BookIgor Bychkov, Victor Voronin, editors.
Summary: This book offers a collection of papers presented at the First International Conference" Information Technologies in the Research of Biodiversity" that was held from 11-14 September 2018 in Irkutsk (Russia). Papers in this book cover areas of interaction of knowledge on biodiversity and information technologies. The main topics include: methods, models, software systems for the analysis of biodiversity data; global data portals; information and analytical systems on biodiversity; application of remote methods in vegetation mapping; theoretical fundaments and organization technologies of the information and telecommunications infrastructures.
Contents:
Intro; Preface; Organization; General Chair; Program Chairs; Program Committee; Contents; The Use of NDVI for the Analysis of the Effect of Drought on Vegetation Productivity in the Pre-Urals Steppe Area Where a Population of the Przewalski Horse Equus Ferus Przewalskii Polj., 1881 Had Been Established; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Regional Information and Analytical System on Insect Biodiversity of the Baikal Region; Abstract; Introduction; The Structure of Regional Information and Analytical System 3 Databases Published in the Past as Monographs (GNOM and CARUM)4 A Database Compiled and Ready for Publication, but Thus Far not Published; 5 Identification Keys; References; The Fractal Model of the Microorganism's Frequencies Spectrum for Determining the Diversity of the Biochemical Processes in Soil; Abstract; 1 The Fractal Model of Frequencies Spectrum of OTU-Groups; 2 The Topological Analysis of OTU-Groups Location on the Fractal Portrait of the Microbial Community; 3 The Functional Diversity Index of Biochemical Processes in Soil Microbial Biosystem; Acknowledgements; References 3.4 The Use of Multispectral Images Obtained from Spacecraft for Automatic Interpretation4 Conclusions; References; Digital Herbarium Collections of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results; 3.1 Taxonomic Analysis; 3.2 Geography Analysis; 3.3 Historical Analysis; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Taxonomic and Phytogeograpical Databases in Systematics of the Flowering Plant Family Umbelliferae/Apiaceae; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 The Botanical Databases Carried Out at Moscow University Actualization of Herbarium Labels InformationAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 3 Results and Discussion; Acknowledgements; References; Ground Surveys Versus UAV Photography: The Comparison of Two Tree Crown Mapping Techniques; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Study Area; 2.2 Ground-Based Methods; 2.3 UAV Methods; 2.4 Sample Data Processing and Analysis; 3 Results; 3.1 Permanent Sampling Plot Characteristics; 3.2 Comparison of the Total Area of Tree Crown Projections; 3.3 Comparison of the Area of Crown Projections of Individual Trees; 4 Discussion The Results of Using the Information Analytical SystemConclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Use of Remote Sensing Data and GIS Technologies for Monitoring Stocks of Medicinal Plants: Problems and Prospects; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Characteristics of the Object; 3 Methods and Technologies; 3.1 Stereo Interpretation as a Method of Processing Data to Create Standards for the Key Area; 3.2 Monitoring Stocks of Medicinal Plants; 3.3 The Experience of Applying Multispectral Images Obtained with the UAV for Automatic Interpretation