to illustrate the changes of input variables, intermediate variables and IMoSES. Because of the large differences between the two jurisdictions, independent vertical axes are used for MN (leftmost labels, blue) and IM (rightmost labels, grey). The vertical axes are scaled for easy visualization of the changes over time.Log Aanlytics Table / Log Analytics MapCall us: (517) 844-1885 Contact Information Site MapPrivacy Policy Site Accessibility Site Statistics Call MSU: (517) 355-1855 Visit: msu.edu MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Spartans Will. © Michigan State...