The hydrology and geomorphology of most rivers has been fundamentally altered through a
long history of human interventions including modification of river channels, floodplains, and …

The technological advances of recent years include the emergence of new remote sensing
and geographic information systems that are invaluable for the study of wetlands …

This new edition is a major revision of the popular introductory reference on hydrology and
watershed management principles, methods, and applications. The book's content and …

Gazetteers are the basis of many geospatial applications and serve an important role to
collect and make available knowledge about the physical world such as place names and …

Abstract Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Sustainable Fisheries Act, SFA) in October 1996 brought unprecedented attention to …

Landscape-and ecoregion-based conservation efforts increasingly use a spatial component
to organize data for analysis and interpretation. A challenge particular to remotely sensed …

Geographical Information Systems and the availability of digital data acquired through
governmental agencies provide an opportunity to quantify and detect spatial patterns at …

We present the statistical theory of inventory and monitoring from a probabilistic point of
view. We start with the basics and show the interrelationships between designs and …

For numerous model applications in the earth and environmental sciences, digital land-use
data are indispensable as a source of information on the geographical distribution of the …

This book was written to assist scientists, engineers, technicians and other resource
managers in the evaluation of wetland boundaries and characteristics. Powerful tools-GIS …