Earth Observation for Monitoring Mangrove Ecosystems
暫譯: 地球觀測在紅樹林生態系統監測中的應用

本書深入探討在紅樹林生態系統監測領域中推進地理資訊系統（GIS）和遙感技術，提供傳統及先進的技術，涵蓋紅樹林類型、生物物理和生物化學參數、數據檢索、物種識別、地圖分類、機器學習、基於物理的方法、挑戰及未來發展方向。本書將整合最新技術，利用合成孔徑雷達（SAR）數據、高光譜數據及數據集整合來提高結果和成果的準確性。此外，本書還展示了使用多光譜、高光譜、雷達微波和激光雷達（LiDAR）數據在紅樹林監測中推進地理空間技術的發展。本書將為學術界和研究社群提供最新的研究理念、解決問題的技能以及在林業監測中的未來展望，以促進全球與紅樹林相關的發展。其目標讀者包括海洋生態學家、氣候變遷科學家、大學、政府、產業、紅樹林監測的感測器及其他高端工具的開發者，以及政策制定者。

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava is teaching and coordinating spatial science courses which include geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing and surveying courses. He has several years of experience in the application of geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques to natural resource and urban resources management. He has developed several innovative approaches in learning and teaching. He has obtained his PhD degree in Geographical Sciences from the Australian National University, Canberra. He worked with different organisations that include the Australian Defence Force Academy, the Bureau of Rural Sciences, The World Fish Centre, the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources etc.

Dr Prashant K Srivastava is working at Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University as a faculty of Remote Sensing and Hydrology and was affiliated with Hydrological Sciences, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, USA. He received his PhD degree from Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Prashant was the recipient of several awards such as NASA Fellowship; USA; University of Maryland Fellowship, USA; Commonwealth Fellowship, U.K. Prashant made 280+ publications in peer-reviewed journals and published 16 books with reputed publishing house such as Springer, Taylor and Francis, AGU-Wiley and Elsevier. He is also acting as Editors of many journals and also featured in world top 2% scientist released by Scopus and Stanford University.

Dr Tapas Biswas is a Senior Scientist in the Water Security Program of the CSIRO Environment Division. He has 34 years of research, teaching and consultancy experience in global water resources management. He has worked in a number of countries doing research and teaching in the field of soil and water science and received many national and international awards. His most recent work on digital sensors forms a critical part of the Australia's first satellite mission, to monitor water quality from space. Dr Biswas has over 150 publications including international journals, conference proceedings and client reports.

Dr. Mukunda Dev Behera is working as Professor in the Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Prior to this, he has worked for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Dr. Behera has made outstanding contributions to the fields of forest remote sensing, land and water resource management, and ecological climatology by theorizing, modeling, and conducting innovative experiments and field-based measurements with satellite remote sensing. He has over 110 peer-reviewed journal publications and has co-edited several books. He serves the editorial boards of several reputed environmental journals and contributed to IPCC AR-6 of WG-II.

Dr. Sharif A. Mukul is an Associate Professor of Environment at United International University, Bangladesh, and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Dr. Mukul currently also serves as an Associate Editor of five international journals on ecology and environment. Dr Mukul has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals and books. His research has been featured in top international news outlets including The New York Times, CNN, and Smithsonian Magazine. He received his PhD in Environmental Management from the University of Queensland, Australia.

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava 教授並協調空間科學課程，包括地理資訊系統 (GIS) 和遙感及測量課程。他在地理資訊系統 (GIS) 和遙感技術應用於自然資源和城市資源管理方面擁有多年經驗。他開發了幾種創新的學習和教學方法。他在澳洲國立大學 (Australian National University) 獲得地理科學博士學位，並曾與多個機構合作，包括澳洲國防軍學院 (Australian Defence Force Academy)、農村科學局 (Bureau of Rural Sciences)、世界魚類中心 (The World Fish Centre)、國家魚類遺傳資源局 (National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources) 等。

Dr. Prashant K Srivastava 目前在印度教大學 (Banaras Hindu University) 環境與可持續發展研究所擔任遙感與水文學的教職，並曾在美國馬里蘭州的NASA戈達德太空飛行中心 (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) 進行水文科學的研究。他在英國布里斯托大學 (University of Bristol) 土木工程系獲得博士學位。Prashant 獲得多項獎項，包括美國NASA獎學金、馬里蘭大學獎學金及英國英聯邦獎學金。他在同行評審的期刊上發表了超過280篇論文，並與知名出版社如Springer、Taylor and Francis、AGU-Wiley和Elsevier出版了16本書籍。他還擔任多本期刊的編輯，並被Scopus和史丹佛大學列為全球前2%的科學家。

Dr. Tapas Biswas 是CSIRO環境部水安全計畫的高級科學家。他在全球水資源管理方面擁有34年的研究、教學和顧問經驗。他曾在多個國家從事土壤和水科學的研究和教學，並獲得多項國內外獎項。他最近的工作涉及數位感測器，這是澳洲首個衛星任務的重要組成部分，旨在從太空監測水質。Dr. Biswas 擁有超過150篇的出版物，包括國際期刊、會議論文集和客戶報告。

Dr. Mukunda Dev Behera 目前在印度理工學院卡哈爾古爾 (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) 的海洋、河流、大氣和土地科學中心擔任教授。在此之前，他曾在印度空間研究組織 (ISRO) 工作。Dr. Behera 在森林遙感、土地和水資源管理以及生態氣候學領域做出了卓越貢獻，通過理論化、建模以及進行創新實驗和基於現場的測量，利用衛星遙感技術。他擁有超過110篇的同行評審期刊出版物，並共同編輯了幾本書籍。他在多本知名環境期刊的編輯委員會中任職，並為IPCC第六次評估報告 (AR-6) 的第二工作組 (WG-II) 做出了貢獻。

Dr. Sharif A. Mukul 是孟加拉國聯合國際大學 (United International University) 的環境副教授，並在澳洲陽光海岸大學 (University of the Sunshine Coast) 擔任兼任高級研究員。Dr. Mukul 目前還擔任五本國際生態與環境期刊的副編輯。Dr. Mukul 在國際同行評審期刊和書籍上發表了大量研究，並且他的研究曾在《紐約時報》、CNN 和《史密森雜誌》等頂級國際新聞媒體上報導。他在澳洲昆士蘭大學 (University of Queensland) 獲得環境管理博士學位。