How Essential Biodiversity Variables and remote sensing can help national biodiversity monitoring
| Autor: | Olli Ojala, Laura Mononen, Meri Koskelainen, Janne Heliölä, Mikko Kuussaari, Kristin Böttcher, Petteri Vihervaara, Markus Törmä, Kristian Meissner, Seppo Tuominen, Jani Heino, Martin Forsius, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Markku Viitasalo, Saku Anttila, Raimo Virkkala, Petri Ahlroth |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Earth observation 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Emerging technologies ta1172 Biodiversity 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences In situ Ecosystem services Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) lcsh:QH540-549.5 Indicators Measurement of biodiversity 14. Life underwater Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation Remote sensing Ecology business.industry Environmental resource management 15. Life on land Geography 13. Climate action Remote sensing (archaeology) Scale (social sciences) Earth Observation Aichi targets ta1181 lcsh:Ecology business Group on Earth Observations |
| Zdroj: | Global Ecology and Conservation Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol 10, Iss C, Pp 43-59 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2351-9894 0034-4257 |
| Popis: | Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) have been suggested to harmonize biodiversity monitoring worldwide. Their aim is to provide a small but comprehensive set of monitoring variables that would give a balanced picture of the development of biodiversity and the reaching of international and national biodiversity targets. Globally, GEO BON (Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network) has suggested 22 candidate EBVs to be monitored. In this article we regard EBVs as a conceptual tool that may help in making national scale biodiversity monitoring more robust by pointing out where to focus further development resources. We look at one country –Finland –with a relatively advanced biodiversity monitoring scheme and study how well Finland’s current biodiversity state indicators correspond with EBVs. In particular, we look at how national biodiversity monitoring could be improved by using available remote sensing (RS) applications. Rapidly emerging new technologies from drones to airborne laser scanning and new satellite sensors providing imagery with very high resolution (VHR) open a whole new world of opportunities for monitoring the state of biodiversity and ecosystems at low cost. In Finland, several RS applications already exist that could be expanded into national indicators. These include the monitoring of shore habitats and water quality parameters, among others. We hope that our analysis and examples help other countries with similar challenges. Along with RS opportunities, our analysis revealed also some needs to develop the EBV framework itself. |
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