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The Latest Advances in Remote Sensing for Biodiversity

This state-of-the-art volume provides fundamental information on and practical applications of remote sensing technologies in wildlife management, habitat studies, and biodiversity assessment and monitoring. The book reviews image analysis, interpretation techniques, and key geospatial tools, including field-based, aerial, and satellite remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and spatial modeling.

Remote Sensing for Biodiversity and Wildlife Management emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration, technological innovations, and new applications in this emerging field.Landmark case studies and illustrative examples of best practices in biodiversity and wildlife management remote sensing at multiple scales are featured in this pioneering work.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

• Management information requirements
• Geospatial data collection and processing
• Thermal, passive and active microwave, and passive and active optical sensing
• Integrated remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and spatial models
• Remote sensing of ecosystem process and structure
• Proven methods for acquiring, interpreting, and analyzing remotely sensed data
• Habitat suitability and quality analysis
• Mapping anthropogenic disturbances and modeling species distribution
• Biodiversity indicators, including species richness mapping and productivity modeling
• Habitat quality and dynamics
• Indicators and processes
• Invasive alien species
• Species prediction models
• Food and resources
• Biodiversity monitoring
• Fragmentation and spatial heterogeneity

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As Earth faces the greatest mass extinction in 65 million years, the present is a moment of tremendous foment and emergence in ecological science. With leaps in advances in ecological research and the technical tools available, scientists face the critical task of challenging policymakers and the public to recognize the urgency of our global crisis. This book focuses directly on the interplay between theory, data, and analytical methodology in the rapidly evolving fields of animal ecology, conservation, and management. The mixture of topics of particular current relevance includes landscape ecology, remote sensing, spatial modeling, geostatistics, genomics, and ecological informatics. The greatest interest to the practicing scientist and graduate student will be the synthesis and integration of these topics to provide a composite view of the emerging field of spatial ecological informatics and its applications in research and management.

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Part of a series which covers a wide range of subjects, this book provides many facts about these terrifying yet amazing creatures, including how old sharks are, how acute their senses are, where they live and what they eat and how they are designed to be the ultimate hunting machine. Profiles of some of the more familiar sharks are included, as well as some of the more unusual species. The book features a gatefold, which opens up to reveal a dramatic cut-away picture of a shark. In addition, there is a fun quiz enabling children to test their knowledge. ... Read more

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Statistical Analysis and Modeling of Geographic Information with ArcView GIS is an update to Lee and Wong's Statistical Analysis with ArcView GIS, featuring expanded coverage of classical statistical methods, probability and statistical testing, new student exercises to facilitate classroom use, new exercises featuring interactive ArcView Avenue scripts, and a new overview of compatible spatial analytical functions in ArcGIS 9.0. ... Read more

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Great text and even better software modules
This is an excellent book if interested in performing spatial analysis with ArcView (or any other GIS software I'd guess although the accompanying scripts would be less useful).

Comprehensive and easy - "easy" - to understand. As well, the tools developed by the authors are extremely efficient for many spatial statistical purposes, particularly if still employing ArcView 3.x.

BOOK UNUSABLE WITH CURRENT ARCGISSOFTWARE
EXAMPLES ONLY WORK WITH OUTDATED SOFTWARE ARCVIEW 3.3!
Although this book purports to be 'updated' from the earlier edition, the Avenue script 'extensions' and examples in the book and on the accompanying CD only work with ESRI's outdated ArcView3.x, which has been moved to 'Mature Support' status by ESRI. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! There is an 11 page appendix that discusses statistical tools in ESRI's current ArcGIS 9.2. These 11 pages in the 441 page book discuss current technology. I feel like a victim of 'bait and switch.' Updated? Current? I don't think so!

Hard to follow and use
Even though the book has 2005 copyright, all the examples and data relate to Arcview 3.X. None of the extensions can be used in ArcView 9.0. Without the extensions, it is really, really hard to follow the examples. The book acknowledges that version 9.0 has some statistical items in the ArcView toolbox, but it pretty well stops there. There are two web sites listed in the book to contact for updated information, but one doesn't work at all and the other doesn't show anything regarding software updates. This book has plenty of theory, many application examples, and a good price tag, but it falls short in being updated so that the average commercial user who has Arcview 9.0, 9.1 or 9.2 can get as much good out of it as hoped for. In short, this book had a lot of potential--and is a one-of-kind topic--but just couldn't seem to pull it off, which could have been done with just a little attention to detail for new software that would run on the newer versions of ArcView. Until that updating is done, it should be made clear that the examples and data relate only to Arcview 3.X--if that had been the case, I would not have purchased the book.

Clearly written with numerous examples and useful ArcView extension tools for statistical analysis on the included CD.
I used this book for a graduate level course in geospatial statistics.The book is very clearly written and provides just enough background material to enable someone who has not had a statistics course in a while to still understand how statistical analysis of geographic information varies from classical statistics, and then apply the methods to their own geographic data (point, line or polygon). The book covers how to measure dispersion, perform hypothesis testing of point or quadrat distributions and univariate or bivariate spatial data analysis, quadrat analysis, and joint count statistics for spatial autocorrelation.Regarding directional statistics, this book is an authority on how to perform directional and network analysis and whether or not directional bias exists in a set of points using the standard deviational ellipse. You will not find other sources that explain the standard deviational ellipse as clearly as the Wong/Lee book. Also included are step-by-step application examples throughout which aid in grasping the concepts and also provide real tools for analyzing your point, polygon or other geographic data with ESRI ArcView (a 1-year licensed copy of ArcView for educational purposes comes with the ESRI Press book, "Mapping Our World" - currently listing at around $25 from Amazon).In other words, this book comes with tools that enable you to perform statistical analysis of geographic data without having to purchase an ESRI "extension" (extra-cost module to their product) as long as you are willing to work with an older version of ArcView, or the one in "Mapping Our World".There are some typographical mistakes, but they are easy to spot and rarely impact the calculations.Hopefully Wiley will soon include an "errata" link on their web site for this book's typos. I found the coverage of Global and Local Statistics for spatial autocorrelation using Moran's I, Geary's C and the G-statistic especially easy to follow and understand paving the way for deeper understanding of peer-reviewed journal articles dealing with these concepts. I highly recommend this book for anyone needing to gain a strong foundation in spatial statistics, who would also like to understand why classical statistical analysis falls short when working with geospatial datasets. ... Read more

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very disappointed,
I absolutelyagree witha above review I get my copy yesterday I was very disappointed, don't waste your money

Pigeon Literature; quality may vary
This book is a poor copy of the original work. The picture plates vary from okay to horrible to non existent. I guess you can't expect much more quality from a copy but for the price I don't think this product is worth the money. If your only interest is the text then it isn't too bad. I don't think sample pages give an accurate description of the variable quality of the copied pages. The plates are not in color and the quality is on a par with xerox. The publisher is up front about the possibility of missing pages and poor reproduction in places so I don't blame them. I wish I had read the description better before buying. ... Read more

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Controversies on the use and conservation of plant genetic information have become major obstacles in international negotiations on trade, agriculture, and biodiversity conservation. This book examines the origins of these controversies. It stresses the importance of agricultural politics in directing developments in conservation and intellectual property protection. ... Read more

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L'Hommedieu sets the record straight about maligned, misunderstood and often endangered species.

11 3/4" x 8 1/2"For children ages 4-10 years. ... Read more

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L'Hommedieu's Bats
Another fun pop up book has come from Child's Play.If I were a kid I would love this book.3-D images of all sorts of bats, along with an informative text and brilliant illustration make this book, along with theothers in the "Misunderstood" series, a must-have.My nieces andfriend's children all love this book.It's also a pleasant surprise tofind, on the back, drawing of all of the different species of bats.Thisbook is great for any age, from kids to grown up bat lovers! ... Read more

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Wonderful book.
I first read this book as a young teen in the early 70's and have been re-reading it since.What a great book to add to your young readers "must read" list.I enjoyed the way the Hoovers gave us a look into the simpler way of living and how we all can live with nature.If you are looking for, feel good about life books, The Hoovers series are the ones to read.I hope that Kindle will include these books in their library soon. All of these books will remain in my library for years to come and will hopefully be enjoyed for future generations.I look forward to many, many more re-reads.

A gift worth reading
Once again, Helen Hoover has drawn me into her beautiful natural world. This offering, based upon her life in the wilderness with husband Adrian from the mid 1950's to the early 1970's, concentrates on a deer that the Hoovers saved from starvation one Christmas Eve, and befriends for nearly 4 years. Each year brings new deer to their cabin, although their first (and I imagine favorite), Peter Whitetail, is present throughout all four years.

Hoover's detailed observations of the deer reveal their individual characteristics, quirks, and mannerisms. From gentle, generous Peter to fiercely maternal and shy Mama, greedy and undisciplined Pig, beautiful Pretty, mousey Fuzzy, and a host of other deer, Hoover's descriptions delight and educate in a fascinating and wimsical way.

The end of this book is bittersweet and poignant. Hoover strikes a good balance between how nature takes it's course, and how man often interferes - with sad consequences.

I can truely say I loved this book and the observations Hoover offered. This is a keeper on my bookshelf.

Outstanding--Heartwarming--Original
I highly recommend this book--in fact I'm out here buying many copies to give as gifts.My father gave me this book as a gift three years ago; it was one of his favorites.And that's saying something since he read so many books fiction and nonfiction in a wide range of subjects.Hoover's writing brought me back to the wintery midwest.Her attention to detail is beautiful and the story is one of a kind.Enjoy!

Great book!
I love all of this author's books. This book made me weepy in spots (but am pregnant, so probably hormones) but was well worth the read!

Never Forget It
I read this book a few years ago,but I never forget its message.When I hear of deer being hunted and shot, I think of the story told in this book.I feel exactly like the author and would have cared for the animals as she and her busband did - living up North - rather isolated as they were. ... Read more

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Explore Antarctica encourages students to understand the management of the Antarctic environment and issues of global importance linked to the Antarctic. It provides a comprehensive guide to the natural environment of the continent, as well as its history and its future. The book provides a brilliant illustration of how to apply scientific, social and environmental research to a specific topic of study. The author, Dr Louise Crossley, has worked in the Antarctic as an expedition and research station leader, and the book has been approved by the Australian Antarctic Division. The project has been developed by the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group (AUSLIG) of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, and funded by the Australian Antarctic Foundation. It is an authoritative work for students and the interested public alike. ... Read more

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A Book Designed to Help You "Journey" to Antarctica
I love this book.

A well-designed trade paperback that allows the reader to visit Antarctica from multiple angles: scientific, geographic, historical, environmental. (For details, take a look at the Table of Contents, below.) It has the clarity and wide scope that reminds one a bit of a high school text book, but unlike a textbook, it has patent enthusiasm for the subject and isn't afraid to try to cram as much information into as little space as possible!

And the pictures. Over 150 color illustrations in this 82 page book: mostly photos, but many maps, line drawings, charts, tables, schematics, all with informative and readable captions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS

A Continent Takes Shape
- Explore
- Antarctica in the Past
- Changing Climate
- Skeleton and Structure

Ice and Weather
- A Continent of Extremes
- Continental Patters
- The Ice Sheet
- Sea Ice and Icebergs

Human Discovery of Antarctica
- Dispelling the Myths
- International Assault
- The Race for the South Pole
- Human Settlement in Antarctica

Living in the Freezer
- Ecosystem Overview
- Survival
- Habitats
- Subantarctic Islands
- Dogs

Humans in a Hostile Environment
- Creating a Comfort Zone
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Workin in Antarctica

Managing Antarctica
- Antarctic Treaty
- Conservation
- Science and Cooperation

Issues for the Future
- Tourism
- Ozone Hole
- Global Warming

Reference
- Glossary
- Index

it's great!
this book has lots of information about the continent presented in well-organized segments that are color coded (i.e. discovery, issues for the future). the text is accompanied by photos, maps, graphs and goodcaptions. at 112 pages it is not overwhelming. recommend for adults and forkids in the classroom. ... Read more

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A collection of facts about animal senses, using special animation glasses, action flaps, and scratch and sniff patches to illustrate various concepts. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM), published by The Santa Fe New Mexican on February 24, 2009. The length of the article is 523 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: SANTA FE COUNTY; OFFICIALS, WILDLIFE LOVERS TO MAP HABITATS.(Local News)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) (Newspaper)
Date: February 24, 2009
Publisher: The Santa Fe New Mexican
Page: C-3

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning ... Read more

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L'Hommedieu sets the record straight about maligned, misunderstood and often endangered species.

11 3/4" x 8 1/2" For children ages 4-10 years. ... Read more

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Not scary edition
As a big collector of pop up books, I enjoyed the detail of "Spiders" without scary hairy legs popping out. The book pulled open like an accordian and showed more of the webs and the habitat along with information on spiders to make us really appreciate and respect them. Without spiders we would be overrun with ants, flies and other bugs. I plan on buying other Art L'Hommedieu books. ... Read more

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Part of the "My World" series, an information book series which features colour photographs and a clear and simple text on each page, this book looks at life in Russia. The series is graded for language level and readability in line with the Red, Green and Blue levels of the "New Way" series and may be viewed as the non-fiction strand of that scheme. However, it can easily be used quite independently of "New Way". There are two books on each subject area so that concepts and vocabulary can be easily reinforced, but all the books (at any level) can be read in any order. ... Read more