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Showing how GIS and geography provide a framework for ecology and conservation efforts, this book describes how new technological tools for that kind of analysis, chief among them GIS, are being used to revolutionize the work of conservation.
Companion CD-ROM includes 3-D underwater flythroughs, ArcView GIS extentions for marine applications, a K-12 lesson plan, and other supplemental materials.
This book is a must for the marine community - including oceanographers, resource managers, geographers, nautical archaeologists, climate change specialists, and other students of the deep - coming at a time when the health of our oceans is seen as crucial to our very existence. As a teaching tool, Arc Marine: GIS for a Blue Planet serves as a perfect starting point for the intermediate student or as a resource for the expert in marine GIS. Marine researchers have developed a data model that supports seafloor mapping, fisheries management, marine mammal tracking, monitoring of shoreline change, and water temperature analysis. The ability to measure change in oceans and along coasts has incre...
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"Written in an academic yet accessible style suitable for college and graduate studies, Ocean Globe provides the tools you will need to join marine explorers in their realm of seafloor information." --Book Jacket.