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integrated to detect and monitor the status and trends of plant diversity, as well the
biodiversity of other organisms and life processes that depend on plants above- and
belowground. Biological and computational experts from three disciplines—RS
and leaf optics, plant functional biology, and systematics—present insights to
Fig. 1.2 An envisioned global biodiversity observatory in which remotely sensed high spectral
resolution spectroscopic data from satellites is integrated with biodiversity observations through
natural history studies, phylogenetic systematics, functional trait measurements, and species distribution data. The figure is adapted from Jetz et al. 2016 based on the National Center for Ecological
Analysis and Synthesis Working Group “Prospects and priorities for satellite monitoring of global
terrestrial biodiversity”
1 The Use of Remote Sensing to Enhance Biodiversity Monitoring and Detection…
integrated to detect and monitor the status and trends of plant diversity, as well the
biodiversity of other organisms and life processes that depend on plants above- and
belowground. Biological and computational experts from three disciplines—RS
and leaf optics, plant functional biology, and systematics—present insights to
Fig. 1.2 An envisioned global biodiversity observatory in which remotely sensed high spectral
resolution spectroscopic data from satellites is integrated with biodiversity observations through
natural history studies, phylogenetic systematics, functional trait measurements, and species distribution data. The figure is adapted from Jetz et al. 2016 based on the National Center for Ecological
Analysis and Synthesis Working Group “Prospects and priorities for satellite monitoring of global
terrestrial biodiversity”
1 The Use of Remote Sensing to Enhance Biodiversity Monitoring and Detection…