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Geostatistics and Geographic Information Systems in Applied Insect Ecology

Geostatistics and Geographic Information Systems in Applied Insect Ecology "Space: the final frontier:" this is as true in insect population ecology as it is in science fiction dramas. Historically, studies of insect population biology have concentrated on changes through time; patterns across spatial dimensions remain largely unexplored. The complexity and difficulty of handling multi­ dimensional data has perennially hindered researchers in their quest to understand spatial . spatial variation in populations with the use of indices of dispersion (98), but these methods often fail to distinguish among different spatial patterns (34, 50, 81). The major impediments to research on spatial processes in insect ecology has thus been the lack of adequate analytical and data management 'The U.S. Government has the right to retain a nonexclusive royalty-free license in and to any copyright covering this paper. LIEBHOLD, ROSSI & KEMP tools. Recent development of two technologies has opened up new avenues for analyzing spatial patterns in insect populations: (a) geographical informa­ tion systems (GIS) and (b) geostatistics. A GIS is a set of computer programs that collect, store, retrieve, transform, display, and analyze spatial data (9). Georeferenced data, such as insect densities, crop type, or soils, can be incorporated in a GIS to produce map layers, or coverages. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Entomology Annual Reviews

Geostatistics and Geographic Information Systems in Applied Insect Ecology

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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1993 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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0066-4170
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1545-4487
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10.1146/annurev.en.38.010193.001511
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Abstract

"Space: the final frontier:" this is as true in insect population ecology as it is in science fiction dramas. Historically, studies of insect population biology have concentrated on changes through time; patterns across spatial dimensions remain largely unexplored. The complexity and difficulty of handling multi­ dimensional data has perennially hindered researchers in their quest to understand spatial . spatial variation in populations with the use of indices of dispersion (98), but these methods often fail to distinguish among different spatial patterns (34, 50, 81). The major impediments to research on spatial processes in insect ecology has thus been the lack of adequate analytical and data management 'The U.S. Government has the right to retain a nonexclusive royalty-free license in and to any copyright covering this paper. LIEBHOLD, ROSSI & KEMP tools. Recent development of two technologies has opened up new avenues for analyzing spatial patterns in insect populations: (a) geographical informa­ tion systems (GIS) and (b) geostatistics. A GIS is a set of computer programs that collect, store, retrieve, transform, display, and analyze spatial data (9). Georeferenced data, such as insect densities, crop type, or soils, can be incorporated in a GIS to produce map layers, or coverages.

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Annual Review of Entomology – Annual Reviews

Published: Jan 1, 1993

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