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The Latest Advances in Remote Sensing for BiodiversityThis state-of-the-art volume provides fundamental information on and practical applications of remote sensing technologies in wildlife management, habitat studies, and biodiversity assessment and monitoring. The book reviews image analysis, interpretation techniques, and key geospatial tools, including field-based, aerial, and satellite remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and spatial modeling.
Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Wildlife Management emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration, technological innovations, and new applications in this emerging field. Landmark case studies and illustrative examples of best practices in biodiversity and wildlife management remote sensing at multiple scales are featured in this pioneering work.
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
Management information requirements
Geospatial data collection and processing
Thermal, passive and active microwave, and passive and active optical sensing
Integrated remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and spatial models
Remote sensing of ecosystem process and structure
Proven methods for acquiring, interpreting, and analyzing remotely sensed data
Habitat suitability and quality analysis
Mapping anthropogenic disturbances and modeling species distribution
Biodiversity indicators, including species richness mapping and productivity modeling
Habitat quality and dynamics
Indicators and processes
Invasive alien species
Species prediction models
Food and resources
Biodiversity monitoring
Fragmentation and spatial heterogeneity
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction;Chapter 2. Management Information Needs and Remote Sensing; Chapter 3. Remote-Sensing Data Collection and Processing;Chapter 4. Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Process and Structure;Chapter 5. Remote Sensing in Wildlife Management;Chapter 6. Remote Sensing in Biodiversity Monitoring; Chapter 7. Conclusion;Appendix I: Annotated Bibliography of Selected Reference Books Documenting the Development of Remote Sensing in Environmental Applications;Appendix II: Common and Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in the Text;Appendix III: A Selection of Past, Current, and Planned Remote-Sensing Satellites;Appendix IV: A Selection of Past, Current, and Planned Sensor Payloads on Remote-Sensing Satellites;References;Index
