Improving GIS-based Wildlife-Habitat Analysis

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a powerful tool for the investigation of species-habitat relationships and the development of wildlife management and conservation programs. However, the relative ease of data manipulation and analysis using GIS, associated landscape metrics packages, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Keller, Jeffrey K. (Autor), Smith, Charles R. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:SpringerBriefs in Ecology,
Temas:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Geographic information systems.
Biotic communities.
Evolution (Biology).
Conservation Biology.
Geographical Information System.
Ecosystems.
Evolutionary Theory.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Working Definitions
  • Chapter 2. Image Resolution vs. Habitat Selection Scale in a Remote Sensing Context
  • Chapter 3. Explanatory Variables
  • Chapter 4. Landscape Sampling Area vs. Actual Location of Taxonomic Survey
  • Chapter 5. Refining Habitat Specificity
  • Chapter 6. Example Using High-resolution Imagery and Taxon-specific Variables.

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