title: Satellite remote sensing, biodiversity research and conservation of the future.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Society of London, Institute of Zoology, , Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pettorelli
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Safi
authors.forename: Woody
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D063809:Satellite Imagery
keywords: capacity building; data accessibility; data sharing; integrative approaches; multi-disciplinary work
references.citation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Sep 28;101(39):13976-81
references.pmid: 15383671
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130193
references.pmid: 24733948
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130196
references.pmid: 24733951
references.citation: Nature. 2012 Jun 06;486(7401):59-67
references.pmid: 22678280
references.citation: Nature. 2013 Jun 6;498(7452):37
references.pmid: 23739415
references.citation: Science. 2011 Feb 11;331(6018):703-5
references.pmid: 21311007
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130194
references.pmid: 24733949
references.citation: Nat Rev Genet. 2010 Sep;11(9):647-57
references.pmid: 20717155
references.citation: Nature. 2009 Sep 24;461(7263):472-5
references.pmid: 19779433
references.citation: Trends Ecol Evol. 2013 Feb;28(2):100-9
references.pmid: 23040462
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130198
references.pmid: 24733953
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130197
references.pmid: 24733952
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130191
references.pmid: 24733946
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130192
references.pmid: 24733947
references.citation: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2014 Apr 14;369(1643):20130195
references.pmid: 24733950