Remote Sensing: Way to watch the bird’s habitat

Abstract

Changes due to anthropogenic pressure and climate pose significant threat to avian ecosystem and lead to the habitat degradation and biodiversity losses. Since the bird plays important role of seed disperser, scavengers and pest controller in ecosystem require a complex habitat for survival and reproduction. For preservation of bird’s habitat, information about their distribution, locality and pattern is very much required. Remote sensing has emerged as a valuable non-invasive approach to mapping and monitoring bird habitats across vast landscapes and timeframes. This paper explores the potential of remote sensing in identification of bird’s habitat. Various remote sensing techniques—including optical remote sensing (panchromatic, multispectral, hyper spectral), radar, and LiDAR—offer complementary capabilities in capturing spatial, spectral, and structural data relevant to bird habitats.