Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology: Applying GIS at Varying Scales

Book Overview

From foraging patterns in a single tree to social interactions across a home range, how primates use space is a key question in the field of primate behavioral ecology. Drawing on the latest advances in spatial analysis tools, this book offers practical guidance on applying geographic information systems (GIS) to central questions in primatology. An initial methodological section discusses niche modelling, home range analysis and agent-based modelling, with a focus on remote data collection. Research-based chapters demonstrate how ecologists apply this technology to a suite of topics including: calculating the intensity of use of both range and travel routes, assessing the impacts of logging, mining and hunting, and informing conservation strategies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107694302
• ISBN13: 9781107694309
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.5"