Mapping the Diversity of Nature / Edition 1

by R.I. Miller

Overview

The diversity of life is displayed by a diversity the biodiversity elements. These unique of structural and functional elements. Many approaches are usually tailored to the region of aspects of this diversity are critical for main­ the world where the scientists' work is focused. taining the healthy functioning of biological This book presents accounts of many tech­ systems both within short and long time scales. niques that are currently being used in different Some highly diverse features of nature arise parts of the globe by conservation scientists. simply from the heterogeneous patterns that Many different techniques are necessary to comprise the web of nature. Many of these handle the differences in data types and data features contribute to the beauty and quality of coverages that occur across the globe. Also, a life. Humans do not yet understand enough variety of mapping approaches are needed about the complexity of nature to distinguish today to strengthen the many diverse critical those elements that act to support natural conservation objectives. These objectives include vitality from those elements that contribute the identification of the distribution patterns exclusively to our experience of beauty and for a species or habitat type and the placement quality in life. of protected area boundaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412455100
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	07/31/1994
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.03(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ronald I. Miller was Senior Officer in the Species Mapping Section of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UK, and is now New England Gap Analysis Research Consultant, Amherst Massachusetts, having also worked for the World Bank and the Nature Conservancy.

Table of Contents

One Introduction.- 1 Setting the scene.- Two A Medley of Contexts for Mapping Species Data.- 2 Mapping for monographs: Baselines for resource development.- 3 Mapping the elements of biodiversity: The rare species of Madagascar.- 4 Modeling vertebrate distributions for Gap Analysis.- Three A Conceptual Context for Biodiversity Mapping.- 5 Hierarchical representations of species distributions using maps, images and sighting data.- Four Mapping Migratory Species Distribution Patterns.- 6 Remote-sensing assessment of tropical habitat availability for a nearctic migrant: The wood thrush.- Five Using Maps for the Conservation of Large Mammals Around the Globe.- 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.- Six Mapping the Global Distributions of Species.- 9 Mapping the distributions of restricted-range birds to identify global conservation priorities.- 10 Mapping and GIS analysis of the global distribution of coral reef fishes on an equal-area grid.- Seven A Continental Conservation Monitoring Program.- 11 Linking plant species information to continental biodiversity inventory, climate modeling and environmental monitoring.- Eight Possibilities for the Future.- 12 Possibilities for the future.- Appendix A Glossary.- Appendix B List of acronyms.

Editorial Reviews

‘This is an important book on the subject [biodiversity] and a starting point to get an overview of the many different mapping techniques which have emerged recently to deal with a variety of mapping problems applied to conservation and biodiversity issues.'
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