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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Keller, Jeffrey K. (Author), Smith, Charles R. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Ecology,
Subjects:
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Geographic information systems.
Biotic communities.
Evolution (Biology).
Conservation Biology.
Geographical Information System.
Ecosystems.
Evolutionary Theory.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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