~ The strengths of satellite remote sensing technology lie in its ability to provide spatial and temporal perspectives on the Earth's surface that are beyond the typical human view, but which are critical to understanding changes due to large-scale or long-term processes such as climatic variability and land use change -- processes which can have consequences for the welfare of migratory creatures. The following pages present discussion and case studies using satellite data to illustrate some of these phenomena and potential applications. ~
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- Phenology and Creature Migration
(time series of vegetation greenness)
- The Fire Cycle and Migratory Creatures
(monthly locations of fires in the migratory corridor)
- Land Cover Change in the Migratory Corridor
(urban and agricultural land use through time)
- Climate Variability and Terrestrial Habitat
(impacts of rainfall and temperature extremes)
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