Part of an ongoing series of manuals covering the range of applications of remotely sensed imagery, Volume 4 addresses the use of this technology in natual resource management and environmental monitoring. Comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date, it covers terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, and agriculture ecosystems, as well as future directions in technology and research.

In this fourth volume of the Manual of Remote Sensing series, Ustin (land, air, and water resources, U. of California, Davis) compiles chapters on using remote sensing in the study of natural resources and environment, focusing on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, agricultural applications, and issues. Thirteen chapters by an international group of researchers investigate the use of technology to gather data about terrestrial forests, rangelands, semideserts, and soils; rivers, lakes, wetlands, and coastal margins ecosystems; irrigated and grazing agriculture, and dryland and wetland farming. The book is intended for those in environmental science, natural resource management, biology, and oceanography. A CD-ROM of figures and resources accompanies the text.
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In this fourth volume of the Manual of Remote Sensing series, Ustin (land, air, and water resources, U. of California, Davis) compiles chapters on using remote sensing in the study of natural resources and environment, focusing on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, agricultural applications, and issues. Thirteen chapters by an international group of researchers investigate the use of technology to gather data about terrestrial forests, rangelands, semideserts, and soils; rivers, lakes, wetlands, and coastal margins ecosystems; irrigated and grazing agriculture, and dryland and wetland farming. The book is intended for those in environmental science, natural resource management, biology, and oceanography. A CD-ROM of figures and resources accompanies the text. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management and Environmental Monitoring is a comprehensive, up— to— date resource for scientists in environmental science, natural resource management, biology, oceanography, academic researchers, and their related support fields. Produced in cooperation with the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, this is the Fourth Volume of the Manual of Remote Sensing, Third Edition, the widely accepted basic reference work in the field. It brings togethe contributions from an international team of scientists active in remote sensing and natural resource management and environmental monitoring research.

This book is divided into four sections. The first section features material on remote sensing ecology of terrestrial forests, rangelands, semi— deserts, and soils, and the second section covers aquatic ecosystems, including rivers and lakes, wetlands, and coastal margin ecosystems. The third section addresses agricultural applications of remote sensing data, including irrigated agriculture, dryland farming, grazing agriculture, and wetland farming. The topics looked at in these chapters overlap and clearly present parallel lines of analysis and common methodologies. Looking forward, the fourth section of this insightful volume covers fundamental issues and new research challenges that require further development to reach fruition for applied environmental research.

Complete with a CD— ROM containing more than 160 color figures and hundreds of pages of references– including Internet sources– this volume is a major resource for researchers and practitioners working in natural resource management and environmentalmonitoring.