The Use of Remote Sensing to Evaluate Shorebird Habitats and Populations on Prince Charles Island, Foxe Basin, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Morrison, R.I.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1997
• Subjects: shorebirds; Landsat TM; remote sensing; Foxe Basin; habitats; oiseaux de rivage; capteur TM; télédétection; bassin de Foxe; Arctic; Canada; Northwest Territories; Prince Charles Island; Prince Charles island; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64147

Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper imagery was used to produce a 17-habitat classification of Prince Charles Island, Foxe Basin, Northwest Territories, through a combination of supervised and unsupervised approaches. Breeding shorebirds and habitats were surveyed at 35 study plots in July 1989. Habitat-speci...