Wenche Dramstad

Head of Department/Head of Research

(+47) 906 44 113
wenche.dramstad@nibio.no

Place
Ås O43

Visiting address
Oluf Thesens vei 43, 1433 Ås

Biography

I have a master in management of natural resources (1990) and a PhD in landscape ecology (1997) from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). As a landscape ecologist, I have a particular fascination for the content and composition of the landscape, how the landscape functions as a mosaic; the spatial distribution of different landscape elements, their quality and how they change.
 
I have since long worked on state and change in agricultural landscapes, with focus on how changes in spatial patterns can influence e.g. biodiversity or landscape perception. I have worked on the development and management of the Norwegian monitoring programme for agricultural landscapes (the 3Q-programme), and indicators suitable for monitoring landscape change.
 
I also know a little about bumblebees, spatial analyses and GIS, agriculture and land use planning. I am a member of the IALE-Europe Executive committee and I hold a 20% professor position at NMBU, where I teach landscape ecology (LAA370) and supervise students.

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