HR: 0800h
AN: B31B-0214    [Abstracts]
TI: A GIS and Remote Sensing Investigation of the Relationship of Terrain, Soil, and other Physiographic Factors on the Pine Community of Lincoln National Park in the Sacramento Mountains of Southwest New Mexico
AU: * Perez, A E
EM: perez@geo.utep.edu
AF: University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968 United States
AU: Pingitore, N E
EM: nick@geo.utep.edu
AF: University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968 United States
AU: Keller, R G
EM: keller@geo.utep.edu
AF: University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968 United States
AU: Conklin, D
EM: daconklin@fs.fed.us
AF: United States Department of Agriculture, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 United States
AB: The health of forests is important to a community on several levels. Forests provide economic viability for people, habitat for wildlife, and natural beauty for all to enjoy. Loss of forest ecosystems impact communities greatly. In this study we will utilize GIS and Remote Sensing applications to better understand the dynamics of White Pine Blister Rust (WPBR) infestation in the White Pine Community of the Sacramento Mountains of Southwest New Mexico. Both field spectral sampling of the needles as well as imagery analysis will be incorporated to better understand the infestation, progression and vulnerability of the forest to this and other diseases. Use of ancillary data such as topography, geology, hydrology, and soil composition will be used to construct a GIS database. The data produced from this study will be incorporated with the existing USDA Forest Service database to produce a more inclusive catalog for supervisors, researchers, and the public to use.
DE: 1719 Hydrology
DE: 1640 Remote sensing
DE: 0400 Biogeosciences
SC: Biogeosciences [B]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting