Remote sensing for ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques

Remote sensing for ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques

Horning, Ned
Robinson, Julie A.
Sterling, Eleanor J.
Turner, Woody

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Remote sensing describes the technique of collecting information from a distance. This book describes the ways that remotely sensed data from research on biodiversity and its conservation can be captured and used, especially for evaluating human impacts on ecological systems. INDICE: Preface; Acronyms List; 1: Introduction: Why Ecologists and Conservation Biologists Use Remote Sensing; 2: When to Use Remote Sensing; 3: Working with Images; 4: Measuring and Monitoring Land Cover, Land Use, and Vegetation Characteristics; 5: Terrain and Soils; 6: Marine and Coastal Environments; 7: Wetlands-Estuaries, Inland Wetlands, and Freshwater Lakes; 8: Atmosphere and Climate; 9: Disturbances: Fires and Floods; 10: Landscape Fragmentation; 11: Human Interfaces and Urban Change; 12: Protected Area Design and Monitoring; 13: Integrating Field Data; 14: Linking Remote Sensing with Modeling; 15: Global Conservation; Appendix 1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum; Appendix 2 Image Processing Software; Appendix 3 Open Source Software; Appendix 4 Satellites andSensors; Appendix 5 Visual Interpretation; Appendix 6 Systems for Observing Climate and Atmospheric Phenomena; References; Index

  • ISBN: 978-0-19-921994-0
  • Editorial: Oxford University
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 496
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés