A GIS and Remote Sensing Based Analysis of Impervious Surface Influences on Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Nest Presence in the Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay

A GIS and Remote Sensing Based Analysis of Impervious Surface Influences on Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Nest Presence in the Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and remote sensing techniques were used to predict relationships between bald eagle nest presences and land type, distance to land type and impervious surface cover area. Data plots revealed bald eagle nest presence decreases in response to an increase in area of...

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Main Author: Ciminelli, Jennifer M.
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2006
Subjects:
bald eagle
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
remote sensing
chi-square
ArcGIS
watershed
Environmental Sciences
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1268
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2267&context=etd

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http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1268
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2267&context=etd

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