Remote sensing for ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques/ Ned Horning, Julie A. Robinson, Eleanor J. Sterling, Woody Turner and Sasha Spector
Material type: TextSeries: (Techniques in ecology and conservation series)Publication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xxvi, 467 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780199219957Subject(s): Nature conservation--Remote sensing | Remote sensingDDC classification: 621.3678Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 621.3678 HOR/R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P11321 |
Introduction: Why ecologists and conservation biologists use remote sensing --
When to use remote sensing --
Working with images --
Measuring and monitoring land cover, land use, and vegetation characteristics --
Terrain and soils --
Marine and coastal environments --
Wetlands--estuaries, inland wetlands, and freshwater lakes --
Atmosphere and climate --
Disturbances : fires and floods --
Landscape fragmentation --
Human interfaces and urban change --
Protected area design and monitoring --
Integrating field data --
Linking remote sensing and modeling --
Global conservation --
Appendix 1: The electromagnetic spectrum --
Appendix 2: Image-processing software --
Appendix 3: Open source software --
Appendix 4: Satellites and sensors --
Appendix 5: Visual interpretation --
Appendix 6: Systems for observing climate and atmospheric phenomena.
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