Pettorelli Nathalie, Safi Kamran, Turner Woody
Zoological Society of London, Institute of Zoology, , Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130190. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0190. Print 2014.
Assessing and predicting ecosystem responses to global environmental change and its impacts on human well-being are high priority targets for the scientific community. The potential for synergies between remote sensing science and ecology, especially satellite remote sensing and conservation biology, has been highlighted by many in the past. Yet, the two research communities have only recently begun to coordinate their agendas. Such synchronization is the key to improving the potential for satellite data effectively to support future environmental management decision-making processes. With this themed issue, we aim to illustrate how integrating remote sensing into ecological research promotes a better understanding of the mechanisms shaping current changes in biodiversity patterns and improves conservation efforts. Added benefits include fostering innovation, generating new research directions in both disciplines and the development of new satellite remote sensing products.
评估和预测生态系统对全球环境变化的响应及其对人类福祉的影响是科学界的首要目标。过去,许多人都强调了遥感科学与生态学之间协同增效的潜力,尤其是卫星遥感与保护生物学之间的协同增效潜力。然而,这两个研究领域直到最近才开始协调它们的议程。这种同步是提高卫星数据有效支持未来环境管理决策过程潜力的关键。在本期主题特刊中,我们旨在说明将遥感技术融入生态研究如何能促进对塑造当前生物多样性模式变化机制的更好理解,并改善保护工作。额外的好处包括促进创新、在两个学科中产生新的研究方向以及开发新的卫星遥感产品。