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The global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Despite the considerable effort devoted to conservation science and management, we still lack even the most basic data on the distribution and density of the majority of plant and animal species, which in turn hampers our efforts to study changes over time. In addition, we often lack behavioural data from the very animals most influenced by environmental changes; this is largely due to the
financial and logistical limitations associated with gathering scientific data on species that are cryptic, widely distributed, range over large areas, or negatively influenced by human presence.
To overcome these limitations, conservationists are increasingly employing technology to facilitate such data collection. Innovative solutions have been driven by dramatic advances in the conservation-technology interface. The use of camera traps, acoustic sensors, satellite data, drones, and computer algorithms to analyse the large datasets collected are all becoming increasingly widespread. Although specialist books are available on some of these individual technologies,
this is the first comprehensive text to describe the breadth of available technology for conservation and to evaluate its varied applications, bringing together a team of international experts using a
diverse range of approaches. Conservation Technology is suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers, practitioners and field managers in the fields of ecology and conservation biology.
The global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Despite the considerable effort devoted to conservation science and management, we still lack even the most basic data on the distribution and density of the majority of plant and animal species, which in turn hampers our efforts to study changes over time. In addition, we often lack behavioural data from the very animals most influenced by environmental changes; this is largely due to the
financial and logistical limitations associated with gathering scientific data on species that are cryptic, widely distributed, range over large areas, or negatively influenced by human presence.
To overcome these limitations, conservationists are increasingly employing technology to facilitate such data collection. Innovative solutions have been driven by dramatic advances in the conservation-technology interface. The use of camera traps, acoustic sensors, satellite data, drones, and computer algorithms to analyse the large datasets collected are all becoming increasingly widespread. Although specialist books are available on some of these individual technologies,
this is the first comprehensive text to describe the breadth of available technology for conservation and to evaluate its varied applications, bringing together a team of international experts using a
diverse range of approaches. Conservation Technology is suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers, practitioners and field managers in the fields of ecology and conservation biology.
Preface
1: Alex K. Piel and Serge A. Wich: Conservation and Technology: An
Introduction
2: Lilian Pintea, Samuel M. Jantz, and Serge Wich: From the Cloud
to the Ground: Converting Satellite Data into Conservation
Decisions
3: Serge A. Wich, Mike Hudson, Herizo Andrianandrasana, and Steven
N. Longmore: Drones for Conservation
4: Anne-Sophie Crunchant, Chanakya Dev Nakka, Jason T. Isaacs, and
Alex K. Piel: Acoustic Sensors
5: Francesco Rovero and Roland Kays: Camera Trapping for
Conservation
6: Kasim Rafiq, Pitcher, Ben J. Pitcher, Kate Cornelsen, K. Whitney
Hansen, Andrew J. King, Rob. G. Appleby, Briana Abrahms and Neil R.
Jordan: Animal-borne Technologies in Wildlife Research and
Conservation
7: Cheryl D. Knott, Amy M. Scott, Caitlin A. O'Connell, Tri Wahyu
Susanto and Erin E. Kane: Field and Laboratory Analysis for
Non-Invasive Wildlife and Habitat Health Assessment and
Conservation
8: Antoinette J. Piaggio: Environmental DNA for Conservation
9: Edward McLester and Alex K. Piel: Mobile Data Collection
Apps
10: Drew T. Cronin, Anthony Dancer, Barney Long, Antony J. Lynam,
Jeff Muntifering, Jonathan Palmer and Richard A. Bergl: Application
of SMART Software for Conservation Area Management
11: Dan Morris and Lucas Joppa: Challenges for the Computer Vision
Community
12: Trishant Simlai and Chris Sandbrook: Digital Surveillance
Technologies in Conservation and their Social Implications
13: Margarita Mulero-Pázmány: The Future of Technology in
Conservation
Serge A. Wich is a Professor in Primate Biology at Liverpool John
Moores University, Liverpool, UK and a honorary professor for the
conservation of the great apes at the University of Amsterdam,
Netherlands. Serge is also a co-Founding Director of the
non-profit, ConservationDrones.org. Updates on his work can also be
found on www.sergewich.com His research focuses on on primate
behavioral ecology, tropical rain forest ecology and conservation
of
primates and their habitats. Research is strongly focused on the
Indonesian island of Sumatra and Borneo and uses a mixture of
observational and experimental fieldwork. He also uses emerging
technologies such as drones
for his work. Alex K. Piel is Assistant Professor of Anthropology
at University College London, UK and Director of the Greater Mahale
Ecosystem Research and Conservation Project in Tanzania. More on
his work can be found at www.gmerc.org. Alex's research foci are
twofold: (1) primate adaption to dry habitats and the implications
for human evolution and (2) chimpanzee conservation in East Africa,
Tanzania especially. He is primarily interested in how primate
behaviour reflects
the various environmental challenges posed to populations that live
in open, mosaic landscapes.
This is an excellent volume to have on the shelf for anyone
interested in conservation science in the 21st century... Its
breadth exceeds that of the expertise of many practitioners and I
trust it will, in its coverage, provide a conduit to new
technologies and applications where it can be of most use.
*Rob Harcourt, The Quarterly Review of Biology*
Conservation Technology selects some of the most commonly used and
important tools in conservation and describes their diverse use in
the field. This volume is recommended not only for conservation
students, but also for researchers, conservationists, and
practitioners who would like to become familiar with the increasing
variety of conservation technologies.
*Conservation Biology*
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