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Published in TEG news issue 24, Summer 1998, by the British Ecological Society.
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Book Review

by Paul Ganderton

Johnston CA. 1998. Geographic Information Systems in Ecology. Blackwell Science. ISBN 0 632 03859 4. pp viii + 239.

Given the rise of computing methods in all aspects of science it follows that GIS is going to find its place in ecology. This text provides the tyro with an introduction to GIS, its potential and limitations. The first three chapters provide the reader with an introduction to the basic concepts of GIS: what it is and how it works. This is followed by a more detailed examination of the key features of maps - topography, lines, time changes and interpolation. Final chapters examine some of the extensions of GIS into global positioning systems, remote sensing and modelling.

This book provides us with a clear introduction to the subject. It highlights the main advances in GIS and how these can be used by ecologists - including a useful set of references to web sites. It is best seen as a reference text for teachers and undergraduates - although given the developments in the subject outlined here it should soon reach school students!

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