Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space

Andrew K. Skidmore; Nicholas C. Coops; Elnaz Neinavaz; Abebe Ali; Michael E. Schaepman; Marc Paganini; W.D. Kissling; Petteri Vihervaara; Roshanak Darvishzadeh; Hannes Feilhauer; Miguel Fernandez; Néstor Fernández; Noel Gorelick; Ilse Geizendorffer; Uta Heiden; Marco Heurich; Donald Hobern; Stefanie Holzwarth; Frank E. Muller-Karger; Ruben Van De Kerchove; Angela Lausch; Pedro J. Leitãu; Marcelle C. Lock; Caspar A. Mücher; Brian O’Connor; Duccio Rocchini; Woody Turner; Jan Kees Vis; Tiejun Wang; Martin Wegmann; Vladimir Wingate

doi:10.1038/s41559-021-01451-x

Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space

Andrew K. Skidmore^*, Nicholas C. Coops, Elnaz Neinavaz, Abebe Ali, Michael E. Schaepman, Marc Paganini, W.D. Kissling, Petteri Vihervaara, Roshanak Darvishzadeh, Hannes Feilhauer, Miguel Fernandez, Néstor Fernández, Noel Gorelick, Ilse Geizendorffer, Uta Heiden, Marco Heurich, Donald Hobern, Stefanie Holzwarth, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Ruben Van De KerchoveAngela Lausch, Pedro J. Leitãu, Marcelle C. Lock, Caspar A. Mücher, Brian O’Connor, Duccio Rocchini, Woody Turner, Jan Kees Vis, Tiejun Wang, Martin Wegmann, Vladimir Wingate

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Monitoring global biodiversity from space through remotely sensing geospatial patterns has high potential to add to our knowledge acquired by field observation. Although a framework of essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) is emerging for monitoring biodiversity, its poor alignment with remote sensing products hinders interpolation between field observations. This study compiles a comprehensive, prioritized list of remote sensing biodiversity products that can further improve the monitoring of geospatial biodiversity patterns, enhancing the EBV framework and its applicability. The ecosystem structure and ecosystem function EBV classes, which capture the biological effects of disturbance as well as habitat structure, are shown by an expert review process to be the most relevant, feasible, accurate and mature for direct monitoring of biodiversity from satellites. Biodiversity products that require satellite remote sensing of a finer resolution that is still under development are given lower priority (for example, for the EBV class species traits). Some EBVs are not directly measurable by remote sensing from space, specifically the EBV class genetic composition. Linking remote sensing products to EBVs will accelerate product generation, improving reporting on the state of biodiversity from local to global scales.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	896-906
Journal	Nature Ecology and Evolution
Volume	5
Issue number	7
Early online date	13 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01451-x
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Skidmore, A. K., Coops, N. C., Neinavaz, E., Ali, A., Schaepman, M. E., Paganini, M., Kissling, D., Vihervaara, P., Darvishzadeh, R., Feilhauer, H., Fernandez, M., Fernández, N., Gorelick, N., Geijzendorffer, I., Heiden, U., Heurich, M., Hobern, D., Holzwarth, S., Muller-Karger, F. E. & Van De Kerchove, R. & 12 others, Lausch, A., Leitão, P. J., Lock, M. C., Mücher, C. A., O’Connor, B., Rocchini, D., Roeoesli, C., Turner, W., Vis, J. K., Wang, T., Wegmann, M. & Wingate, V., 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 12, p. 1639-1639
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Skidmore, A. K., Coops, N. C., Neinavaz, E., Ali, A., Schaepman, M. E., Paganini, M., Kissling, D., Vihervaara, P., Darvishzadeh, R., Feilhauer, H., Fernandez, M., Fernández, N., Gorelick, N., Geijzendorffer, I., Heiden, U., Heurich, M., Hobern, D., Holzwarth, S., Muller-Karger, F. E. & Van De Kerchove, R. & 11 others, Lausch, A., Leitão, P. J., Lock, M. C., Mücher, C. A., O’Connor, B., Rocchini, D., Turner, W., Vis, J. K., Wang, T., Wegmann, M. & Wingate, V., 24 May 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 7, p. 1046 1 p.
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Author Correction: Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space
Skidmore, A. K., Coops, N. C., Neinavaz, E., Ali, A., Schaepman, M. E., Paganini, M., Kissling, D., Vihervaara, P., Darvishzadeh, R., Feilhauer, H., Fernandez, M., Fernández, N., Gorelick, N., Geijzendorffer, I., Heiden, U., Heurich, M., Hobern, D., Holzwarth, S., Muller-Karger, F. E. & Van De Kerchove, R. & 12 others, Lausch, A., Leitão, P. J., Lock, M. C., Mücher, C. A., O’Connor, B., Rocchini, D., Roeoesli, C., Turner, W., Vis, J. K., Wang, T., Wegmann, M. & Wingate, V., 19 Jul 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Skidmore, A. K., Coops, N. C., Neinavaz, E., Ali, A., Schaepman, M. E., Paganini, M., Kissling, W. D., Vihervaara, P., Darvishzadeh, R., Feilhauer, H., Fernandez, M., Fernández, N., Gorelick, N., Geizendorffer, I., Heiden, U., Heurich, M., Hobern, D., Holzwarth, S., Muller-Karger, F. E., ... Wingate, V. (2021). Priority list of biodiversity metrics to observe from space. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5(7), 896-906. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01451-x

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