Alcaraz-Segura / Bella / Straschnoy Earth Observation of Ecosystem Services

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4665-0589-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 518 Seiten

A balanced review of differing approaches based on remote sensing tools and methods to assess and monitor biodiversity, carbon and water cycles, and the energy balance of terrestrial ecosystem. Earth Observation of Ecosystem Services highlights the advantages Earth observation technologies offer for quantifying and monitoring multiple ecosystem functions and services. It provides a multidisciplinary reference that expressly covers the use of remote sensing for quantifying and monitoring multiple ecosystem services.

Rather than exhaustively cover all possible ecosystem services, this book takes a global look at the most relevant remote sensing approaches to estimate key ecosystem services from satellite data. Structured in four main sections, it covers carbon cycle, biodiversity, water cycle, and energy balance. Each section contains a review of conceptual and empirical methods, techniques, and case studies linking remotely sensed data to the biophysical variables and ecosystem functions associated with key ecosystem services.

The book identifies relevant issues and challenges of assessment, presents cutting-edge sensing techniques, uses globally implemented tools to quantify ecosystem functions, and presents examples of successful monitoring programs. Covering recent developments undertaken on the global and national stage from Earth observation satellite data, it includes valuable lessons and recommendations and novel ways to improve current global monitoring systems. The book delineates the use of Earth observation data so that it can be used to quantify, map, value, and manage the valuable goods and services that ecosystems provide to societies around the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alcaraz-Segura, Domingo

Bella, Carlos Marcelo Di

Straschnoy, Julieta Veronica

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Sachbuch, Reise

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Earth Observation of Ecosystem Services: A Global Vision for Monitoring Ecosystem Services with Satellite
Sensors
General Overview on Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Services
Overview of Book Sections and Chapters

Ecosystem Services Related to C Dynamics: Its Evaluation Using Remote Sensing Techniques
Introduction
The C Cycle: Key Processes
Conceptual Frameworks to Connect C Dynamics and ES
Scale Issues in the Evaluation of C Related ES
Which Intermediate Services Should Be Monitored?
Concluding Remarks

Recent Advances in the Estimation of Photosynthetic Stress for Terrestrial Ecosystems Services Related to Carbon Uptake
Introduction
Alternative Ways to Remotely Estimate Photosynthetic Stress of Terrestrial Vegetation
Final Considerations

Earth Observation of Carbon-Cycling Pools and Processes in Northern High-Latitude Systems
Introduction to Remote Sensing of Carbon Cycling Processes at Northern High Latitudes
Remote Sensing of Vegetation Biomass and Primary Production in Arctic Tundra
Remote Sensing of Vegetation Biomass and Primary Production in Boreal Forests
Remote Sensing of Land-Atmosphere Exchange of Carbon in Arctic Tundra and Boreal Forests
Remote Sensing of Soil Carbon Processes (Soil Respiration, Decomposition, Methane Production) and Stocks in Arctic Tundra and Boreal Forests
Remote Sensing of Carbon Emissions from Fire
Summary and Conclusions

Monitoring the Ecosystem Service of Forage Production
Introduction
ANPP Estimation through Successive Biomass Harvests
ANPP Estimation through Remote Sensing
Radiation Use Efficiency Estimation through ANPP and APAR
Forage Monitoring System Based on Remote Sensing
Other Uses of Remote Sensing for Livestock Systems
Conclusions

Missing Gaps in the Estimation of the Carbon Gains Service from Light Use Efficiency Models
Introduction
Material and Methods
Results
Conclusions

Biomass Burning Emission Estimation in Amazon Tropical Forest
Introduction
Methods for Estimation of Biomass Burning Emission
Biomass Distribution in Amazon Tropical Forest
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions

Earth Observation for Species Diversity Assessment and Monitoring
Introduction
Finding Species from Space
Earth Observation Of Land Cover And Species Niches
Measuring Ecosystem Functioning In Animal Ecology And Conservation
Concluding Remarks

Ecosystem Services Assessment of National Parks Networks for Functional Diversity and Carbon Conservation Strategies Using Remote Sensing
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusions

Catchment Scale Analysis of the Influence of Riparian Vegetation on River Ecological Integrity Using Earth Observation Data
Introduction
Study Area
Datasets and Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion

Evaluation of Hydrological Ecosystem Services through Remote Sensing
Society and Hydrological Services
Hydrological Services and the Water Cycle
Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Functioning for Hydrological Services Provision
Remote Sensing of Drivers and Pressures of Hydrological Services
Integrating Remote Sensing Data with Hydrological Modelling
Conclusions and Perspectives

Assimilation of Remotely Sensed Data into Hydrologic Modeling for Ecosystem Services Assessment
Introduction
Hydrologic Modeling and Ecosystem Services Quantification
Hydrologic Modeling and Remote Sensing
Water Quality Monitoring and Remote Sensing
Conclusions

Detecting Ecosystem Reliance on Groundwater Based on Satellite-Derived Greenness Anomalies and Temporal Dynamics
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions

Surface Soil Moisture Monitoring by Remote Sensing: Applications to Ecosystem Processes and Scale Effects
Introduction
Soil Moisture Monitoring By Remote Sensing Sources
Assimilation of Remote Sensing Data into Hydrological Modeling
Estimating ET as an Indirect Valuation for Soil Moisture Stress on Vegetation
Final Remarks/Conclusions

Snowpack as a Key Element In Mountain Ecosystem Services: Some Clues to Design Useful Monitoring Programs
Introduction: From Monitoring Snow Cover to Quantify Ecosystem Services
Design and Implementation of Methodologies to Monitor the Services Provided by Snow Cover
Final Services Provided By Snow in Mountain Areas
A Case Study of Monitoring Snow Cover to Quantify Ecosystem Services: Sierra Nevada Biosphere Reserve (Spain)
Conclusion

Characterizing and Monitoring Climate Regulation Services
Introduction
Identification of Ecosystem Functional Types
Biophysical Properties from Ecosystem Functional Types
Climate Regulation Services in Regional Modeling
Discussion and Conclusions

Ecosystem Services Related to Energy Balance. A Case Study of Wetlands Reflected Energy
Introduction
Wetlands Reflected Energy
Conclusions

Energy Balance and Evapotranspiration: A Remote Sensing Approach to Assess Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services, Energy Balance and Evapotranspiration
Relating ET and Energy Balance to Ecosystem Services
The Use of Remote Sensing to Estimate Evapotranspiration and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Services
Evapotranspiration, Albedo, Land Surface Temperature and Their Relation with Ecosystem Services
A Case Study: The Impact of Large-Scale Deforestation on Dry Forests Of Central Argentina: Changes in Evapotranspiration, Surface Temperature and Albedo At Landscape Scale
Conclusions

Urban Heat Island Effect
Introduction
Evaluation of the Urban Heat Island Effect
Requirements of A Suitable Remote Sensing Sensor to Analyze the Urban Heat Island Effect
Assessment of Different Procedures to Retrieve the Land Surface Emissivity over Urban Areas
Conclusions

Multidimensional Approaches in Ecosystem Services Assessment
The Need of a Multidimensional and Interdisciplinary Framework for Ecosystem Service Assessment
The Supply Side of Ecosystem Services
The Demand Side of Ecosystem Services
Discussion and Future Steps: Towards Hybrid Methodologies And New Concepts
Conclusions