Maryland Coastal Bays
LANDSAT Digital Terrain Elevation Dataset
Type: Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat
and whether there has been a decline); condition of habitat
and sources affecting habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality
of the habitat); and stressors affecting habitat (i.e.,
which sources have contributed to its degradation and whether
they are direct or indirect factors).
Category: Wetland and Upland
Cost: $25,000
Description: LANDSAT technology was used to predict
populations of forest-dwelling bird species by extent and makeup
of forested land.
Outcome: The results were hugely beneficial in directing
forest protection. Ground truthing could not show actual bird
species, so as a result, predictions would be based only on habitat
quality as a predictor of population. This was a very useful tool.
Contact: Dave Nemazie, University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science, (410) 228-9250 ext.
615, nemazie@ca.umcas.edu
Citation: Information not provided.
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