Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research
This review paper evaluates the potential of remote sensing for assessing landscape and species diversity in mountainous terrain. Understanding the complex mechanism of biodiversity necessitate its spatial and temporal dynamics and synergetic adoption of measurement approaches with long-term plot in...
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| author | Amarnath, Giriraj Bajracharya, B. Shrestha, B. |
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| description | This review paper evaluates the potential of remote sensing for assessing landscape and species diversity in mountainous terrain. Understanding the complex mechanism of biodiversity necessitate its spatial and temporal dynamics and synergetic adoption of measurement approaches with long-term plot inventories. In view of this, importance of geoinformatics - which can be seen as a combination of integrating tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS), satellite remote sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), and information and communication technologies, are realized as complimentary systems to ground-based studies. This paper addresses how wide range of geospatial tools can be used in monitoring and assessment of biodiversity. Further discussions are made on the wide variety of landscape ecological application tools, and the required data from broad spatial extents that cannot be collected through field-based methods. Remote sensing data and techniques address these needs, which include identifying and detailing the biophysical characteristics of species? habitats, predicting the distribution of species and spatial variability in species richness, and detecting natural and human-caused changes at scales ranging from individual landscapes to the entire world. |
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| spelling | CGSpace345142023-09-25T09:16:55Z Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research Amarnath, Giriraj Bajracharya, B. Shrestha, B. landscape ecology biodiversity research remote sensing global positioning systems geographical information systems satellite imagery nepal This review paper evaluates the potential of remote sensing for assessing landscape and species diversity in mountainous terrain. Understanding the complex mechanism of biodiversity necessitate its spatial and temporal dynamics and synergetic adoption of measurement approaches with long-term plot inventories. In view of this, importance of geoinformatics - which can be seen as a combination of integrating tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS), satellite remote sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), and information and communication technologies, are realized as complimentary systems to ground-based studies. This paper addresses how wide range of geospatial tools can be used in monitoring and assessment of biodiversity. Further discussions are made on the wide variety of landscape ecological application tools, and the required data from broad spatial extents that cannot be collected through field-based methods. Remote sensing data and techniques address these needs, which include identifying and detailing the biophysical characteristics of species? habitats, predicting the distribution of species and spatial variability in species richness, and detecting natural and human-caused changes at scales ranging from individual landscapes to the entire world. 2012 2013-11-15T09:17:05Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z 2013-11-15T09:17:05Z 2014-02-02T16:39:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34514 en Open Access Amarnath, Giriraj; Bajracharya, B.; Shrestha, B. 2012. Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research. Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, 12(1):10p. |
| spellingShingle | landscape ecology biodiversity research remote sensing global positioning systems geographical information systems satellite imagery nepal Amarnath, Giriraj Bajracharya, B. Shrestha, B. Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| title | Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| title_full | Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| title_fullStr | Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| title_short | Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| title_sort | geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research |
| topic | landscape ecology biodiversity research remote sensing global positioning systems geographical information systems satellite imagery nepal |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34514 |
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