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ecologists to the remote sensing community and raises the critical issue of the transferability of remote sensing methods, which is the motivation behind the whole
book.
After posing the needs from ecologists and managers, Peter Bunting shares with
us a very valuable manual on the basic remote sensing techniques to elucidate the
data source to use and the processing procedures to apply.
In order to enrich the vision of the many utilities of remote sensing in long-term
ecological monitoring, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado briefly describes the different monitoring protocols in the protected area of Doñana National Park in Spain that are
carried out at the landscape scale by means of remote sensing.
The second section starts with a nationwide case study of habitat mapping. Anna
Allard provides a detailed chapter on the setup of the Swedish programme to monitor landscape changes. This chapter is a very good example on how to implement a
wise design enhancing monitoring efficiency with the help of remote sensing data
sources. Afterwards, Gwawr Jones and colleagues share their experiences in the use
of very high resolution (VHR) remote sensing for mapping and assessing te condition of terrestrial coastal habitats listed as Annex I by the EC’s Habitats Directive.
With a continued focus on vegetation, Katie Medcalf and colleagues introduce a
biodiversity monitoring system that has been implemented in Norfolk, UK, and uses
earth observation data. In the final chapter of this second section, Marcos Jiménez
and Díaz-Delgado provide a good example on plant species mapping by means of
subpixel classification through application of spectral unmixing methods to airborne hyperspectral images.
The third section, which offers case studies focusing on single species, begins
with two chapters on the successful use of drones for mapping plant species. Abigail
Sanders describes how drones can be used with standard cameras to retrieve the
understorey distribution of the invasive. Jens Oldeland and colleagues then provide
evidence on the use of proximal sensing with drones equipped with visible cameras
to identify different tree species in Namibia.
Still under the section, several chapters converge on the use of new technologies
including drones and trap cameras, and innovative digital image analysis to inventory fauna species. The chapter by Michael Schneider and Holger Dettki opens the
floor for less traditional remote sensing methods (e.g., camera traps and biotelemetry with Global Positioning Systems or GPS) in the surveillance and monitoring of
large carnivores in Sweden. Then, Sonali Gosh and Richard Lucas introduce the
integration of camera trap surveys with remote sensing information on land cover,
fire and human activities to better understand the distribution, movement and behavior of tigers and other large cats in Manas National Park in northeast India. Clive
Hurford in his chapter reviews different digital image analysis techniques and open
source software to automatically count bird species in pictures of bird flocks.
Finally, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado and colleagues share with us an essay where drones,
commonly referred to as unmanned airborne systems or vehicles (UAS or UAVs),
are contributing to improve the efficiency of bird breeding monitoring in the Doñana
protected area.
Introducing the Book “The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation”
ecologists to the remote sensing community and raises the critical issue of the transferability of remote sensing methods, which is the motivation behind the whole
book.
After posing the needs from ecologists and managers, Peter Bunting shares with
us a very valuable manual on the basic remote sensing techniques to elucidate the
data source to use and the processing procedures to apply.
In order to enrich the vision of the many utilities of remote sensing in long-term
ecological monitoring, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado briefly describes the different monitoring protocols in the protected area of Doñana National Park in Spain that are
carried out at the landscape scale by means of remote sensing.
The second section starts with a nationwide case study of habitat mapping. Anna
Allard provides a detailed chapter on the setup of the Swedish programme to monitor landscape changes. This chapter is a very good example on how to implement a
wise design enhancing monitoring efficiency with the help of remote sensing data
sources. Afterwards, Gwawr Jones and colleagues share their experiences in the use
of very high resolution (VHR) remote sensing for mapping and assessing te condition of terrestrial coastal habitats listed as Annex I by the EC’s Habitats Directive.
With a continued focus on vegetation, Katie Medcalf and colleagues introduce a
biodiversity monitoring system that has been implemented in Norfolk, UK, and uses
earth observation data. In the final chapter of this second section, Marcos Jiménez
and Díaz-Delgado provide a good example on plant species mapping by means of
subpixel classification through application of spectral unmixing methods to airborne hyperspectral images.
The third section, which offers case studies focusing on single species, begins
with two chapters on the successful use of drones for mapping plant species. Abigail
Sanders describes how drones can be used with standard cameras to retrieve the
understorey distribution of the invasive. Jens Oldeland and colleagues then provide
evidence on the use of proximal sensing with drones equipped with visible cameras
to identify different tree species in Namibia.
Still under the section, several chapters converge on the use of new technologies
including drones and trap cameras, and innovative digital image analysis to inventory fauna species. The chapter by Michael Schneider and Holger Dettki opens the
floor for less traditional remote sensing methods (e.g., camera traps and biotelemetry with Global Positioning Systems or GPS) in the surveillance and monitoring of
large carnivores in Sweden. Then, Sonali Gosh and Richard Lucas introduce the
integration of camera trap surveys with remote sensing information on land cover,
fire and human activities to better understand the distribution, movement and behavior of tigers and other large cats in Manas National Park in northeast India. Clive
Hurford in his chapter reviews different digital image analysis techniques and open
source software to automatically count bird species in pictures of bird flocks.
Finally, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado and colleagues share with us an essay where drones,
commonly referred to as unmanned airborne systems or vehicles (UAS or UAVs),
are contributing to improve the efficiency of bird breeding monitoring in the Doñana
protected area.
Introducing the Book “The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation”