People : Faculty
Dr. John F. O'Leary
Professor of Geography
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-4493
Office: Geography Annex 117
Phone: (619) 594-5511
e-mail: oleary@mail.sdsu.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984
M.A., University of California, Los Angeles., 1976
B.A. with Honors, University of California, Riverside, 1971
Courses Taught
- Earth’s Physical Environment
- Geography of Natural Vegetation
- Mapping and Analysis of Vegetation
- Regional Climatology
- Seminar: California Ecosystems
- Seminar: Human Impacts On Mediterranean-type Ecosystems
Research Interests
- Biogeography and vegetation ecology (particularly of Mediterranean-type ecosystems) with special emphases upon spatial and temporal patterns of species diversity, community composition, post-disturbance resilience, and habitat preferences of species
- Methods of vegetation analysis (field sampling techniques, statistical analysis, remote sensing GIS, and mapping)
- Conservation planning
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