GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Biogeography and Ecology

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction — Thinking Spatially....Pages 1-6
A Spectral Unmixing Approach to Leaf Area Index (LAI) Estimation at the Alpine Treeline Ecotone....Pages 7-21
The Utilization of Airborne Digital Multispectral Image Dynamics and Kinematic Global Positioning Systems for Assessing and Monitoring Salt Marsh Habitats in Southern California....Pages 23-45
Spatial Variability in Satellite-Derived Seasonal Vegetation Dynamics....Pages 47-67
Documenting Land Cover History of a Humid Tropical Environment in Northeastern Costa Rica Using Time-Series Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 69-89
Patterns of Change in Land Use, Land Cover, and Plant Biomass: Separating Intra- and Inter-Annual Signals in Monsoon-Driven Northeast Thailand....Pages 91-108
Barriers and Species Persistence in a Simulated Grassland Community....Pages 109-122
Feedback and Pattern in Computer Simulations of the Alpine Treeline Ecotone....Pages 123-138
Spatial Pattern and Dynamics of an Annual Woodland Herb....Pages 139-161
Spatial Analysis of Micro-Environmental Change and Forest Composition in Belize....Pages 163-177
The Radiate Capitulum Morph of Senecio Vulgaris L. Within Sussex: The Use of GIS in Establishing Origins....Pages 179-192
A Geographical Information Science (GISc) Approach to Exploring Variation in The Bush Cricket Ephippiger ephippiger ....Pages 193-211
The GIS Representation of Wildlife Movements: A Framework....Pages 213-228
Stratified Sampling for Field Survey of Environmental Gradients in the Mojave Desert Ecoregion....Pages 229-253
Development of Vegetation Pattern in Primary Successions on Glacier Forelands in Southern Norway....Pages 255-270
Multi-Scale Analysis of Landcover Composition and Landscape Management of Public and Private Lands in Indiana....Pages 271-287
Shifting Cultivation Without Deforestation: A Case Study in the Mountains of Northwestern Vietnam....Pages 289-307
Linking Biogeography and Environmental Management in the Wetland Landscape of Coastal North Carolina....Pages 309-328
Back Matter....Pages 329-333