Big Picture, The

Synopsis: Considers the role of remote sensing from aircraft and satellites combined with computer modelling to monitor and predict vegetation changes on a global scale. Examples are the regrowth of tropical forests in Rondonia following deforestation and the botanical richness of the Pennine dales, which were monitored using satellite observations combined with ground surveys and geographical databases to provide a new perspective on ecological processes. These technologies are more importantly used to provide a vegetation input to climate change models.
Series: Ecology, Course S328
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Biology; Environmental science
Keywords: ecology; geographic information systems; remote sensing by satellite

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