Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS

Good estimates of ecosystem complexity are essential for a number of ecological tasks: from biodiversity estimation, to forest structure variable retrieval, to feature extraction by edge detection and generation of multifractal surface as neutral models for e.g. feature change assessment. Hence, mea...

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Main Authors: Rocchini, D., Petras, V., Petrasova, A., Chemin, Yann H., Ricotta, C., Frigeri, A., Landa, M., Marcantonio, M., Bastin, L., Metz, M., Delucchi, L., Neteler, M.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81135
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author Rocchini, D.
Petras, V.
Petrasova, A.
Chemin, Yann H.
Ricotta, C.
Frigeri, A.
Landa, M.
Marcantonio, M.
Bastin, L.
Metz, M.
Delucchi, L.
Neteler, M.
author_browse Bastin, L.
Chemin, Yann H.
Delucchi, L.
Frigeri, A.
Landa, M.
Marcantonio, M.
Metz, M.
Neteler, M.
Petras, V.
Petrasova, A.
Ricotta, C.
Rocchini, D.
author_facet Rocchini, D.
Petras, V.
Petrasova, A.
Chemin, Yann H.
Ricotta, C.
Frigeri, A.
Landa, M.
Marcantonio, M.
Bastin, L.
Metz, M.
Delucchi, L.
Neteler, M.
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description Good estimates of ecosystem complexity are essential for a number of ecological tasks: from biodiversity estimation, to forest structure variable retrieval, to feature extraction by edge detection and generation of multifractal surface as neutral models for e.g. feature change assessment. Hence, measuring ecological complexity over space becomes crucial in macroecology and geography. Many geospatial tools have been advocated in spatial ecology to estimate ecosystem complexity and its changes over space and time. Among these tools, free and open source options especially offer opportunities to guarantee the robustness of algorithms and reproducibility. In this paper we will summarize the most straightforward measures of spatial complexity available in the Free and Open Source Software GRASS GIS, relating them to key ecological patterns and processes.
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spelling CGSpace811352024-05-01T08:15:41Z Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS Rocchini, D. Petras, V. Petrasova, A. Chemin, Yann H. Ricotta, C. Frigeri, A. Landa, M. Marcantonio, M. Bastin, L. Metz, M. Delucchi, L. Neteler, M. ecology software remote sensing geographical information systems ecosystems geography information systems Good estimates of ecosystem complexity are essential for a number of ecological tasks: from biodiversity estimation, to forest structure variable retrieval, to feature extraction by edge detection and generation of multifractal surface as neutral models for e.g. feature change assessment. Hence, measuring ecological complexity over space becomes crucial in macroecology and geography. Many geospatial tools have been advocated in spatial ecology to estimate ecosystem complexity and its changes over space and time. Among these tools, free and open source options especially offer opportunities to guarantee the robustness of algorithms and reproducibility. In this paper we will summarize the most straightforward measures of spatial complexity available in the Free and Open Source Software GRASS GIS, relating them to key ecological patterns and processes. 2017-07 2017-05-19T09:36:28Z 2017-05-19T09:36:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81135 en Open Access Elsevier Rocchini, D.; Petras, V.; Petrasova, A.; Chemin, Yann; Ricotta, C.; Frigeri, A.; Landa, M.; Marcantonio, M.; Bastin, L.; Metz, M.; Delucchi, L.; Neteler, M. 2016. Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS. Computers & Geosciences, 11p. (Online first). doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2016.05.006
spellingShingle ecology
software
remote sensing
geographical information systems
ecosystems
geography
information systems
Rocchini, D.
Petras, V.
Petrasova, A.
Chemin, Yann H.
Ricotta, C.
Frigeri, A.
Landa, M.
Marcantonio, M.
Bastin, L.
Metz, M.
Delucchi, L.
Neteler, M.
Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS
title Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS
title_full Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS
title_fullStr Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS
title_full_unstemmed Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS
title_short Spatio-ecological complexity measures in GRASS GIS
title_sort spatio ecological complexity measures in grass gis
topic ecology
software
remote sensing
geographical information systems
ecosystems
geography
information systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81135
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