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Description: |
xviii, 297 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Conservation and technology : an introduction / Alex K. Piel and Serge A. Wich -- From the cloud to the ground : converting satellite data into conservation decisions / Lilian Pintea, Samuel Jantz, and Serge A. Wich -- Drones for conservation / Serge A. Wich [and three others] -- Acoustic sensors / Anne-Sophie Crunchant [and three others] -- Camera trapping for conservation / Francesco Rovero and Roland Kays -- Animal-borne technologies in wildlife research and conservation / Kasim Rafiq [and seven others] -- Field and laboratory analysis for non-invasive wildlife and habitat health assessment and conservation / Cheryl D. Knott [and four others] -- Environmental DNA for conservation / Antoinette J. Piaggio -- Mobile data collection apps / Edward McLester and Alex K. Piel -- Applications of SMART software for conservation area management / Drew T. Cronin [and six others] -- Challenges for the computer vision community / Dan Morris and Lucas Joppa -- Digital surveillance technologies in conservation and their social implications / Trishant Simlai and Chris Sandbrook -- The future of technology in conservation / Margarita Mulero-Pázmány. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "The global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Despite the considerable effort devoted to conservation science and management, we still lack the basic data on the distribution and density of most animal and plant species, which in turn hampers our efforts to study changes over time. In addition, we often lack behavioural data from the very animals most influenced by environmental changes; this is largely due to the financial and logistical limitations associated with gathering scientific data on animals that are either widely distributed, cryptic, or negatively influenced by human presence. To overcome these limitations, conservationists are increasingly integrating/employing/incorporating technology to facilitate such data collection. The use of camera traps, acoustic sensors, satellite data, drones, and sophisticated computer algorithms to analyse the large datasets collected are becoming increasingly common. Although there are several specialist books on some of these technologies, there is currently no overarching volume that describes the available technology for conservation and evaluates its varied applications. This edited volume will fill this void, bringing together a team of international experts using a diverse range of approaches"-- Provided by publisher. |