Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierGiriraj Amarnath: 0000-0002-7390-9800
cg.identifier.urlhttp://geoportal.icimod.org/downloads/2012/GeoinformaticsforLandscapeEcologyandBiodiversity%20Research.pdfen
cg.identifier.wlethemeDecision Analysis and Information
cg.issue1en
cg.journalAsian Journal of Geoinformaticsen
cg.subject.wleMODELLING AND SPATIAL ANALYSISen
cg.subject.wleECOSYSTEMSen
cg.subject.wleLANDSCAPE MANAGEMENTen
cg.volume12en
dc.contributor.authorAmarnath, Girirajen
dc.contributor.authorBajracharya, B.en
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, B.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-15T09:17:05Zen
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-02T16:39:50Zen
dc.date.available2013-11-15T09:17:05Zen
dc.date.available2014-02-02T16:39:50Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34514
dc.titleGeoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity researchen
dcterms.abstractThis review paper evaluates the potential of remote sensing for assessing landscape and species diversity in mountainous terrain. Understanding the complex mechanism of biodiversity necessitate its spatial and temporal dynamics and synergetic adoption of measurement approaches with long-term plot inventories. In view of this, importance of geoinformatics - which can be seen as a combination of integrating tools such as Geographic Information System (GIS), satellite remote sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS), and information and communication technologies, are realized as complimentary systems to ground-based studies. This paper addresses how wide range of geospatial tools can be used in monitoring and assessment of biodiversity. Further discussions are made on the wide variety of landscape ecological application tools, and the required data from broad spatial extents that cannot be collected through field-based methods. Remote sensing data and techniques address these needs, which include identifying and detailing the biophysical characteristics of species? habitats, predicting the distribution of species and spatial variability in species richness, and detecting natural and human-caused changes at scales ranging from individual landscapes to the entire world.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAmarnath, Giriraj; Bajracharya, B.; Shrestha, B. 2012. Geoinformatics for landscape ecology and biodiversity research. Asian Journal of Geoinformatics, 12(1):10p.en
dcterms.issued2012
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectlandscapeen
dcterms.subjectecologyen
dcterms.subjectbiodiversityen
dcterms.subjectresearchen
dcterms.subjectremote sensingen
dcterms.subjectglobal positioning systemsen
dcterms.subjectgeographical information systemsen
dcterms.subjectsatellite imageryen
dcterms.subjectnepalen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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