Conservation technology / edited by Serge A. Wich, Alex K. Piel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wich, Serge A., editor.

Piel, Alex K., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

The first comprehensive text to describe the breadth of available technology for conservation and to evaluate its varied applications, bringing together a team of international experts using a diverse range of approaches.

Contents:

Conservation and technology: an introduction / Alex K. Piel and Serge A. Wich

From the cloud to the ground: converting satellite data into conservation decisions / Lilian Pintea, Samuel Jantz, and Serge A. Wich

Drones for conservation / Serge A. Wich, [and 3 others]

Acoustic sensors / Anne-Sophie Crunchant [and 3 others]

Camera trapping for conservation / Francesco Rovero and Roland Kays

Animal-borne technologies in wildlife research and conservation / Kasim Rafiq [and 4 others]

Field and laboratory analysis for non-invasive wildlife and habitat health assessment and conservation / Cheryl D. Knott [and 4 others]

Environmental DNA for conservation / Antoinette J. Piaggio

Mobile data collection apps / Edward McLester and Alex K. Piel

Applications of SMART software for conservation area management / Drew T. Cronin [and 6 others]

Challenges for the computer vision community / Dan Morris and Luca Joppa

Digital surveillance technologies in conservation and their social implications / Trishant Simlai and Chris Sandbrook

The future of technology in conservation / Margarita Mulero-Pázmány.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-188547-9

0-19-259084-7