S Ferrier - Systematic biology, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Vast gaps in available information on the spatial distribution of biodiversity pose a major challenge for regional conservation planning in many parts of the world. This problem is …
S Reddy, LM Dávalos - Journal of Biogeography, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To design and apply statistical tests for measuring sampling bias in the raw data used to the determine priority areas for conservation, and to discuss their impact on conservation …
Rapid progress is being made in the conceptual, technical, and organizational requirements for generating synoptic multi-scale views of the earth's surface and its biological content …
N Horning, JA Robinson, EJ Sterling, W Turner… - 2010 - books.google.com
The work of conservation biology has grown from local studies of single species into a discipline concerned with mapping and managing biodiversity on a global scale. Remote …
CR Pyke, R Condit, S Aguilar… - Journal of vegetation …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This study deals with the floristic composition of lowland tropical forest in the watershed of the Panama Canal. The floristic composition of large trees in 54 forest plots was analysed …
Remotely sensed images and processing techniques are a primary tool for mapping changes in tropical forest types important to biodiversity and environmental assessment …
G McMahon, SM Gregonis, SW Waltman… - Environmental …, 2001 - Springer
In 1996, nine federal agencies with mandates to inventory and manage the nation's land, water, and biological resources signed a memorandum of understanding entitled …
T Beatley - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Lyn Sedlak-Forďs The Great Return reflects both the beauty of salmon and their plight in finding it increasingly difficult to return to their spawning grounds each year …
The thematic resolution of mapped data determines the amount of detail of geospatial information, and influences various aspects of landscape classification and the relevance of …