Proceedings of the KSRS Conference (대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2003.11a
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- Pages.1134-1136
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- 2003
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- 1226-9743(pISSN)
Habitat Evaluation of Japanese Black Bear using GIS
- Masuyama, Tetsuo (Graduate School of Business Administration and Information Science, Pacific Consultants Co. Ltd.) ;
- Yamamoto, Toshiharu (Pacific Consultants Co. Ltd.) ;
- Hara, Keitarou (Graduate School of Business Administration and Information Science) ;
- Yasuda, Yoshizumi (Graduate School of Business Administration and Information Science)
- Published : 2003.11.03
Abstract
In this research, GIS based evaluation methods were applied to habitats of Japanese black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus Schlegel) in northern Honshu. The study area was divided into 828 small watershed units , and five GIS indexes, Vegetation Type（V.T.）, Extent of Forest Cover (E.F.C.) Slope Incline (S.I), Average Altitude (A.A.) and Road Density(R.D.), were used to evaluate each watershed unit in terms of suitability as black bear habitat. In addition, Interspersion and Juxtaposition spatial indices were calculated for each watershed unit. The results clearly identified the regions with the most suitable habitats, indicating that this methodology is suitable for application to various environmental planning efforts, such as regional development master plans, project-specific environmental impact assessments, species management plans and biodiversity conservation plans.