Earth observation of ecosystem services / edited by Domingo Alcaraz-Segura, Carlos Marcelo Di Bella, Julieta Veronica Straschnoy.

Earth observation of ecosystem services / edited by Domingo Alcaraz-Segura, Carlos Marcelo Di Bella, Julieta Veronica Straschnoy.

9781466505889 (hardback)
9781466505896 (e-book)

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014]

©2014

English

1 online resource (506 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

QH541.15.B56 E34 2014

577.2/2

"Offering a balanced review of differing approaches based on remote sensing methods to monitor ecosystem services related to biodiversity conservation, carbon and water cycles, and the energy balance of the terrestrial ecosystem, this book identifies the relevant issues and challenges of assessment, presents cutting-edge sensing techniques, uses globally implemented tools to quantify ecosystem functions, and provides numerous examples of successful monitoring programs. Covering recent developments undertaken on the global and national stage from earth observation satellite data, it includes valuable lessons and recommendations and novel ways to improve current global monitoring systems"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Earth observation of global changes

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