Remote Sensing Of Savannas And Woodlands

Author : Michael J Hill
Publisher : Mdpi AG
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 3036519572

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Remote Sensing of Savannas and Woodlands by Michael J Hill Pdf

Savannas and woodlands are one of the most challenging targets for remote sensing. This book provides a current snapshot of the geographical focus and application of the latest sensors and sensor combinations in savannas and woodlands. It includes feature articles on terrestrial laser scanning and on the application of remote sensing to characterization of vegetation dynamics in the Mato Grosso, Cerrado and Caatinga of Brazil. It also contains studies focussed on savannas in Europe, North America, Africa and Australia. It should be important reading for environmental practitioners and scientists globally who are concerned with the sustainability of the global savanna and woodland biome.

Author : Stephen Edem Korbla Duadze
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Land cover
ISBN : 9783865370419

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Land Use and Land Cover Study of the Savannah Ecosystem in the Upper West Region (Ghana) Using Remote Sensing by Stephen Edem Korbla Duadze Pdf

Author : Michael J. Hill,Niall P Hanan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439804711

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Ecosystem Function in Savannas by Michael J. Hill,Niall P Hanan Pdf

Fascinating and diverse, savanna ecosystems support a combination of pastoral and agropastoral communities alongside wild and domestic herbivores that can be found nowhere else. This diversity has made the study of these areas problematic. Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales addresses some of the d

Author : Derek Eamus,Alfredo Huete,Qiang Yu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781316666548

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Vegetation Dynamics by Derek Eamus,Alfredo Huete,Qiang Yu Pdf

Understanding ecosystem structure and function requires familiarity with the techniques, knowledge and concepts of the three disciplines of plant physiology, remote sensing and modelling. This is the first textbook to provide the fundamentals of these three domains in a single volume. It then applies cross-disciplinary insights to multiple case studies in vegetation and landscape science. A key feature of these case studies is an examination of relationships among climate, vegetation structure and vegetation function, to address fundamental research questions. This book is for advanced students and researchers who need to understand and apply knowledge from the disciplines of plant physiology, remote sensing and modelling. It allows readers to integrate and synthesise knowledge to produce a holistic understanding of the structure, function and behaviour of forests, woodlands and grasslands.

Author : Jayalaxshm Mistry,Andrea Beradi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317880134

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World Savannas by Jayalaxshm Mistry,Andrea Beradi Pdf

An interdisciplinary text on the world's savannas, covering the geography, ecology, economics and politics of savanna regions. Savannas are a distinct vegetation type, covering a third of the world's land surface area and supporting a fifth of the world's population. There has been a wide range of literature on the subject, but the majority of work has focused on the ecology or development of savanna areas, ignoring the wider interdisciplinary issues affecting contemporary savannas. World Savannas aims to buck this trend, providing students with an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the global importance of savannas.

Author : PhD, Ehsan Atazadeh
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789533074900

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Biomass and Remote Sensing of Biomass by PhD, Ehsan Atazadeh Pdf

Generally, the term biomass is used for all materials originating from photosynthesis. However, biomass can equally apply to animals. Conservation and management of biomass is very important. There are various ways and methods for biomass evaluation. One of these methods is remote sensing. Remote sensing provides information about biomass, but also about biodiversity and environmental factors estimation over a wide area. The great potential of remote sensing has received considerable attention over the last few decades in many different areas in biological sciences including nutrient status assessment, weed abundance, deforestation, glacial features in Arctic and Antarctic regions, depth sounding of coastal and ocean depths, and density mapping. The salient features of the book include: Several aspects of biomass study and survey; Use of remote sensing for evaluation of biomass; Evaluation of carbon storage in ecosystems; Evaluation of primary productivity through case studies

Author : Qihao Weng
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781315354644

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Remote Sensing for Sustainability by Qihao Weng Pdf

Driven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential geospatial tool for understanding the Earth and managing Human-Earth interactions. Remote Sensing for Sustainability introduces the current state of the art remote sensing knowledge integral for monitoring the world’s natural resources and environments, managing exposure to natural disasters and man-made risks, and helping understand the sustainability and productivity of natural ecosystems. Bridging the gap between remote sensing and sustainability science this book examines theories and methods as well as practical applications of sustainable development for cities using remote sensing; focuses on remote sensing methods and techniques for sustainable natural resources with emphasize on forests; answers questions on how and what the remote sensing methods and techniques can do for the sustainability of environmental systems; and examines the issues of energy use and sustainable energy sources using remote sensing technology in countries such as Germany, China, the U.S, drawing on case studies to demonstrate the applicability of remote sensing techniques. This comprehensive guide, which can serve to professors, researchers, and students alike, takes in consideration the United Nations set of sustainable development goals and intends to contribute to the GEO’s Strategic Plan by addressing and exemplifying a number of societal benefit areas of remote sensing data sets, methods, and techniques for sustainable development.

Author : Lola Fatoyinbo
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535103134

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Remote Sensing of Biomass by Lola Fatoyinbo Pdf

The accurate measurement of ecosystem biomass is of great importance in scientific, resource management and energy sectors. In particular, biomass is a direct measurement of carbon storage within an ecosystem and of great importance for carbon cycle science and carbon emission mitigation. Remote Sensing is the most accurate tool for global biomass measurements because of the ability to measure large areas. Current biomass estimates are derived primarily from ground-based samples, as compiled and reported in inventories and ecosystem samples. By using remote sensing technologies, we are able to scale up the sample values and supply wall to wall mapping of biomass. Three separate remote sensing technologies are available today to measure ecosystem biomass: passive optical, radar, and lidar. There are many measurement methodologies that range from the application driven to the most technologically cutting-edge. The goal of this book is to address the newest developments in biomass measurements, sensor development, field measurements and modeling. The chapters in this book are separated into five main sections.

Author : Andrew C. Millington,Stephen J. Walsh,Patrick E. Osborne
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461515234

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GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Biogeography and Ecology by Andrew C. Millington,Stephen J. Walsh,Patrick E. Osborne Pdf

In recent years, the conservation of tropical forests has received worldwide publicity whereas effective forest management, particularly for timber extraction, has attracted little attention and gained some notoriety. The overall aim of the present paper was to examine how environmental micro-variation in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve of Belize can influence species distribution and thereby inform management strategy. The paper deals first with the background to forest management in Belize, then considers the methodology used in the present study and fin~~ly assesses the preliminary results. The specific objectives are: (1) to assess the effects of changing scale on the variability of selected individual soil properties in forest plots within the same vegetation class; and (2) to examine the variation in soil properties and tree species distribution, and to integrate environmental and ecological data over a range of scales. BACKGROUND Whereas the global and regional distribution of tropical forests is broadly governed by climatic and altitudinal variation, individual forest tracts need to consider a range of other, locally important factors to explain species distribution and change. With very high species diversity, tropical forests present a major challenge in the attempt to unravel controlling factors in distribution and growth (Swaine et aI. 1987). Research that attempts to explain diversity has looked at species distribution according to a range of factors, with a general recognition that soil fertility plays a significant if ill defined role (Swaine 1996).

Author : Boris Escalante
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535106517

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Remote Sensing by Boris Escalante Pdf

Nowadays it is hard to find areas of human activity and development that have not profited from or contributed to remote sensing. Natural, physical and social activities find in remote sensing a common ground for interaction and development. This book intends to show the reader how remote sensing impacts other areas of science, technology, and human activity, by displaying a selected number of high quality contributions dealing with different remote sensing applications.

Author : Yeqiao Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439841884

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Remote Sensing of Protected Lands by Yeqiao Wang Pdf

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

Author : Christina Skarpe,Johan T. du Toit,Stein R. Moe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118858585

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Elephants and Savanna Woodland Ecosystems by Christina Skarpe,Johan T. du Toit,Stein R. Moe Pdf

During the nineteenth century, ivory hunting caused a substantial decrease of elephant numbers in southern Africa. Soon after that, populations of many other large and medium-sized herbivores went into steep decline due to the rinderpest pandemic in the 1890s. These two events provided an opportunity for woodland establishment in areas previously intensively utilized by elephants and other herbivores. The return of elephants to currently protected areas of their former range has greatly influenced vegetation locally and the resulting potential negative effects on biodiversity are causing concern among stakeholders, managers, and scientists. This book focuses on the ecological effects of the increasing elephant population in northern Botswana, presenting the importance of the elephants for the heterogeneity of the system, and showing that elephant ecology involves much wider spatiotemporal scales than was previously thought. Drawing on the results of their research, the authors discuss elephant-caused effects on vegetation in nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor savannas, and the potential competition between elephants on the one hand and browsers and mixed feeders on the other. Ultimately this text provides a comprehensive review of ecological processes in African savannas, covering long-term ecosystem changes and human-wildlife conflicts. It summarises new knowledge on the ecology of the sub-humid African savanna ecosystems to advance the general functional understanding of savanna ecosystems across moisture and nutrient gradients.

Author : William J. Bond
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198812456

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Open Ecosystems by William J. Bond Pdf

Explores the geography, ecology, and antiquity of 'open ecosystems' which include grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.

Author : Prasad Thenkabail
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 2304 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482282672

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Remote Sensing Handbook - Three Volume Set by Prasad Thenkabail Pdf

A volume in the three-volume Remote Sensing Handbook series, Remote Sensing of Water Resources, Disasters, and Urban Studies documents the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place during the last 50 years. The other two volumes in the series are Remotely Sensed Data Characterization, Classification, and Accuracies, and Land Reso

Author : Ph.D., Prasad S. Thenkabail
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 869 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482217988

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Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing by Ph.D., Prasad S. Thenkabail Pdf

A volume in the three-volume Remote Sensing Handbook series, Land Resources Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping with Remote Sensing documents the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place during the last 50 years. The other two volumes in the series are Remotely Sensed Data Characterization, Classification, and Accuracies, and Remo