Remote sensing for ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques/ Ned Horning, Julie A. Robinson, Eleanor J. Sterling, Woody Turner and Sasha Spector

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Horning, Ned

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TextSeries: (Techniques in ecology and conservation series)Publication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xxvi, 467 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780199219957

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621.3678 HOR/R

Contents:

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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	General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section				621.3678 HOR/R (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			P11321

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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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