Geoinformatics for tropical ecosystems

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This book is aimed to document and popularize developments in geoinformatics and its application for vegetation science, environment, biodiversity, agriculture, forestry, socioeconomic aspects of development, policy planning or relevant management and ecosystem approaches in the tropics. The 22 separately authored chapters are entitled: Tropical forests, deforestation and ecosystem services: contributions of remote sensing; Assessment of tropical forest cover from satellite images at different geographical scales: case studies from South East Asia; Global-scale AVHRR data for land analysis in the tropics; Accuracy assessment of remote sensing in detecting tropical deforestation in South East Asia; Forest fire monitoring in East Kalimantan, Indonesia - an application of multi-temporal microwave data; A new approach to woody biomass assessment in woodlands and shrublands; Satellite remote sensing for forest management; Landscape ecology and biodiversity conservation; LiDAR remote sensing for forest ecosystem studies; Tools for integrated land use planning in tropical countries; Spectral behaviour of tropical soils and implications for the monitoring of vegetation; Satellite remote sensing and geographic information system applications in sustainable agriculture; Integrated remote sensing and GIS applications for agro-ecological zoning in Vietnam; Water resource assessment using agro-hydrological model and remote sensing (a case study on the River Ganges); Grassland assessment using satellite remote sensing - a study in Himalayan landscape (India); Satellite images for the monitoring of wetlands and assessing their water budgets; Landscape dynamics in the Maipo Ramsar wetland site; Geo-spatial characterization of biodiversity at landscape level in the Andaman Islands: India; Remote sensing application in glaciers: a review and case studies of Himalayan glaciers; Monitoring urban heat environment using MODIS data for main cities in East Asia; To alleviate flood disasters by integrating the hydrodynamic model MIKE 11 and geographical information system; and Rethinking community geographic information system.
Author(s)

Roy P. S.

Year

2003

Secondary Title

Geoinformatics for tropical ecosystems

Publisher

M/S Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh

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Keyword(s)

accuracy, biodiversity, biomass, case studies, deforestation, ecosystems, floods, forest fires, forest management, forests, geographical information systems, glaciers, grasslands, ground cover, land use, land use planning, landscape ecology, models, monitoring, nature conservation, remote sensing, satellite imagery, shrublands, soil types, spectral data, sustainability, tropical forests, tropical soils, tropics, urban areas, vegetation, water management, water resources, wetlands, woodlands, zoning, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East Asia, India, Indonesia, Kalimantan, South East Asia, Vietnam, Commonwealth of Nations, Developing Countries, South Asia, Asia, APEC countries, ASEAN Countries, Borneo, Indochina, Eastern Asia, geographic information systems, GIS, Southeast Asia, spectral composition, surveillance systems, tropical countries, tropical zones, Viet Nam, water resource management, Information and Documentation (CC300), Soil Physics (JJ300), Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology) (KK100), Silviculture and Forest Management (KK110), Forest Fires (KK130), Water Resources (PP200), Land Resources (PP300), Wetlands (PP320), Grasslands and Rangelands (PP350), Pollution and Degradation (PP600), Mathematics and Statistics (ZZ100), Plant Ecology (ZZ331), Techniques and Methodology (ZZ900)

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Form: Book
Geographical Area: Indonesia, Vietnam, Other

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