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focuses on scalable sensor network technologies as well as the calibration and validation of remote sensing data with broadband electromagnetic and optical spectral
methods.
Ana Carnaval was born and raised in Brazil. She received her Master’s degree in
Zoology from the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro and has a PhD in Evolutionary
Biology from The University of Chicago. She is an Associate Professor at the City
College of CUNY, and her research focuses on the historical biogeography of the
Atlantic forest fauna and flora.
Jeannine Cavender-Bares is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in
the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota.
Her research focuses on the ecology and evolution of plant function, applying phylogenetics and spectral data to community ecology, and remote sensing of
biodiversity.
Jennifer Costanza is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry
and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University. Her research
focuses on forest dynamics, the ecological effects of global change, land change
modeling, and disturbance ecology.
Kyla Dahlin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography,
Environment, and Spatial Sciences and the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and
Behavior Program at Michigan State University. Her research aims to better understand and quantify ecosystem processes and disturbance responses through the
application of emerging technologies, including air- and spaceborne remote sensing, spatial statistics, and process-based modeling.
Néstor Fernández is a conservation biology researcher interested in the advancement of biodiversity conservation solutions through the integration of multiple
sources of earth observations in order to quantify and model changes in terrestrial
ecosystem dynamics and in species distributions.
Andrew O. Finley is a Professor at the Departments of Forestry and Geography,
Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. His research interests lie in developing methodologies for monitoring and modeling environmental
processes, Bayesian statistics, spatial statistics, and statistical computing.
Keith Gaddis is the Senior Support Scientist for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration’s Biological Diversity and Ecological Forecasting Programs.
He is an ecologist and biogeographer by training with expertise using remote sensing and genetics to address questions in ecology, evolution, and conservation
biology.
About the Authors
focuses on scalable sensor network technologies as well as the calibration and validation of remote sensing data with broadband electromagnetic and optical spectral
methods.
Ana Carnaval was born and raised in Brazil. She received her Master’s degree in
Zoology from the Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro and has a PhD in Evolutionary
Biology from The University of Chicago. She is an Associate Professor at the City
College of CUNY, and her research focuses on the historical biogeography of the
Atlantic forest fauna and flora.
Jeannine Cavender-Bares is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in
the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota.
Her research focuses on the ecology and evolution of plant function, applying phylogenetics and spectral data to community ecology, and remote sensing of
biodiversity.
Jennifer Costanza is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry
and Environmental Resources at North Carolina State University. Her research
focuses on forest dynamics, the ecological effects of global change, land change
modeling, and disturbance ecology.
Kyla Dahlin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography,
Environment, and Spatial Sciences and the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and
Behavior Program at Michigan State University. Her research aims to better understand and quantify ecosystem processes and disturbance responses through the
application of emerging technologies, including air- and spaceborne remote sensing, spatial statistics, and process-based modeling.
Néstor Fernández is a conservation biology researcher interested in the advancement of biodiversity conservation solutions through the integration of multiple
sources of earth observations in order to quantify and model changes in terrestrial
ecosystem dynamics and in species distributions.
Andrew O. Finley is a Professor at the Departments of Forestry and Geography,
Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University. His research interests lie in developing methodologies for monitoring and modeling environmental
processes, Bayesian statistics, spatial statistics, and statistical computing.
Keith Gaddis is the Senior Support Scientist for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration’s Biological Diversity and Ecological Forecasting Programs.
He is an ecologist and biogeographer by training with expertise using remote sensing and genetics to address questions in ecology, evolution, and conservation
biology.
About the Authors