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What Does Remote Sensing Do For Ecology?
Author(s) -
Roughgarden J.,
Running S. W.,
Matson P. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1941546
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , ecology , library science , information retrieval , world wide web , biology
The application of remote sensing to ecological investigations is briefly discussed. Emphasis is given to the recruitment problem in marine population dynamics, the regional analysis of terrestrial ecosystems, and the monitoring of ecological changes. Impediments to the use of remote sensing data in ecology are addressed.