Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation

A Practical Guide and Case Studies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

The book will provide an overview of the practical application of remote sensing for the purposes of nature conservation as developed by ecologists in collaboration with remote sensing specialists, providing guidance on all phases from the planning of remote sensing projects for conservation to the interpretation and validation of the images. This book and linked activities have been selected as finalists of the European Natura 2000 award 2020.https://natura2000award-application.eu/finalist/3126

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-20
Mått:155 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt:664 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:318
Upplaga:17001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319643304

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Dr. Ricardo Diaz-Delgado, CSIC-Estación Biológica de Doñana EBD, Sevilla, SpainProf. Richard Lucas, The University of New South Wales, School of Bio., Earth, Env. Science, Kensington, AustraliaDr. Clive Hurford, Natural Resources Wales, Pembroke Wales, United Kingdom

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introducing the Book “The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation”.- 2. Towards a Mature Age of Remote Sensing for Natura 2000 Habitat Conservation: Poor method transferability as a prime obstacle.- 3. Pre-processing of Remotely Sensed Imagery.- 4. Long-term Ecological Monitoring at Landscape Scale for Nature Conservation: The example of Doñana protected area.5. NILS - A Nationwide Inventory Program for Monitoring the Conditions and Changes of the Swedish Landscape.- 6. Mapping Coastal Habitats in Wales.- 7. Integrated Monitoring for Biodiversity Using Remote Sensing: From local to regional.- 8. Sub-pixel Mapping of Doñana Shrubland Species.9. Mapping the Distribution of Understorey Rhododendron ponticum Using Low-tech Multispectral UAV Derived Imagery.- 10. The Potential of UAV Derived Image Features for Discriminating Savannah Tree Species.- 11. A Toolbox for Remotely Monitoring Large Carnivores in Sweden.- 12. Coupling Field Sampling with Earth Observation Increases Understanding of Tiger Movement and Behaviour.- 13. Improving the Accuracy of Bird Counts Using Manual and Automated Counts in ImageJ: An Open-Source Image Processing Program.- 14. Using UAVs to Map Aquatic Bird Colonies.- 15. The Integrated Land Cover and Change Classifications.- 16. Expected Advances In a Rapidly Developing Work Area.