GIS Methodologies for Developing Conservation Strategies : : Tropical Forest Recovery and Willdlife Management in Costa Rica / / ed. by Thomas Lacher , Jr., Basil Savitsky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• MitwirkendeR: Allen, Jeffery S.,; Bishop, Joseph A.,; Burnett, G. Wesley,; Carr, Margaret H.,; Chacón, Johnny Rodriguez,; Fallas, Jorge,; Lacher, Thomas E.,; Lambert, J. David,; Leclerc, Grégoire,; López, Wilfredo Segura,; McCoy, Michael,; Morgan, Jennifer N.,; Nations, James D.,; Savitsky, Basil G.,; Sánchez-Azofeifa, G. Arturo,; Vaughan, Christopher,; Wentz, Elizabeth A.,
• HerausgeberIn: Lacher , Jr., Thomas,; Savitsky, Basil,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Biology and Resource Management Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.) :; 73 illus, 28 photos

Tropical habitats may contain more than a third of the world's plant and animal species; Costa Rica alone is home to one of the highest levels of biodiversity per unit area in the world, and stands at center stage in worldwide conservation efforts. Within such regions, the use of state-of-the-a...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Part One. Overview
• 1. The Spatial Nature of Conservation and Development
• 2. Conservation Mapping in Costa Rica
• Part Two. Digital Mapping Technologies
• 3. Digital Mapping Technologies
• 4. GIS
• 5. Image Analysis
• 6. GPS
• Part Three. Uses of GIS-Examples in Costa Rica
• 7. GIS Design and Implementation at La Selva Biological Station
• 8. Use of Digital Elevation Models in Tropical Rain Forest Basins to Extract Basic Hydrologic and Land Use Information
• 9. Using a GIS to Determine Critical Areas in the Central Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area
• 10. Application of the HEP Methodology and Use of GIS to Identify Priority Sites for the Management of White-Tailed Deer
• 11. The Paseo Pantera Project: A Case Study Using GIS to Improve Continental-Scale Conservation Planning
• Part Four. The USAID Case Study in Gap Analysis
• 12. Overview of Gap Analysis
• 13. Wildlife and Habitat Data Collection and Analysis
• 14. Error and the Gap Analysis Model
• 15. A GIS Method for Conservation Decision Making
• 16. Using the Gap Analysis Model for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources Management in Developing Countries
• 17. Application of the Gap Analysis Model in Regional and International Programs in the Tropics
• Appendix 1. GPS Receivers with GIS Capability
• Appendix 2. Ordering Information for Map of the Habitats of Costa Rica
• Appendix 3. Description of the Twenty-one Wildlife Species
• Appendix 4. Summary of Wildlife Survey
• Appendix 5. List of Participants at UNA/USAID GIS Workshop (March 6-8, 1995)
• Contributors
• Index