Overview

By a synthesis of sampling designs for fieldwork and analysis, the information provided in this manual addresses the question: How can tropical botanists contribute to conservation planning? This handbook therefore explains botanical and ecological techniques for the evaluation of sites for conservation and land management. In response to conservation needs in the tropics, the focus is on collecting, analyzing and integrating appropriate data quickly and cheaply to complement detailed and intensive long-term field research. Introductory chapters present basic ecological concepts essential for choosing criteria on which to base conservation decisions. It provides access to a non-technical assessment of a variety of research methods including the use of spectral imagery, aerial photographs and GIS to recognize the map vegetation zones, design field surveys and data collection protocols, and methods for data presentation and analysis. It serves as a tool to encourage local participation in decision-making for strategic conservation and land-use planning, particularly in tropical and developing countries.

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Author:   P. Stern ,  P. Ashton
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780412637209

ISBN 10:   0412637200
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 September 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Urgent conservation dilemma. What is rapid ecological assessment and why is there a need for it? Objectives and organization of this handbook. Indigenous knowledge: access it, use it. Why should we survey plants? Criteria for prioritizing sites for conservation. Biological diversity. Levels of diversity. Abiotic and biotic factors that affect geographic patterns of diversity. Patterns of plant distributions. Species worthy of special consideration for conservation. Habitat fragmentation: what happens to plant populations? Mapping. Imagery and spatial information systems. Map making and interpretation. Remote sensing. Ground verification for interpreting recognized units. Classification for land cover mapping. Geographic information systems (GIS). Global positioning systems (GPS). Field sampling - methods. Rapid botanical assessment. Sampling design. The sampling method. Standard field methods. Information and limitations. Linear transects. Quadrat or cluster sampling. Some completed rapid ecological and botanical surveys. Identification of plant species. Data collection, organization and documentation. Qualitative and quantitative. How to collect and organize it. Documentation of data. True replication, repeatability and standardization of sampling scheme. Data analysis. Graphical representation of data. Introductory statistics. Species-based analytical techniques. Multivariate analysis. Case studies.

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