More than pretty pictures? Ecological applications of modern remote sensing

遥感技术的最新进展使我们能够越来越准确地测量生态系统的生化和结构特性。这类信息对于可持续的自然资源管理是必不可少的。然而，我们对这项技术在环境决策方面的能力和局限性仍然缺乏清晰的认识。该项目旨在调查我们在现代遥感工具能够测量景观变化和栖息地质量的程度方面的知识差距。该合作研究项目旨在通过将最先进的遥感技术与两个深入研究的景观尺度实验数据相结合，提供一个无与伦比的机会来研究这些问题。

Recent advances in remote sensing are allowing us to measure the biochemical and structural properties of ecosystems with increasing accuracy. This type of information is essential for sustainable natural resource management. However, we still lack a clear understanding of this technology's capabilities and limitations for environmental decision making. This project aims to investigate key gaps in our knowledge about the extent to which modern remote sensing tools are capable of measuring landscape change and habitat quality. This collaborative research project aims to provide an unparalleled opportunity to examine these issues by combining state-of-the-art remote sensing with data from two intensively studied landscape-scale experiments.