Monitoring large conservation areas with imaging spectroscopy [Elektronische Ressource] : combining discrete and non-discrete approaches / Carola Weiß

Monitoring Large ConservationAreas with Imaging Spectroscopy:Combining Discrete andNon-discrete ApproachesCarola WeiMunchen 2008Monitoring Large ConservationAreas with Imaging Spectroscopy:Combining Discrete andNon-discrete ApproachesCarola WeiDissertationder Fakult at fur Geowissenschaftender Ludwig{Maximilians{Universit atMunc henvorgelegt vonCarola Wei aus Munc henMunc hen, den 14. April 20081. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Friedrich Wieneke2.hter: Prof. Dr. Ralf Ludwig3. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Sebastian SchmidtleinTag der Disputation: 26. Juni 2008ContentsList of Figures xList of Tables xiAbbreviations xiiiSummary xvZusammenfassung xxi1 Monitoring Large Conservation Areas 11.1 The Commitment of the FFH-Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 The Continuum Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3 Combining Discrete and Non-discrete Approaches . . . . . . . 22 Mapping Natural and Semi-natural Vegetation 52.1 Habitat Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.2 Plant Communities versus Continuum Concept . . . . . . . . 62.3 Imaging Spectroscopy for Vegetation Mapping . . . . . . . . . 83 The Murnauer Moos 133.1 Genesis and Geologic, Pedologic, and Climatic Realities . . . . 143.2 Fauna, Flora and Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153.3 Utilisation and Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Materials and Methods 194.1 Scene Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .