| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Biology and resource management series
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Biology and resource management in the tropics series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The spatial nature of conservation and development / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. -- Conservation mapping in Costa Rica / Christopher Vaughan, Jorge Fallas, Michael McCoy -- Digital mapping technologies / Basil G. Savitsky -- GIS / Basil G. Savitsky -- Image analysis / Basil G. Savitsky -- GPS / Jeffery S. Allen -- GIS design and implementation at La Selva Biological Station / Elizabeth A. Wentz, Joseph A. Bishop -- Use of digital elevation models in tropical rain forest basins to extract basic hydrologic and land use information / G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa -- Using a GIS to determine critical areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area / Gregoire Leclerc, Johnny Rodriguez Chacon -- Application of the HEP methodology and use of GIS to identify priority sites for the management of white-tailed deer / Wilfredo Segura Lopez -- The Paseo Pantera Project: a case study using GIS to improve continental-scale conservation planning / J. David Lambert, Margaret H. Carr -- Overview of gap analysis / Basil G. Savitsky -- Wildlife and habitat data collection and analysis / Basil G. Savitsky, Jorge Fallas, Christopher Vaughan, and Thomas E. Lacher Jr. -- Error and the gap analysis model / Jennifer N. Morgan, Basil G. Savitsky -- A GIS method for conservation decision making / Basil G. Savitsky, Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. -- Using the gap analysis model for sustainable development and natural resources management in developing countries / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr. -- Application of the gap analysis model in regional and international programs in the tropics / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr., G. Wesley Burnett, Basil G. Savitsky, and Christopher Vaughan. |
| Summary |
-- Michael A. Mares, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wildlife conservation -- Costa Rica -- Remote sensing.
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Wildlife conservation. |
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Costa Rica. |
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Remote sensing. |
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Forest conservation -- Costa Rica -- Remote sensing.
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Forest conservation. |
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Geographic information systems -- Costa Rica.
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Geographic information systems. |
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Digital mapping.
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Digital mapping. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Savitsky, Basil G., editor.
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Lacher, Thomas E., editor.
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| Added Title |
Geographic information systems metholologies for developing conservation strategies |
| Other Form: |
Print version: GIS methodologies for developing conservation strategies. New York : Columbia University Press, ©1998 0231100264 (DLC) 97038069 (OCoLC)37588520 |
| ISBN |
0231505019 (electronic book) |
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9780231505017 (electronic book) |
| Music No. |
EB00662269 Recorded Books |
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