Remote Sensing of Protected Lands

AvYeqiao Wang

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Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

National parks, wildlife refuges and sanctuaries, natural reserves, conservation areas, frontier lands, and marine-protected areas are increasingly recognized as essential providers of ecosystem services and biological resources. As debates about climate change and sustainability intensify, protected areas become more important as indicators of eco

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-19
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781040198032
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Serie:Remote Sensing Applications Series

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Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Miljöteknik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Skogsbruk inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Yeqiao Wang is a professor at the Department of Natural Resources Science, University of Rhode Island. He has received several awards for his work, including the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President William J. Clinton in 2000. Dr. Wang's specialties are terrestrial remote sensing and modeling in natural resources analysis and mapping. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, 70 abstracts and conference papers, and contributed more than 20 peer-reviewed book chapters. He also edited Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments (CRC Press 2009). Dr. Wang serves as the editor in chief for Encyclopedia of Natural Resources (Taylor & Francis), a three-volume set of Land, Air, and Water. Besides his professional publications in English, he has also authored and edited several science books in Chinese. For more information, see Dr. Wang's web site at the University of Rhode Island.

Innehållsförteckning

Remote Sensing of Protected Lands: An Overview. Remote Sensing of Changing Landscape of Protected Lands. Remote Sensing for Inventory, Mapping, and Conservation of Protected Lands and Waters. Remote Sensing for Inventory and Monitoring of Frontier Lands. Remote Sensing in Decision Support for Management of Protected Lands. Index.