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Radar technology applied to migratory conservation and management / Dirk Kempthorne and Mark D. Myers, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- U.S. Geological Survey open-file report ; 2007-1361.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radar in ornithology--Congresses.
- Radar in ornithology.
- Birds--Migration--Congresses.
- Birds.
- Birds--Conservation--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Understanding the factors affecting migratory bird and bat populations during all three phases of their life cycleâe"breeding, non breeding, and migrationâe"is critical to species conservation planning. This includes the need for information about these speciesâe(tm) responses to natural challenges, as well as information about the effects of human activities and structures. Habitats and other resources critical to migrants during passage and stopover are being destroyed, degraded, and threatened by human activities. Birds and bats are also uniquely susceptible to human use of the airspace. Wind turbines, communication and power transmission towers, and other tall structures, known to cause bird and bat mortality, are being erected or proposed in increasing numbers across the country. In addition, the potential for bird/aircraft collisions poses human safety threats. Management and regulatory agencies, conservation organizations, and industry currently lack the information they need to meet their missions and statutory responsibilities. The biological data available from various radar technologies offer a unique opportunity to learn more about the spatiotemporal distribution patterns, flight characteristics, and habitat use of âeoeaero-fauna.âe
- Contents:
- Intro
- RADAR TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO MIGRATORY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE*
- Chapter 1 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES
- Chapter 2 WORKSHOP PLANNING COMMITTEE
- Chapter 3 WORKSHOP AGENDA
- Chapter 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Chapter 5 INTRODUCTORY PRESENTATIONS: HISTORY OF THE USGS-USFWS "RADAR COLLABORATIVE" AND GOALS AND FOCUS OF THE WORKSHOP*
- THE USGS-USFWS "RADAR COLLABORATIVE"
- Goals and Focus of the Workshop
- Chapter 6 RADAR AS A TOOL TO FULFILL INFORMATION NEEDS-PARTNERING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
- RADAR USE AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO OUR CLIENTS
- QUESTIONS BEING ASKED ABOUT RADAR
- FULFILLING MANAGEMENT NEEDS
- THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
- SUMMARY
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Chapter 7 ABSTRACTS OF WORKSHOP RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
- Chapter 8 PRIMER ON RADAR BIOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS TO CONSERVATION ISSUES
- TERMINOLOGY
- WAVELENGTH
- ASPECT
- THE SIZE OF THE EARTH
- BIOLOGICAL DETAILS
- Chapter 9 BROAD-SCALE HABITAT RELATIONS FOR BIRDS
- THE NEED FOR BROAD-SCALE RESEARCH
- OUR APPROACH
- Gulf Coast Joint Venture
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USE OF RADAR DATA TO SUPPORT MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
- Chapter 10 NOCTURNAL MIGRATION THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS, WITH STOPOVERS ON LOWER DELMARVA
- Chapter 11 REGIONAL STRUCTURE IN MIGRATORY PATTERNS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
- Chapter 12 COMMENT ON A NEW APPROACH TO MODELING MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR
- Chapter 13 CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BE USED TO DETECT BIRDS IN NEXRAD DATA?
- Chapter 14 INCORPORATING NEXRAD WEATHER RADAR INTO MIGRATION STUDIES IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM
- Chapter 15 THE USE OF THERMAL IMAGING AND VERTICALLY-POINTING FIXED-BEAM RADAR TO QUANTIFY BIRD MOVEMENTS DISPLAYED ON RADAR.
- Chapter 16 APPLICATIONS OF PENCIL-BEAM AND TRACKING RADAR TO UNDERSTANDING FLYING BIOTA
- Chapter 17 ADAPTING A MILITARY TRACKING RADAR FOR ORNITHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-THE CASE OF THE "SUPERFLEDERMAUS"
- THE "SUPERFLEDERMAUS" AND ITS USE IN ORNITHOLOGY
- MAJOR STEPS OF METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
- 1968-1970
- 1971 - 1980
- 1981 - 1990
- 1991 - 2000
- 2001 - 2006
- QUANTIFICATION OF BIRD MIGRATION BY FIXED PENCIL-BEAM RADAR
- POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS
- Chapter 18 APPLICATION OF WSR-88D (NEXRAD) TO QUANTIFY BIRD DISTRIBUTIONS DURING MIGRATORY STOPOVER
- Chapter 19 CHARACTERIZING BIRD AND BAT MOVEMENT PATTERNS BY USING PORTABLE X-BAND RADAR
- Chapter 20 WILDLIFE RADAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- THE AHAS SYSTEM
- SMALL MOBILE AVIAN RADAR SYSTEMS
- CONCLUSIONS
- Chapter 21 PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE USES OF RADAR FOR STUDYING BATS
- Chapter 22 NEXRAD PROGRAM UPDATE
- INTRODUCTION
- PLANNED CHANGES
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Chapter 23 DETECTION OF BIRDS AND INSECTS WITH A POLARIMETRIC WSR-88D RADAR
- Chapter 24 RADAR ORNITHOLOGY-THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: A PERSONAL VIEWPOINT
- THE BEGINNING OF RADAR ORNITHOLOGY
- THE WSR-57 YEARS (1957-1993)
- THE ASR-4, 5, AND 7 YEARS (1971-1998)
- MOBILE RADAR LABORATORY DAYS (1980-1 991)
- THE DECLINE OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS
- WSR-88D YEARS (1992-PRESENT)
- HIGH-RESOLUTION MARINE RADAR (1998-PRESENT)
- THERMAL IMAGING AND VERTICALLY POINTING FIXED-BEAM RADAR (1996-PRESENT)
- THE FUTURE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND CREDITS
- Chapter 25 RADAR WORKSHOP-KEY ISSUES, THEMES, AND QUESTIONS
- AGENCY NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
- RADAR TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS- TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND ISSUES
- Target Identity
- Ground-Truthing
- Linking Migrants to Habitat
- Radar Resources Outside the United States.
- TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR MANAGERS AND RESEARCHERS
- Software Tools
- Tools and Resources for Managers
- STANDARDIZATION OF PROTOCOLS
- COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES
- Chapter 26 ACTION ITEMS ENDORSED BY WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
- ACTION ITEM #1 - FOR RESEARCHERS (ENDORSED)
- ACTION ITEM #2 - FOR RESEARCHERS (ENDORSED)
- ACTION ITEM #3 - FOR MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY AGENCIES (ENDORSED)
- ACTION ITEM #4 - FOR RESEARCHERS (ENDORSED)
- ACTION ITEM #5 (ENDORSED)
- ACTION ITEM #6 (ENDORSED)
- ACTION ITEM #7 (ENDORSED)
- Chapter 27 SUMMARY OBSERVATIONS FROM THE WORKSHOP: A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2006 RADAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP
- Chapter 28 SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE ALBUQUERQUE RADAR ORNITHOLOGY WORKSHOP
- Chapter 29 REFERENCES CITED
- Chapter 30 WEB SITES THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- CONTACT INFORMATION - WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS AND(OR) INVITEES
- INDEX
- Blank Page.
- Notes:
- "This is an edited, reformatted and augmented edition of a U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 2007-1361, entitled 'Applying radar technology to migratory [bird] conservation and management: strengthening and expanding a collaborative.'"--Preface.
- Workshop held 24 - 26 October 2006, The Nativo Lodge, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-140) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Site, viewed 01/15/2021).
- ISBN:
- 1-61728-573-0
- OCLC:
- 665842165
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