Assessment of Resource Selection Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (gis) for Two Vertebrates in Disparate Habitats
Author | : Cherie A. Keller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:62366216 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Assessment of Resource Selection Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (gis) for Two Vertebrates in Disparate Habitats written by Cherie A. Keller and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial survey data (December-March, 1991-1998) including survey tracklines and right whale locations were entered into a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for comparing whale use of SST to availability based on search effort. Using Monte Carlo techniques, mean and standard deviation for SSTs and latitudes of whale-sightings were compared to sampling distributions derived from available SSTs and latitudes. From these data, it was concluded that the North Atlantic right whale uses SSTs and latitudes non-randomly. Broad-scale habitat selection for gopher tortoises was evaluated from the 2003 Land Cover/Land Use map (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). Based on land cover and ancillary data, potential gopher tortoise habitat was developed for northeast Florida.