Remote Sensing for Landscape Ecology: New Metric Indicators

"Informed stewardship calls for the capabilities of landscape ecology. The Second Edition provides important outcomes derived from integrating landscape metrics, remote sensing, and GIS for modeling of ecosystems. The reader learns of advanced tools and their applicability in case studies on ecological services, continental scale computation of landscape metrics, and watershed modeling for restoration. These approaches are illustrative, informative and actionable at a variety of scales, and applied in contemporary decision-making and public engagement for ecological benefit." — John Lyon, Fellow Member, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing "Dr. Lopez's research is pioneering. This book documents methods and results that highlight robust mechanisms that can be used to better understand the natural environment and the impacts (good and bad) of human alterations." — Brenda L. Groskinsky, formerly with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and currently retired from federal service