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1 - A Brief Introduction to Conservation and Conservation Remote Sensing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2018

By
Graeme M. Buchanan  and
Allison K. Leidner
Edited by
Allison K. Leidner  and
Graeme M. Buchanan
Allison K. Leidner
Affiliation:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington DC
Graeme M. Buchanan
Affiliation:
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Edinburgh
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Summary

This chapter provides a primer on conservation and conservation science to provide some context for the rest of the book. It is well established that the world’s biodiversity is under pressure from humans. The modern conservation movement was established to respond to these pressures. Sound science should be used to inform conservation decision making in order to utilise the limited resources available to conservation effectively. The potential of satellite remote sensing to contribute to conservation is established. The use of satellite remote sensing in peer reviewed papers has steadily been increasing over recent years, but until recently there remained a feeling that these papers were not being turned into practical applications that provided scientific data to inform decision making in an on going, operational way. This chapter concludes by briefly describing how the case studies have met this need.
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Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
Case Studies from Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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