Description |
xvii, 218 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 26 cm |
Contents |
1. Setting the scene / Ronald I. Miller -- 2. Mapping for monographs: Baselines for resource development / John B. Hall -- 3. Mapping the elements of biodiversity: The rare species of Madagascar / Ronald I. Miller and Jennifer H. Allen -- 4. Modeling vertebrate distributions for Gap Analysis / Bart R. Butterfield, Blair Csuti and J. Michael Scott -- 5. Hierarchical representations of species distributions using maps, images and sighting data / Allan D. Hollander, Frank W. Davis and David M. Stoms -- 6. Remote-sensing assessment of tropical habitat availability for a nearctic migrant: The wood thrush / John H. Rappole, George V.N. Powell and Steven A. Sader -- 7. Keeping elephants on the map: Case studies of the application of GIS for conservation / Frances Michelmore -- 8. Designing protected areas for giant pandas in China / John MacKinnon and Robert De Wulf |
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9. Mapping the distributions of restricted-range birds to identify global conservation priorities / Michael J. Crosby -- 10. Mapping and GIS analysis of the global distribution of coral reef fishes on an equal-area grid / Don E. McAllister, Frederick W. Schueler, Callum M. Roberts and Julie P. Hawkins -- 11. Linking plant species information to continental biodiversity inventory, climate modeling and environmental monitoring / Arthur D. Chapman and John R. Busby -- 12. Possibilities for the future / Ronald I. Miller |
Analysis |
Ecology Research |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Biodiversity -- Measurement.
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Biogeography -- Methodology.
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Ecology -- Methodology.
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Biodiversity conservation -- Methods.
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Biodiversity conservation -- Maps.
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Biodiversity conservation -- Methodology.
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Biodiversity conservation -- Research.
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Biodiversity -- Measurement.
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Biogeography -- Maps.
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Biodiversity.
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Biogeography -- Methodology.
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Bioldiversity
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Biodiversity conservation -- Methods.
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Biology -- Philosophy.
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Ecological mapping.
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Ecology -- Methodology.
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Environmental mapping.
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Species diversity -- Maps.
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Species diversity.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Author |
Miller, Ronald I. (Ronald Irving), 1949-
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LC no. |
94072643 |
ISBN |
0412455102 |
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