Monitoring plant functional diversity from space

The world’s ecosystems are losing biodiversity fast. A satellite mission designed to track changes in plant functional diversity around the globe could deepen our understanding of the pace and consequences of this change and how to manage it.

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Main Authors: Jetz, Walter, Cavender-Bares, Jeannine, Pavlic, Ryan, Schimel, David, Davis, FranK W., Asner, Gregory P., Guralnick, Richard, Kattge, Jena, Latimer, Andrew M., Moorcroft, Paul, Schaepman, Michael E., Schildhauer, Mark P., Schneider, Fabian D., Schrodt, Franziska, Stahl, Ulrike, Ustin, Susan L.
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47670/
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author Jetz, Walter
Cavender-Bares, Jeannine
Pavlic, Ryan
Schimel, David
Davis, FranK W.
Asner, Gregory P.
Guralnick, Richard
Kattge, Jena
Latimer, Andrew M.
Moorcroft, Paul
Schaepman, Michael E.
Schildhauer, Mark P.
Schneider, Fabian D.
Schrodt, Franziska
Stahl, Ulrike
Ustin, Susan L.
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Cavender-Bares, Jeannine
Pavlic, Ryan
Schimel, David
Davis, FranK W.
Asner, Gregory P.
Guralnick, Richard
Kattge, Jena
Latimer, Andrew M.
Moorcroft, Paul
Schaepman, Michael E.
Schildhauer, Mark P.
Schneider, Fabian D.
Schrodt, Franziska
Stahl, Ulrike
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spelling nottingham-476702020-05-04T17:43:11Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47670/ Monitoring plant functional diversity from space Jetz, Walter Cavender-Bares, Jeannine Pavlic, Ryan Schimel, David Davis, FranK W. Asner, Gregory P. Guralnick, Richard Kattge, Jena Latimer, Andrew M. Moorcroft, Paul Schaepman, Michael E. Schildhauer, Mark P. Schneider, Fabian D. Schrodt, Franziska Stahl, Ulrike Ustin, Susan L. The world’s ecosystems are losing biodiversity fast. A satellite mission designed to track changes in plant functional diversity around the globe could deepen our understanding of the pace and consequences of this change and how to manage it. Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-02 Article PeerReviewed Jetz, Walter, Cavender-Bares, Jeannine, Pavlic, Ryan, Schimel, David, Davis, FranK W., Asner, Gregory P., Guralnick, Richard, Kattge, Jena, Latimer, Andrew M., Moorcroft, Paul, Schaepman, Michael E., Schildhauer, Mark P., Schneider, Fabian D., Schrodt, Franziska, Stahl, Ulrike and Ustin, Susan L. (2016) Monitoring plant functional diversity from space. Nature Plants, 2 (3). ISSN 2055-0278 Remote sensing; Environmental change; Plant functional traits; Biodiversity http://www.nature.com/articles/nplants201624 doi:10.1038/NPLANTS.2016.24 doi:10.1038/NPLANTS.2016.24
spellingShingle Remote sensing; Environmental change; Plant functional traits; Biodiversity
Jetz, Walter
Cavender-Bares, Jeannine
Pavlic, Ryan
Schimel, David
Davis, FranK W.
Asner, Gregory P.
Guralnick, Richard
Kattge, Jena
Latimer, Andrew M.
Moorcroft, Paul
Schaepman, Michael E.
Schildhauer, Mark P.
Schneider, Fabian D.
Schrodt, Franziska
Stahl, Ulrike
Ustin, Susan L.
Monitoring plant functional diversity from space
title Monitoring plant functional diversity from space
title_full Monitoring plant functional diversity from space
title_fullStr Monitoring plant functional diversity from space
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring plant functional diversity from space
title_short Monitoring plant functional diversity from space
title_sort monitoring plant functional diversity from space
topic Remote sensing; Environmental change; Plant functional traits; Biodiversity
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47670/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47670/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47670/