This book provides a thorough introduction to the use of remotely sensed data for wetland
classification and map**, as well as information on the latest technological advancements …

Predictive vegetation modeling (PVM), is defined as predicting the distribution of vegetation
across a landscape based on the relationship between the spatial distribution of vegetation …

Maps of species' distributions or habitat suitability are required for many aspects of
environmental research, resource management and conservation planning. These include …

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has been shown to decrease plant species richness
along regional deposition gradients in Europe and in experimental manipulations. However …

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering
approximately 40%(52 million km²) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by …

LANDFIRE is a 5-year, multipartner project producing consistent and comprehensive maps
and data describing vegetation, wildland fuel, fire regimes and ecological departure from …

Articles actions on priorities identified in these coarse-scale assessments requires a
practical yet science-based planning framework for the conservation of biodiversity …

Rapid progress is being made in the conceptual, technical, and organizational requirements
for generating synoptic multi-scale views of the earth's surface and its biological content …

International Journal of Wildland Fire Page 1 P ublishing Address manuscripts and editorial
enquiries to: International Journal of Wildland Fire Editor in Chief Dr Gwynfor Richards …

With the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the establishment of a 2010
target for conserving biodiversity, feverish attempts are underway to develop mechanisms …