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Remote sensing for ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques / Ned Horning ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Techniques in ecology and conservation series.
- Techniques in ecology and conservation series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conservation biology--Remote sensing.
- Conservation biology.
- Nature conservation--Remote sensing.
- Nature conservation.
- Applied ecology--Remote sensing.
- Applied ecology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (494 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The work of conservation biology has grown from local studies of single species into a discipline concerned with mapping and managing biodiversity on a global scale. Remote sensing, using satellite and aerial imaging to measure and map the environment, increasingly provides a vital tool for effective collection of the information needed to research and set policy for conservation priorities. The perceived complexities of remotely sensed data and analyses have tended to discourage scientists and managers from using this valuable resource. This text focuses on making remote sensing tools accessible to a larger audience of non-specialists, highlighting strengths and limitations while emphasizing the ways that remotely sensed data can be captured and used, especially for evaluating human impacts on ecological systems.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Acronyms List; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I: Getting started: remote sensing fundamentals; Part II: Ecological systems and processes; Part III: Putting remote sensing into practice: conservation and ecology applications; Part IV: Appendices; References; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2010.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and publisher information.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-191741-9
- 1-282-73230-7
- 9786612732300
- 0-19-155146-5
- OCLC:
- 663740465
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