GIS and spatial analysis for ecological modelling

Abstract:

This chapter presents issues associated with ecological and environmental data quality and the use of spatial analysis for converting data into information. Some of the tools available (GIS, spatial analysis and ecological modelling) and the opportunities they present are reviewed from the perspective of the relevance and value of the outputs provided for a range of ecological research and environmental management applications. Case studies are used to illustrate: 1) the use of GIS for process-based modelling of impacts of climate change on global, national and regional distribution of flora and fauna by generating spatial (geographic) and ecological hypotheses from automated investigation of databases, and 2) the application of landscape ecology principles in GIS for analysis of relationships among spatial heterogeneity, scale and the ecology of different taxa. -Author

Año de publicación:

1994

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scopus