Understanding Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern - Remote Sensing and Gis Approaches

List of contents

Introduction: Structure, Function, and Change of Forest Landscapes. Identifying and Describing Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern: Data Selection Issues and Methodological Implications. Remotely Sensed Data in the Mapping of Forest Harvest Patterns. Remotely Sensed Data in the Mapping of Insect Defoliation. Using Remote Sensing to Map and Monitor Fire Damage in Forest Ecosystems. Integrating GIS and Remotely Sensed Data for Mapping Forest Disturbance and Change. New Directions in Landscape Pattern Analysis and Linkages with Remote Sensing. Characterizing Stand-Replacing Harvest and Fire Disturbance Patches in a Forested Landscape: A Case Study from Cooney Ridge. Conclusion: Understanding Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern, Information Needs, and New Approaches. Index.

About the author

Michael A. Wulder, Steven E. Franklin

Summary

Written by experts, peer-reviewed to adhere to the strictest standards and highest quality criteria, this book discusses natural and human-caused forest change. The chapters explore forest disturbance and spatial pattern from an ecological point-of-view within the context of structure, function, pattern, and change. They conclude with a summary of

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". . . this book seriously integrates the use of remote sensing and GIS techniques to help forestry researchers, resource management professionals, and conservation biologists meet the challenges of capturing and characterizing forest disturbance and their spatial patterns . . . well-researched and makes a significant contribution to the forestry, remote sensing and landscape ecology bodies of literature." – Kin M. Ma, Geography and Planning Department, Grand Valley State University, in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, November 2008

Product details

• Authors: Michael A. (Canadian Forest Service Wulder, Michael A. Franklin Wulder, Yang Zhiqiang
• Assisted by: Steven E. Franklin (Editor), Franklin Steven E. (Editor), Michael A. Wulder (Editor), Wulder Michael A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367577834
• ISBN: 978-0-367-57783-4
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques, Agricultural science, Agriculture & Related Industries, Forestry and silviculture