Journal article
The role of satellite remote sensing in structured ecosystem risk assessments
NJ Murray, DA Keith, LM Bland, R Ferrari, MB Lyons, R Lucas, N Pettorelli, E Nicholson
Science of the Total Environment | ELSEVIER | Published : 2018
Abstract
The current set of global conservation targets requires methods for monitoring the changing status of ecosystems. Protocols for ecosystem risk assessment are uniquely suited to this task, providing objective syntheses of a wide range of data to estimate the likelihood of ecosystem collapse. Satellite remote sensing can deliver ecologically relevant, long-term datasets suitable for analysing changes in ecosystem area, structure and function at temporal and spatial scales relevant to risk assessment protocols. However, there is considerable uncertainty about how to select and effectively utilise remotely sensed variables for risk assessment. Here, we review the use of satellite remote sensing ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the Zoological Society of London for hosting the workshop "Optimizing satellite data collection for biodiversity monitoring" (April 2016), where some of the ideas in this manuscript arose. N.M. and L.B. were supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (LP130100435), co-funded by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, MAVA Foundation, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, and the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. E.N. and L.B. were supported by a Veski Inspiring Women Fellowship (IWF01).