Biology 2483A Lecture Notes - Roadkill, Tropical And Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests, Frugivore
5 Dec 2013
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Ecology at a landscape level has been made possible by new tools that can view the environment in multiple dimensions and at many scales. Aerial photography gave ecologists the first means to look at the big picture. More recently, our access to space has vastly expanded our ability to acquire images of. Remote sensing satellites provide images of earth that expand our view of large-scale ecological patterns. Geographic information systems (gis) are used in landscape planning for conservation and urban development. Computer-based systems that allow the storage, analysis, and display of spatial data (data pertaining to specific geographic areas). The data used in gis are derived from multiple sources, including aerial photography, satellite imagery, and ground based field studies (gps and radio telemetry to document precise locations and track animal movements/migration patterns). Collected data includes rainfall, elevation, vegetation cover at specific locations, and land use.
