Advances in Remote Sensing for Global Forest Monitoring
| Advances in Remote Sensing for Global Forest Monitoring |
| Autore | Tomppo Erkki |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental economics
Research and information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
activity data
bootstrapping boreal forest Bowen ratio C-band canopy height model carbon flux classification compatible equation constrained neighbor interpolation CRFasRNN CUSUM data assessment data fusion deep learning deforestation degradation digital surface model digital terrain model drought dual-FCN8s EBLUP emissions factor error propagation error-in-variable modeling FCN8s field measured LAI forest area change forest cover forest disturbance mapping forest monitoring forest structure change forest type genetic algorithm Germany GF2 improved k-NN inconsistency IPCC good practice guidelines La Rioja land use land cover Landsat leave-one-out cross-validation LiDAR logistic regression machine-learning magnitude multinomial logistic regression multitemporal LiDAR and stand-level estimates n/a near real-time monitoring nonlinear seemingly unrelated regression NRT monitoring ordinary neighbor interpolation Picea crassifolia Kom point cloud density random forest random forests remotely sensed LAI removals factor savanna Sentinel 2 Sentinel-1 Sentinel-2 small area estimation South Africa state space models statistical estimator stereo imagery support vector machine synthetic aperture radar temperate forest temporal dynamics time series satellite data tropical forest tropical peat uncertainty uncertainty evaluation validation windstorm damage |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557338103321 |
Tomppo Erkki
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa
| Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa |
| Autore | Catarino Luís |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Biology, life sciences
Research and information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Africa
African potato aridification in NW Africa Baikiaea Bia Tano Forest Reserve biodiversity conservation biogeographic vicariance biome commercialization conservation cultivation distribution patterns disturbance diversity ecotone extinction fire flora forest core gap gene capture gene shopping habitat preference Hypoxidaceae Justicia land cover Macaronesian islands medicinal plant miombo Miombo woodlands MODIS burnt area product molecular dating Monechma Ngel Nyaki niche partitioning phylogenomics phylogeny plant diversity RADseq regeneration savanna savannah species composition species diversity species sorting sub-Saharan Africa torus translation tropical biodiversity unsustainable harvesting vascular flora vegetation West African Monsoon (WAM) wild harvesting wildfires woodland WWF ecoregions |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557313703321 |
Catarino Luís
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Vegetation and Land Surface Dynamics in a Changing Climate
| Global Vegetation and Land Surface Dynamics in a Changing Climate |
| Autore | Mondal Pinki |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (108 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adaptive capacity
climate change climate change adaptation climate change vulnerability conservation determinants of climate change impact drought East Africa exposure fire grazing n/a NDVI ordered probit regression perceived impact of climate change photosynthesis random forest resilience savanna sensitivity solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence vegetation vegetation activity vegetation anomaly water stress woody vegetation |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557285303321 |
Mondal Pinki
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The gnu's world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / / Richard D. Estes
| The gnu's world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / / Richard D. Estes |
| Autore | Estes Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.64/59 |
| Soggetto topico | Gnus - Tanzania - Serengeti Plain |
| Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african conservation efforts animals antelope biological science of mammals biology connochaetes conservation eastern africa ecology evolution gnu grazing mammals life history mammals migration ngorongoro range wide population declines reproductive system savanna ecosystem savanna serengeti social organization southern africa wildebeest population wildebeest wilderness wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-95819-5 |
| Classificazione | WS 9200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Author's Fifty-Year History of Wildebeest Research -- 1. Africa: The Real Home Where Antelopes Roam -- 2. African Savannas: Understanding the Tropical Climate, Vegetation, and the Gnu's Ecological Niche -- 3. Introducing the Wildebeest's Tribe: Similarities and Differences among the Four Genera and Seven Species -- 4. The Four Wildebeest Subspecies and the Status of Migratory Populations -- 5. Increase and Protection of the Serengeti Wildebeest Population -- 6. Serengeti Grasslands and the Wildebeest Migration -- 7. Social Organization: Comparison of Migratory and Resident Populations -- 8. Male and Female Life Histories -- 9. Cooperation and Competition among Twenty-Seven Ungulates That Coexist with the Wildebeest -- 10. The Amazing Migration and Rut of the Serengeti Wildebeest -- 11. The Calving Season: Birth and Survival in Small Herds and on Calving Grounds -- 12. Serengeti Shall Not Die? Africa's Most Iconic World Heritage Site under Siege -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789265703321 |
Estes Richard
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The gnu's world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / / Richard D. Estes
| The gnu's world : Serengeti wildebeest ecology and life history / / Richard D. Estes |
| Autore | Estes Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina | 599.64/59 |
| Soggetto topico | Gnus - Tanzania - Serengeti Plain |
| Soggetto non controllato |
africa
african animals african conservation efforts animals antelope biological science of mammals biology connochaetes conservation eastern africa ecology evolution gnu grazing mammals life history mammals migration ngorongoro range wide population declines reproductive system savanna ecosystem savanna serengeti social organization southern africa wildebeest population wildebeest wilderness wildlife |
| ISBN | 0-520-95819-5 |
| Classificazione | WS 9200 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Author's Fifty-Year History of Wildebeest Research -- 1. Africa: The Real Home Where Antelopes Roam -- 2. African Savannas: Understanding the Tropical Climate, Vegetation, and the Gnu's Ecological Niche -- 3. Introducing the Wildebeest's Tribe: Similarities and Differences among the Four Genera and Seven Species -- 4. The Four Wildebeest Subspecies and the Status of Migratory Populations -- 5. Increase and Protection of the Serengeti Wildebeest Population -- 6. Serengeti Grasslands and the Wildebeest Migration -- 7. Social Organization: Comparison of Migratory and Resident Populations -- 8. Male and Female Life Histories -- 9. Cooperation and Competition among Twenty-Seven Ungulates That Coexist with the Wildebeest -- 10. The Amazing Migration and Rut of the Serengeti Wildebeest -- 11. The Calving Season: Birth and Survival in Small Herds and on Calving Grounds -- 12. Serengeti Shall Not Die? Africa's Most Iconic World Heritage Site under Siege -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825194703321 |
Estes Richard
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California ; ; London, England : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of German imperialism : conservation and the politics of wildlife in colonial East Africa / / Bernhard Gissibl
| The nature of German imperialism : conservation and the politics of wildlife in colonial East Africa / / Bernhard Gissibl |
| Autore | Gissibl Bernhard <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
| Disciplina | 333.95/409678 |
| Collana | Environment in History: International Perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Wildlife conservation - Tanzania - History - 19th century
Wildlife conservation - Political aspects - Germany - History - 19th century Wildlife conservation - Tanzania - History - 20th century Wildlife conservation - Political aspects - Germany - History - 20th century Wildlife management - Tanzania - History - 19th century Wildlife management - Political aspects - Germany - History - 19th century Wildlife management - Tanzania - History - 20th century Wildlife management - Political aspects - Germany - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1900s
africa agency animals bernhard gissibl big game colonial conservation east africa ecology economic elephant game reserves german germany global government historian hunting imperialism indigenous people international ivory license national park natural world poaching politics preservation safari savanna scholarly swahili tanzania tourism true story tsetse wilderness wildlife world history wwi |
| ISBN | 1-78533-176-0 |
| Classificazione | NQ 9400 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations, Figures, and Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Measurements and Currencies -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Doorsteps in Paradise -- PART I Big Men, Big Game between Precolony and Colony -- CHAPTER 1 Tusks, Trust, and Trade: Ecologies of Hunting in Precolonial East Africa -- CHAPTER 2 Seeing Like a State, Acting Like a Chief: The Colonial Politics of Ivory, 1890–1903 -- PART II The Making of Tanzania’s Wildlife Conservation Regime -- CHAPTER 3 Preserving the Hunt, Provoking a War: Wildlife Politics and Maji Maji -- CHAPTER 4 Colony or Zoological Garden? Settlers, Science, and the State -- CHAPTER 5 The Imperial Game: Rinderpest, Wildmord, and the Emperor’s Breakfast, 1910–14 -- PART III Spaces of Conservation between Metropole and Colony -- CHAPTER 6 Places of Deep: Time The Political Geography of Colonial Wildlife Conservation -- CHAPTER 7 Rivalry and Stewardship: The Anglo-German Origins of International Wildlife Conservation in Africa -- CHAPTER 8 A Sense of Place: Representations of Africa and Environmental Identities in Germany -- Epilogue: Germany’s African Wildlife and the Presence of the Past -- Appendix: Synopsis of Game Ordinances in German East Africa, 1891–1914 -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798410103321 |
Gissibl Bernhard <1976->
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| New York, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of German imperialism : conservation and the politics of wildlife in colonial East Africa / / Bernhard Gissibl
| The nature of German imperialism : conservation and the politics of wildlife in colonial East Africa / / Bernhard Gissibl |
| Autore | Gissibl Bernhard <1976-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
| Disciplina | 333.95/409678 |
| Collana | Environment in History: International Perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Wildlife conservation - Tanzania - History - 19th century
Wildlife conservation - Political aspects - Germany - History - 19th century Wildlife conservation - Tanzania - History - 20th century Wildlife conservation - Political aspects - Germany - History - 20th century Wildlife management - Tanzania - History - 19th century Wildlife management - Political aspects - Germany - History - 19th century Wildlife management - Tanzania - History - 20th century Wildlife management - Political aspects - Germany - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1900s
africa agency animals bernhard gissibl big game colonial conservation east africa ecology economic elephant game reserves german germany global government historian hunting imperialism indigenous people international ivory license national park natural world poaching politics preservation safari savanna scholarly swahili tanzania tourism true story tsetse wilderness wildlife world history wwi |
| ISBN | 1-78533-176-0 |
| Classificazione | NQ 9400 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations, Figures, and Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Measurements and Currencies -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Doorsteps in Paradise -- PART I Big Men, Big Game between Precolony and Colony -- CHAPTER 1 Tusks, Trust, and Trade: Ecologies of Hunting in Precolonial East Africa -- CHAPTER 2 Seeing Like a State, Acting Like a Chief: The Colonial Politics of Ivory, 1890–1903 -- PART II The Making of Tanzania’s Wildlife Conservation Regime -- CHAPTER 3 Preserving the Hunt, Provoking a War: Wildlife Politics and Maji Maji -- CHAPTER 4 Colony or Zoological Garden? Settlers, Science, and the State -- CHAPTER 5 The Imperial Game: Rinderpest, Wildmord, and the Emperor’s Breakfast, 1910–14 -- PART III Spaces of Conservation between Metropole and Colony -- CHAPTER 6 Places of Deep: Time The Political Geography of Colonial Wildlife Conservation -- CHAPTER 7 Rivalry and Stewardship: The Anglo-German Origins of International Wildlife Conservation in Africa -- CHAPTER 8 A Sense of Place: Representations of Africa and Environmental Identities in Germany -- Epilogue: Germany’s African Wildlife and the Presence of the Past -- Appendix: Synopsis of Game Ordinances in German East Africa, 1891–1914 -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821478903321 |
Gissibl Bernhard <1976->
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| New York, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Remote Sensing of Savannas and Woodlands
| Remote Sensing of Savannas and Woodlands |
| Autore | Hill Michael J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Research & information: general |
| Soggetto non controllato |
3D point cloud
Above Ground Biomass (AGB) aboveground biomass Africa albedo allometry alternative stable states Amazon bare soil biomass carbon Cerrado Cerrado ecosystem conservation cost-effective deciduous ecoregion ecosystem function encroachment evergreen forests fractional cover grassland grasslands hydrology land cover land surface temperature LiDAR livestock mapping MODIS MODIS VCF monitoring n/a oak-grass savanna optical phenocams phenology plant water availability post oak production systems random forest remote sensing sar SAR savanna Savanna savannas Sentinel-2 spectral indexes synergism terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) TLS tree phenology trend vegetation vegetation dynamics vegetation index vegetation indices vegetation persistence vegetation seasonality vegetation structure vegetation type |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557426603321 |
Hill Michael J
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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