TY - GEN T1 - GIS applications in agriculture. T2 - GIS applications in agriculture. A2 - Clay, Sharon A. LA - English PP - Boca Raton, FL PB - CRC Press YR - 2011 UL - https://colectivo.uloyola.es/Record/ELB158094 AB - While many "alien" plant and animal species are purposefully introduced into new areas as ornamentals, livestock, crops, and even pets, these species can escape into other areas and threaten agricultural and native ecosystems causing economic and environmental harm, or harm to human health. Increasingly, scientists are using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to track and manage the invaders, mitigate the potential rate of spread and level of impact, and protect the native economy and ecosystem. Beginning with an introduction to the use of GIS technology to capture, store, analyze. OP - 428 CN - SB601 .G56 2011 SN - 9781420078817 KW - Agricultural pests : Control : Data processing. KW - Introduced organisms : Control : Data processing. KW - Noxious weeds : Control : Data processing. KW - Agricultural informatics. KW - Geographic information systems. KW - Agricultural mapping. KW - Agriculture : Remote sensing. KW - Electronic books. ER -