PREDICTING SURVIVAL IN NEW ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH ANALYTICAL GIS APPLICATION

Citation
Mc. Rutherford et al., PREDICTING SURVIVAL IN NEW ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH ANALYTICAL GIS APPLICATION, Environmental software, 11(1-3), 1996, pp. 113-121
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Software Graphycs Programming","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
ISSN journal
02669838
Volume
11
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
113 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-9838(1996)11:1-3<113:PSINET>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Predicted climate change is expected to impact many biological populat ions independently of their current equilibrium-level community affili ations. A model is presented that uses environmental response surface, dispersal potential, plant longevity, and climate change vectors to p redict the survival of various plant species populations with differin g terrain types. These types include actual Geographical Information S ystem (GIS) cases from southern Africa with multiple levels of landsca pe permeability and discontinuity. Examples include terrain slope conf igurations that satisfy survival requirements of different plant popul ations with expected climate change. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Scien ce Ltd.