Geographic Information Systems in Ecology

by Carol A. Johnston

Geographical information systems are one of the most revolutionary and important tools that have become available to ecological researchers in recent years. Many ecologists are unaware, however, of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0632038594
• ISBN13: 9780632038596
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An excellent overview

"Geographic Information Systems in Ecology" provides a good overview of basic geographic concepts that ecologists use to analyze spatial patterns. Johnston starts out with basic GIS concepts, then moves to linear, topographic, temporal, and spatial interpolation techniques, and then wraps up with GPS concepts and basic modeling.This is not a cookbook or how-to manual, but rather much more. Johnston's emphasis on the fundamentals holds up well, given the rapid speed with which this field is evolving. I expect that this will be an equally valuable reference 10 years from now.