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SPRINGER Landscape Pattern Analysis For Assessing Ecosystem Condition (Environmental And Ecological Statistics Volume 1) 2007 Edition by JOHNSON GLEN D. ET.AL
This book presents a new method for assessing spatial pattern in raster land cover maps based on satellite imagery in a way that incorporates multiple pixel resolutions. This is combined with more conventional single-resolution measurements of spatial pattern and simple non-spatial land cover proportions to assess predictability of both surface water quality and ecological integrity within watersheds of the state of Pennsylvania (USA). Methods for Quantitative Characterization of Landscape Pattern.- Illustrations.- Classifying Pennsylvania Watersheds on the Basis of Landscape Characteristics.- Predictability of Surface Water Pollution in Pennsylvania Using Watershed-Based Landscape Measurements.- Predictability of Bird Community-Based Ecological Integrity Using Landscape Variables.- Summary and Future Directions.- References.