Remote Sensing for Ecology and Conservation - 9780199219940
Un libro in lingua di Ned Horning Robinson Julie A. Sterling Eleanor J. Woody Turner Sacha Spector edito da Oxford University Press, 2010
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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.
This text is primarily aimed at postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students taking courses in ecology, conservation biology, and environmental management. It will also serve as a valuable reference work for established researchers, nature conservation practitioners, policy makers, and land managers.
Produced in collaboration with the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.
The proceeds from this series are being used to send copies to conservationists outside Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan who would otherwise be unable to use them.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Remote Sensing for Ecology and Conservation
- Sottotitolo: A Handbook of Techniques
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Ned Horning Robinson Julie A. Sterling Eleanor J. Woody Turner Sacha Spector
- Editore: Oxford University Press
- Collana: (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 20 Gennaio '10
- Genere: NATURE
- Argomenti : Conservation biology Remote sensing Nature conservation Remote sensing Applied ecology Remote sensing
- Pagine: 467
- ISBN-10: 019921994X
- EAN-13: 9780199219940