Application of remote sensing to parks and protected area monitoring: Introduction to the special issue

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1343-1345

  Gross, John E ^a   Goetz, Scott J ^b   Cihlar, Josef ^c  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ZEMKON INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Change detection; Ecosystem; Management; Monitoring; Natural resources; Parks; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CHANGE DETECTION; COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS; DIVERSE RANGES; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; INFORMATION DEMANDS; INFORMATION NEEDS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; PROTECTED AREAS; REMOTELY SENSED DATUM; RESOURCE MANAGERS;

ECOLOGY; MANAGERS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PAPER; PARKS; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67349088479     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.12.013     Document Type: Article

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