Ecosystem-Condition Evaluation of the Complex, Critically-Endangered Pine Rockland Ecosystem: Indicators, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and an Emphasis on Herbaceous Ground Cover Diversity

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dc.contributor.advisorAguirre, A Alonso
dc.contributor.authorBolen, Layne E.
dc.creatorBolen, Layne E.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T17:13:08Z
dc.date.available2022-08-03T17:13:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAn ecosystem evaluation process was applied to the critically-endangered South Florida (S FL) pine rockland (PR)(pine/grassland) ecosystem, using a) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) surveys, and newly-developed (under-the-canopy) UAS manual flight methods; b) the synthesis of multiple data sources and types; and c) complex adaptive system (CAS) principles (redundancy, feedback loops, resiliency, alternative stable states), to identify healthy system indicators and evaluate system complexity and diversity; with the purpose of developing systematic ecosystem evaluation and reporting methods that contribute to the advancement of ecosystem protection policies, and the health assessment and conservation of global ecosystem biodiversity.
dc.format.extent387 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/12915
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2021 Layne E. Bolen
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectConservation biology
dc.subjectEnvironmental studies
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectComplex Adaptive Systems (CAS)
dc.subjectEcological Indicators
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectLow Altitude Quadrat Imagery (LAQI)
dc.subjectUnmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
dc.titleEcosystem-Condition Evaluation of the Complex, Critically-Endangered Pine Rockland Ecosystem: Indicators, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and an Emphasis on Herbaceous Ground Cover Diversity
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Science and Public Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.
thesis.degree.namePh.D. in Environmental Science and Public Policy

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