| Description |
1 online resource (413 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Linkage between biodiversity, land use informatics and climate change / Yongyut Trisurat, Rajendra P. Shrestha and Rob Alkemade -- 2. Consequences of deforestation and climate change on biodiversity / Roland Cochard -- 3. Geo-informatics for land use and biodiversity studies / P.K. Joshi and Neena Priyanka -- 4. Monitoring biodiversity using remote sensing and field surveys / C.A. Mücher -- 5. Integrated Modeling of Global Environmental Change (IMAGE) / T. Kram and E. Stehfest -- 6. Simulating land use policies targeted to protect biodiversity with the CLUE-scanner model / Peter H. Verburg [and others] -- 7. Landscape biodiversity characterization in Ecoregion 29 using MODIS / Nitin Kumar Tripathi and Aung Phey Khant -- 8. Applying GLOBIO at different geographical levels / Rob Alkemade [and others] -- 9. Modeling species distribution / Yongyut Trisurat and Albertus G. Toxopeus -- 10. Modeling land use and biodiversity in Northern Thailand / Yongyut Trisurat, Rob Alkemade and Peter H. Verburg -- 11. The current and future status of floristic provinces in Thailand / P.C. van Welzen [and others] -- 12. Biodiversity modelling experiences in Ukraine / Vasyl Prydatko and Grygoriy Kolomytsev -- 13. Regional scenarios of biodiversity state in the tropical Andes / Carolina Tovar [and others] -- 14. The influence of changing conservation paradigms on identifying priority protected area locations / Alan Grainger -- 15. Land degradation and biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia / Rajendra P. Shrestha |
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16. Sustainable land use and watershed management in response to climate change impacts: overview and proposed research techniques / Nguyen Kim Loi -- 17. Modeling of current and future state of biodiversity in Central America using GLOBIO3 methodology / Denisse McLean R. -- 18. Spatial model approach for deforestation: case study in Java Island, Indonesia / Lilik B. Prasetyo, Chandra Irawadi Wijaya and Yudi Setiawan -- 19. Embedding biodiversity modelling in the policy process / Nguyen Dieu Trinh and Wilbert van Rooij -- 20. Conclusion and recommendations / Yongyut Trisurat, Rob Alkemade and Rajendra P. Shrestha |
| Summary |
"This book combines state-of-the-art modeling approaches at various scales with case studies from across the world, discussing how to translate models into results and illustrate how pro-active implementation can mitigate biodiversity loss"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Climate change modeling |
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Deforestation and climate change |
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Effects of land use and biodiversity |
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Effects of land use on climate change |
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Geoinformatics |
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Land degradation |
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Land use informatics |
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Climate change |
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Land use modeling |
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Quantitative methodologies |
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Sustainable land use |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Biodiversity conservation.
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Biodiversity -- Monitoring.
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Climatic changes
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Land use -- Environmental aspects
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Landscape changes.
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Climate Change
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climate change.
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Biodiversity conservation
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Biodiversity -- Monitoring
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Climatic changes
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Land use -- Environmental aspects
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Landscape changes
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Alkemade, Rob, 1960-
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Shrestha, Rajendra Prasad
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Trisurat, Yongyut, 1962-
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IGI Global.
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| ISBN |
9781609606206 |
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1609606205 |
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