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| Stephenson, P.J.; Brooks, T.M.; Butchart, S.H.M.; Fegarus, E.; Geller, G.N.; Hoft, R.; Hutton, J.; Kingston, N.; Long, B.; McRae, L. | |
| Priorities for big biodiversity data | |
| 2017 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (15): 124-125 | |
Laurance _et al. _(_Front Ecol Environ _2016; 14: 347) provided an insightful overview of advances in environmental data collection and access to Earth Observation datasets. If remaining challenges can be conquered (Secades _et al. _2014; Turner _et al. _2015), such satellite-based remote sensing (SRS) can contribute substantially to biodiversity monitoring. We agree with the need to use SRS to measure natural systems and human impacts, to move from data collection to action, and to develop better algorithms to process large volumes of data, but here we highlight additional priorities. It is essential that SRS is complemented by in situ monitoring to gather data on aspects of biodiversity that are difficult or impossible to detect from space (eg distributions and abundance of species, including invasives; levels of exploitation; concentrations of pollutants). Observations of species and threats are most valuable when generated from systematic protocols. |
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