2009-06-28 NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST (NRMI)

This issue: Remote Sensing Urban Heat Islands, feedback on Agroforestry Landscaping (Part 2 of 2), plus some other good things.

LOOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX - A SEARCH FOR PUBLICATIONS & URLS RELATED TO Remote Sensing Urban Heat Islands

Adinna, E. N. et al. 2009. Assessment of urban heat island and possible adaptations in Enugu urban using Landsat-ETM. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning 2(2): 030-036. 7 p. http://www.academicjournals.org/jgrp/PDF/PDF%202009/Feb/Adinna%20et%20al.pdf

Butler, Rhett A. 2009. How satellites are used in conservation. http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0413-remote_sensing_conservation.html

Gaved, Mark. 2009. Exploring Urban Heat Islands with Personal Inquiry. Planet News. http://news.kmi.open.ac.uk/11/1074

Ifatimehin, O.O. et al. 2009. An Analysis of the Changing Land Use and its Impact on the Environment of Anyigba Town, Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa 10(4). 8 p. http://www.jsd-africa.com/Jsda/V10N4_Spring2009/PDF/An%20Analysis%20of%20the%20Changing%20Land%20Use.pdf

Li, Juan-juan et al. 2009. Remote sensing evaluation of urban heat island and its spatial pattern of the Shanghai metropolitan area, China. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7CRV-4VRNNPC-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=693606f3afc19e7fe443d4ad0ceb1e63

Martin, Christopher S. 2009? Remote Sensing the Urban Heat Island Effect. Slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/gueste9e085/remote-sensing-the-urban-heat-island-effect

New Directions for Urban Remote Sensing for Sustainability Science: Old Questions, New Approaches, and Remaining Gaps. Abstracts of an open meeting April 2009. http://www.openmeeting2009.org/abstracts/day1/B070.pdf

Oluseyi, Ifatimehin Olarewaju et al. 2009. An evaluation of the effect of land use/cover change on the surface temperature of Lokoja town, Nigeria. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 3(3): 086-090. 5 p. http://academicjournals.org/AJEST/PDF/pdf%202009/Mar/Oluseyi%20et%20al.pdf

Rajasekar, Umamaheshwaran; Weng, Qihao. 2009. Urban heat island monitoring and analysis using a non-parametric model: A case study of Indianapolis. International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 64(1): 86-96. Article listing. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009IJPRS..64...86R

Sun, Chen-Yi; et al. 2009. Desert heat island study in winter by mobile transect and remote sensing techniques. Abstract. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009ThApC.tmp...26S

Technical pages for the Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event 2009 - http://tlc.unipv.it/tech_jurse2009/index.html

Weng, Qihao. 2009? Role of Urban Canopy Composition and Structure in Determining Heat Islands: A Synthesis of Remote Sensing and Landscape Ecology Approach. http://isu1.indstate.edu/heatisland/index.htm

Zang, X. et al. 2009. Scaling of impervious surface area and vegetation as indicators to urban land surface temperature using satellite data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 30(4): 841-859. Abstract. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1517616

OTHER PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST

 METI and NASA Announce Plans for ASTER Global DEM Release - https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/media/files/aster_gdem_pre_release_announcement_23june09_2. From Artur Gil, Applied GIS-RS List.

Thomas, C.D., et al. 2008. Where within a geographical range do species survive best? A matter of scale. Insect Conserv. Divers. 1(1):2-8. Abstract. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120185502/abstract

Timko, J.A.; Innes, J.L. 2009. Evaluating ecological integrity in national parks: case studies from Canada and South Africa. Biol. Conserv. 142(3):676-688. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V5X-4VF0Y03-2&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=21&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235798%232009%23998579996%23878082%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5798&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=22&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=8a9ecea102a222d26ff02cc01ddfa10a

Urban, D.L., et al. 2009. Graph models of habitat mosaics. Ecol. Lett. 12(3):260-273. Abstract. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121645825/abstract

Waite, T.A., et al. 2009. Satellite sleuthing: does remotely sensed land-cover change signal ecological degradation in a protected area? Divers. Distrib. 15(2):299-309. Abstract. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121494717/abstract

Wang, S.W., Macdonald, D.W. 2009. The use of camera traps for estimating tiger and leopard populations in the high altitude mountains of Bhutan. Biol. Conserv. 142(3):606-613. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V5X-4V9RHTN-3&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=15&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%235798%232009%23998579996%23878082%23FLA%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=5798&_sort=d&_docanchor=&_ct=22&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=058bfc5fb6670a96869d64d687fdd70f

Wegge, P.; Storaas, T. 2009. Sampling tiger ungulate prey by the distance method: lessons learned in Bardia National Park, Nepal. Anim. Conserv. 12(1):78-84. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121666700/HTMLSTART

Wikström, L., et al. 2009. Monitoring of butterflies in semi-natural grasslands: diurnal variation and weather effects. J. Insect Conserv. 13(2):203-211. Abstract. http://www.springerlink.com/content/l0l3j7nw27737807/?p=c8eb904bb4d74b71a656cb6ff720bd0c&pi=7

Zisenis, M. 2009. To which extent is the interdisciplinary evaluation approach of the CBD reflected in European and international biodiversity-related regulations? Biodivers. Conserv. 18(3):639-648. Abstract. http://www.springerlink.com/content/m32764n975615j5x/?p=5898490c63124768aa85e2106091bf84&pi=8

KEEPING UP-TO-DATE - NEWSLETTERS, EMAIL LISTS, JOURNALS

Links to Some Conservation Journals - http://botany.si.edu/pubs/bcn/links.cfm. From Gary Krupnick, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

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ISPRS Highlights – The June 2009 issue of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Highlights is now available for your viewing pleasure at http://www.isprshighlights.org/download/isprshighlights-june09.pdf

WORKING SMARTER - WORKSHOPS, MEETINGS, ETC. – See also http://www.gfis.net, http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/, and http://www.iufro.org/discover/noticeboard/.

23 July – 4 August 2009. Series of ArcGIS 9.3 Training Workshops. Interested in adding increased efficiency - and professionalism to your GIS efforts? LAGIC presents a series of three ArcGIS 9.3 training workshops, taught by our certified ESRI Trainer. This training is designed specifically for all levels of GIS users to hone in and refine their Mapping & GIS skills. All training includes ESRI certified materials, booklets, certificates, and 60 days ArcGIS 9.3 evaluation software. All will be held in Gayle Hall , McNeese State University, 4400 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70609, USA as follows:

23-24 July 2009. ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS. 2 Days (Beginners). Cost: $395 per person

28-30 July 2009. ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality. 3 Days (Intermediate) Cost: $545 per person

4-5 August 2009. ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis. 2 Days (Advanced). Cost: $395 per person

For details contact Mr. Alaa Shams - ashams@...

23-24 September 2009. Shape Your Sustainability Tools - and let your tools shape you. Uppsala, Sweden. For details see please www.eforwood.org. From Sebastião Kengen, Brazil.

 MOVING AHEAD – OPPORTUNITIES

WON’T YOU PLEASE HELP?

Information wanted on NRM Textbooks/ Curriculums/ Faculty/ Universities for Sub Sahara Africa - Nicholas Ngece writes, “We are conducting a research survey whose findings will be used to develop a Manual/Textbook for Graduate NRM students (MA and MSC); specific for Sub Saharan Africa. The book will have case studies from the region, and will be different from others that are being used, because it will be localized. We thought you might be an important contact for this exercise due to your in-depth experience in this sector, and your knowledge of persons and institutions engaged in NRM related teaching at graduate and undergraduate level. To collect as much information as possible, I have been tasked with running an urgent survey of Natural Resource Management Faculty (Lecturers) and Universities teaching NRM at Undergraduate and Graduate Level in Eastern Central and Southern Africa. This includes countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Kenya. Individuals from other regions but who have great experience in Africa could also be recommended. I am also looking for leads to how to access curriculums from institutes teaching NRM at graduate level. As such, I will appreciate any information that can help me come up with a list for faculty and a list of institutions offering NRM related degrees. This information will be used during a book/manual writing process for MSC and MA students in NRM being undertaken by an international training and capacity building organization based in Kenya. I am looking for contact information (Tel, Email) and where applicable websites of individuals (faculty and NRM practitioners) and institutions such as universities and research organizations. Please forward any information to my email. I will be able to follow-up with these contacts once sent to me.” You may contact Nicholas at mwitingece@.... Nicholas also has two questionnaires he would like you to help with. One is for faculty/practitioners and the other for NRM graduate students. If you would like to participate, please email Nicholas accordingly.

FEEDBACK- In May, Robert Ddamulira sought information on Agroforestry Landscaping. Here is Part 2 of 2 of some sites that may be of interest. If you know of others, please contact Robert at jermain_dr2002@...

Lund, H. Gyde. 1996. Generalities and necessary tangents: considerations for designing agroforestry inventories. In: Kohli, R.K.; Arya, K.S.; Atul, Eds. Proceedings IUFRO -DNAES International Meeting - Resource Inventory Techniques to Support Agroforestry & Environment. 1-3 October 1996. Chandigarh, India. Chandigarh, India: HKT Publications; 1-12. http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/1996agroforestry_tangents.doc,

Lund, H. Gyde. 2001. Agroforestry. In: El-Shaarawi, Abdel H.; Piegorsch, Walter W. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Environmetrics Volume 1, (ISBN 0471 899976): 44–46. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester. http://home.comcast.net/~gyde/2001encyl_agroforestry.pdf

Managing Biodiversity in Mountain Landscapes - Linking Forestry, Agroforestry and Livelihoods in the Western Ghats. http://www.ifpindia.org/Managing-Biodiversity-in-Mountain-Landscapes.html

Manner, Harley I. 1993. Analysis of an Agroforest: The Variable Radius Quadrat Method. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-140. 1993. 4 p. http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr140/psw_gtr140_manner.pdf

Mansourian, Stephanie et al. 2005. Forest Restoration in Landscapes: Beyond Planting Trees. Springer. 437 p. Book listing. http://books.google.com/books?id=D-v2ZNu-6x8C

Mello, N. A.; Bello, I. C. R. 2002. Avaliation of Turbidity Rate, Land Use, Surrounding Forest and Landscape Format in the Pato Branco River. 5 p. http://www.tucson.ars.ag.gov/isco/isco12/VolumeI/AvaliationofTurbidityRate.pdf

Nautiyal, S., et al. 1998. Agroforestry systems in the rural landscape -- a case study in Garhwal Himalaya, India. Agroforestry Systems 41(2): 151—165. Article listing. http://indianmedicine.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/N/75623/?pFullItemRecord=ON

Olson, J.D. 1998. A digital model of pattern and productivity in an agroforestry landscape. Landscape and urban planning 42(2-4): 160-189. Abstract. http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1655480

Owusu-Bempah, Kofi. 1986. Role of women farmers in the choosing of species for agroforestry farming systems in rural areas of Ghana. Conference on Gender Issues in Farming Systems Research and Extension, University of Florida, February 26 to March 1, 1986. http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?m=hd1&i=67663

Palma, J. et al. n.d. Assessing the environmental effects of agroforestry at the landscape scale. Abstract. http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/safe/publications/papers/Palma%20et%20al%20Assessing%20the%20environmental%20effects-abstract.pdf

Palma, J. H. N., 2006. Integrated assessment of silvoarable agroforestry at landscape scale. PhD Thesis, Wageningen University. 134 p. http://www.library.wur.nl/wda/dissertations/dis4014.pdf

Paquette, Portrait of Agroforestry in Quebec - http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1179330113165&lang=eng

Proceedings of the North American Agroforestry Conference Series (Listing) http://www.aftaweb.org/resources1.php?page=8

Raintree, J.B. 1983. Strategies for enhancing the adoptability of agroforestry innovations. Agroforestry Systems 1(3): 173-187. Abstract. http://www.springerlink.com/content/p34392604u25l834/

Reisner,Yvonne et al. n.d. Assessing the feasibility of silvoarable agroforestry at different spatial scales. PPT. 21 slides. http://www.wsl.ch/land/agroforestry/referate/fal-reisner.pdf

Reyes, Teija 2008. Agroforestry systems for sustainable livelihoods and improved land management in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Thesis. 166 p. http://www.mm.helsinki.fi/mmeko/vitri/studies/theses/Reyes_thesis.pdf

Ruark, G.A. et al. 2003. Roles for Agroforestry in Helping to Achieve Sustainable Forest Management. UNFF Intersessional Experts Meeting on the Role of Planted Forests in Sustainable Forest Management, 24-30 March 2003, New Zealand. http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/unff-planted-forestry-meeting/conference-papers/roles-for-agroforestry.htm

Schroth, Götz et al. 2004. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes. Island Press. 575 p. Book listing. http://www.islandpress.com/bookstore/details.php?sku=1-55963-357-3&cart=%255Bcart%255D

SEANAFE Agroforestry Landscape Analysis Project - http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sea/Projects/AgroforestryLandscapeAnalysisProject/tabid/106/Default.aspx

Sharma, Ajay; Ashwath, Nanjappa. 2006. Land disposal of municipal effluents: importance of choosing agroforestry systems. Desalination 187(1-3): 361-374. http://www.desline.com/articoli/6984.pdf

Shen, W. et al. 2007. Element Fluxes and Budgets of a Plantation Embedded in an Agroforestry Landscape: Implication for Landscape Management and Sustainability. Abstract. http://www.springerlink.com/content/t420787425854334/

Silberstein, R.P. et al. N.d. A Simple Method for Hillslope Agroforestry Design. 6 p. http://www.mssanz.org.au/MODSIM01/Vol%204/Silberstein.pdf

Silvopastoral Agroforestry Toolbox. http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/agfor_toolbox/index.html

Sipos, Yona. 2005. True(r) cost accounting in agroforestry systems: an introduction to the BC sustainable agroforestry calculator. AFTA 2005 Conference Proceedings. 11 p. http://www.cinram.umn.edu/afta2005/pdf/Sipos.PDF

Sustainable Agroforestry - http://www.treesftf.org/about/sustain.htm

Sylvain; Domon, Gérald. 1997. The transformation of the agroforestry landscape in the nineteenth century: a case study in southern Quebec (Canada). Landscape and Urban Planning 37(3-4): 197-209. Abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V91-4680R7G-5&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=01789c86bb5430f8d867ec611cf89110

Thangata, Paul. et al. 2002? Modeling agroforestry adoption and household decision making in Malawi. Africa Studies Quarterly. http://www.africa.ufl.edu/asq/v6/v6i1a11.htm#PaulThangata

Thomas, David E. 2003. Landscape agroforestry in upper tributary watersheds of northern Thailand. Knowledge Underpinning Water & Forest Policy in Thailand: 30 January 2003. 66 p. http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sea/th/01/Documents/SRI%20watersheds%2030%20Jan%202003.pdf

 Thomas, David E. et al. 2004. Landscape Agroforestry in Northern Thailand: Impacts of Changing Land Use in an Upper Tributary Watershed of Montane Mainland Southeast Asia. 184 p. http://www.worldagroforestry.org/water/downloads/Watershed%20Publications/Thomas-et-al-2004-ASB-Thailand%5B1%5D.pdf

UNU. 1993. Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability. 297 p. http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?e=d-00000-00---off-0ccgi--00-0----0-10-0---0---0direct-10---4-------0-1l--11-en-50---20-about---00-0-1-00-0-0-11-1-0utfZz-8-00&cl=CL1.1&d=HASH019fbf2a05d216e93e7b3f57.9&gc=1

USDA. 2008. Indicators and guidelines for landscape assessment and planning for agroforestry. AF Note 40. 4 p. http://www.unl.edu/nac/agroforestrynotes/an40g12.pdf

USDA. 2008. Landscape planning for environmental benefits. AF Note 38. 4 p. http://www.unl.edu/nac/agroforestrynotes/an38g10.pdf

VNAFE. 2007. Results of surveying and documenting some Agroforestry Practices in Vietnam. 3 p. http://www.socialforestry.org.vn/Document/DocumentEn/Summary%20of%20Agroforestry%20Models%20documentation%20in%20Vietnam.En.pdf

VNAFE. 2008. Agroforestry Practical Models in Vietnam. 78 p. http://www.socialforestry.org.vn/Document/DocumentEn/Vietnam%20Agroforestry%20Documentation%20translated%20into%20English.pdf

Wassilieff, Maggy. 2008.Trees in the rural landscape. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Update. URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/TheSettledLandscape/TreesAndGardens/TreesInTheRuralLandscape/en

Wilkinson, Kim; Elevitch, Craig. N.d. Choosing Species for Timber Production and Multiple Benefits.The Overstory #59. http://www.agroforestry.net/overstory/overstory59.html

Winrock International.1994. Selecting and testing nitrogen fixing trees for acid soils. Agroforestry for the Pacific Technologies. http://www.winrock.org/fnrm/factnet/FACTPUB/AIS_web/AIS10.html

 Witter, Rebecca C.; Mavasa, Divy. 2004. Agroforestry, Trees, and the Cultural Landscape of the Limpopo National Park, Mozambique. 24 p. http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/misc/Witter.pdf

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