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Reik Leiterer is a Senior Scientist at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His
aim is to enable more robust and operational environmental monitoring using datadriven methods.
Lúcia Lohmann is a Professor in the Department of Botany at the University of
São Paulo, Brazil. Her research is highly integrative, combining components of
classic taxonomy, phylogenetics, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography to address questions associated with the assembly and evolution of the
Neotropical biota.
Mike Madritch is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State
University. His research focuses on linking aboveground plant communities with
belowground microbial communities and ecosystem functioning.
Paul Magdon is a Senior Scientist at the Chair of Forest Inventory and Remote
Sensing at the University of Göttingen, Germany. In his research he addresses methodological questions, relevant for the development of remote sensing–assisted forest and biodiversity monitoring systems.
Sparkle Malone is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences
at Florida International University. Her primary research focus is to improve our
understanding of how climate and disturbance regimes influence spatial and temporal variability in ecosystem structure and function using remote sensing, eddy covariance, and spatial and temporal models.
Roberta Martin is an Associate Professor in the School for Geographical Sciences
and Urban Planning and the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science
at the Arizona State University. Her research incorporates field and laboratory studies of trees and corals with aircraft- and satellite-based maps to understand the biodiversity and health of forests and reefs.
Kyle C. McDonald is Terry Elkes Professor in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Department at the City College of New York, City University of New York. Professor
McDonald studies terrestrial ecosystems with satellite-borne remote sensing
instruments.
Jose Eduardo Meireles is an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology and
Ecology at the University of Maine. His research focuses on plant phylogenetics,
population genetics, and evolutionary ecology.
Fabián A. Michelangeli is a Curator in the Institute of Systematic Botany at The
New York Botanical Garden. His research focuses on tropical plant taxonomy, systematics, and their evolution.
About the Authors
Reik Leiterer is a Senior Scientist at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His
aim is to enable more robust and operational environmental monitoring using datadriven methods.
Lúcia Lohmann is a Professor in the Department of Botany at the University of
São Paulo, Brazil. Her research is highly integrative, combining components of
classic taxonomy, phylogenetics, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography to address questions associated with the assembly and evolution of the
Neotropical biota.
Mike Madritch is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Appalachian State
University. His research focuses on linking aboveground plant communities with
belowground microbial communities and ecosystem functioning.
Paul Magdon is a Senior Scientist at the Chair of Forest Inventory and Remote
Sensing at the University of Göttingen, Germany. In his research he addresses methodological questions, relevant for the development of remote sensing–assisted forest and biodiversity monitoring systems.
Sparkle Malone is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences
at Florida International University. Her primary research focus is to improve our
understanding of how climate and disturbance regimes influence spatial and temporal variability in ecosystem structure and function using remote sensing, eddy covariance, and spatial and temporal models.
Roberta Martin is an Associate Professor in the School for Geographical Sciences
and Urban Planning and the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science
at the Arizona State University. Her research incorporates field and laboratory studies of trees and corals with aircraft- and satellite-based maps to understand the biodiversity and health of forests and reefs.
Kyle C. McDonald is Terry Elkes Professor in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Department at the City College of New York, City University of New York. Professor
McDonald studies terrestrial ecosystems with satellite-borne remote sensing
instruments.
Jose Eduardo Meireles is an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology and
Ecology at the University of Maine. His research focuses on plant phylogenetics,
population genetics, and evolutionary ecology.
Fabián A. Michelangeli is a Curator in the Institute of Systematic Botany at The
New York Botanical Garden. His research focuses on tropical plant taxonomy, systematics, and their evolution.
About the Authors