Sam Jantz Graduate Student sjantz@umd.edu I am particularly interested in utilizing remotely sensed data and geo-spatial modeling to support conversation projects. My current work is in support of a collaborative project with the Jane Goodall Institute entitled "Monitoring and Forecasting Chimpanzee Habitat Health in Africa to Inform Conservation Actions, Strategies and Measure Success". My contribution to this project involves the creation of a range wide chimpanzee habitat suitability model driven by remotely sensed datasets and the simulation of future deforestation scenarios. Projects: Graduate Researcher Integrating earth observation and forest inventory data in quantifying biomass in degraded forests of the Republic of Congo Monitoring and forecasting chimpanzee habitat health in Africa to information conservation actions, strategies & measure success Projects: Researcher Mapping Crops at 10-m Resolution in the United States Publications: Jantz, S.M., Pintea, L., Nackoney, J., Hansen, M.C. (2016) Landsat ETM+ and SRTM Data Provide Near Real-Time Monitoring of Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Habitats in Africa. Remote Sensing, 8(5), 427. Jantz, S. M., Barker, B., Brooks, T. M., Chini, L. P., Huang, Q., Moore, R. M., Noel, J. and Hurtt, G. C. (2015) Future habitat loss and extinctions driven by land-use change in biodiversity hotspots under four scenarios of climate-change mitigation.Conservation Biology. 29(4):1122-1131. Pagination « First page Prev Previous page 1 2