Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action: Case Studies from Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

ISBN-13: 9781108456708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 372 str.

Graeme M. Buchanan; Allison K. Leidner

Opis

Explains how satellite remote sensing informs and helps deliver successful conservation management through case studies, which highlight practitioner experience.

Spis treści

1. A brief introduction to conservation and conservation remote sensing Graeme M. Buchanan and Allison K. Leidner; 2. Introduction to remote sensing for conservation practitioners Andreas Brink, Cindy Schmidt and Zoltan Szantoi; 3. Satellite remote sensing for the conservation of East Asia's coastal wetlands Nicholas J. Murray; 4. Global forest maps in support of conservation monitoring Samuel Jantz, Lilian Pintea, Janet Nackoney and Matthew Hansen; 5. Wildfire monitoring with satellite remote sensing in support to conservation Ilaria Palumbo; 6. Ecosystem functioning observations for assessing conservation in the Doñana National Park, Spain Paula Escribano and Néstor Fernández; 7. Predicting mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) harvest in real-time: Integrating satellite remote-sensing measures of forage quality and climate in Idaho, United States Mark Hebblewhite, Mark Hurley, Paul Lukacs and Josh Nowak; 8. Lessons learned from WhaleWatch, a tool using satellite data to provide near real-time predictions of whale occurrence Helen Bailey, Elliott Hazen, Bruce Mate, Steven J. Bograd, Ladd Irvine, Daniel M. Palacios, Karin A. Forney, Evan Howell, Aimee Hoover, Lynn DeWitt, Jessica Wingfield and Monica DeAngelis; 9. The evolution of remote sensing applications vital to effective biodiversity conservation and sustainable development Karyn Tabor and Jennifer Hewson; 10. Synthesis Allison K. Leidner and Graeme M. Buchanan.