Improving GIS-based Wildlife-Habitat Analysis

• Main Authors: Keller, Jeffrey K. (Author), Smith, Charles R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ecology,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Ecosystems.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Nature Conservation.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a powerful tool for the investigation of species-habitat relationships and the development of wildlife management and conservation programs. However, the relative ease of data manipulation and analysis using GIS, associated landscape metrics packages, and...