Narsal Director

Liz Kramer, Public Service Assistant
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Lab
University of Georgia
312 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602-7509
(706) 542-3577
Fax: (706) 542-0739
e-mail: lkramer@uga.edu

Graduate Faculty
Faculty Member - Conservation Ecology Program

Ph.D. in ecology, University of Georgia, 1996
M.F.S. in forest science, Yale University, 1988
B.S. in forest management, Michigan State University, 1983

My interests involve working with multidisciplinary teams to develop ecologically based approaches to land planning. Often the process involves developing information systems to identify sensitive areas and designing alternatives planning scenarios. I work with Federal, State, and Local Government partners to improve information resources for better planning.

Much of my work involves the mapping of these key resources such as natural communities, priority biodiversity areas, areas of water resource protection, wetlands, and cultural sites. This information is brought together via GIS and other visualization technologies and used for collaborative planning efforts.

Publications

Glasgow, J., S French, P. Zwick, L. Kramer, S. Richardson, and L. Kramer, 2004. A consensus method finds prefer routing. GeoWorld. pp. 24-27. http://www.Geoplace.com

Mumford, K. G., E.A. Kramer, J.E. Kundell. 2003. Examining the effects of the Metropolitan River Protection Act on land cover trends along the Chattahoochee River. In. Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003. K.J. Hatcher, editor. Institute of Ecology. The University of Georgia.

Epstein, J., K. Payne, and E.A. Kramer. 2002. New techniques for mapping urban sprawl in the southeast. PE&RS. 63:913-918.

Merrill, M. D., M. C. Freeman, B. J. Freeman, E.A. Kramer, L.M. Hartle. 2001. Stream loss and fragmentation due to impoundments in the Upper Oconee Watershed. In. Proceedings of the 2001. Georgia Water Resources Conference, held March 26-27, 2001. Athens, GA. K. J. Hatcher, editor. Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia.

Leigh, D.S. B.J. Freeman, M.C. Freeman, E.A. Kramer, C.M. Pringle, A.D. Rosemond, M.J. Paul, D.M. Walters, A. Roy, and C.P. Lo. 2001. Overview of land cover and geomorphic indicators of biotic integrity in the Etowah River Basin, Georgia. In. Proceedings of the 2001. Georgia Water Resources Conference, held March 26-27, 2001. Athens, GA. K. J. Hatcher, editor. Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia.

Cifaldi, R.L., E.A. Kramer, D.S. Leigh. 2001. Land cover and stream morphology indicators of variation in riparian forest patches of the Etowah River Basin, GA. In. Proceedings of the 2001. Georgia Water Resources Conference, held March 26-27, 2001. Athens, GA. K. J. Hatcher, editor. Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia.

Kramer, E.A. in review. Landscape Assessment for Sustaining Forest. In. The Wildland Urban Interface: Sustaining Forests in a Changing Landscape. Susan Vince and Mary Duryea eds.

Nelson, N., E. Kramer, J. Dorfman, B. Bumback, 2004. Estimating the economic benefit of landscape pattern: an hedonic analysis of spatial landscape indices, And A Comparison of Build- out Scenarios for the protection of ecosystem functions. A Report to the US Forest Service.

Kundell, J. E., J.L. Meyer, K. L. Jones, G. C. Poole, C. R. Jackson, B. L. Rivenbark, E. A. Kramer, and W. Bumback. 2004. Implications of Changes in Riparian Buffer Protection for Georgia's Trout Streams. Final Report submitted to Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.

Kramer, E.A., M. J. Conroy, M. J. Elliott, E.A. Anderson, W.R. Bumback, and J. Epstein. 2003. A GAP Analysis of Georgia. Final Report and Data. US Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Biological Resource Division, GAP Analysis Program. 4 CD's.

Kramer, E.A. 2001. A Study of Tree Cover Change for Chatham County, Georgia, 1992-2000. For the Savannah Tree Foundation and The Georgia Forestry Comission.

Kramer, E.A. and Jeffery Dorfman, 2000. A toolkit for the evaluation of land parcels for green space planning. Institute of Ecology. University of Georgia.