Monitoring plant functional diversity from space

Jetz, Walter; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Pavlick, Ryan; Schimel, David; Davis, Frank W.; Asner, Gregory P.; Guralnick, Robert; Kattge, Jens; Latimer, Andrew M.; Moorcroft, Paul; Schaepman, Michael E.; Schildhauer, Mark P.; Schneider, Fabian D.; Schrodt, Franziska; Stahl, Ulrike; Ustin, Susan L.

Abstract

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.

Citation

Jetz, W., Cavender-Bares, J., Pavlick, R., Schimel, D., Davis, F. W., Asner, G. P., …Ustin, S. L. (2016). Monitoring plant functional diversity from space. Nature Plants, 2(3), Article 16039. https://doi.org/10.1038/NPLANTS.2016.24

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 15, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Mar 2, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 14, 2016
• Deposit Date: Oct 31, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 31, 2017
• Journal: Nature Plants
• Print ISSN: 2055-026X
• Electronic ISSN: 2055-0278
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: 16039
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/NPLANTS.2016.24
• Keywords: Remote sensing; Environmental change; Plant functional traits; Biodiversity
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/781763
• Publisher URL: http://www.nature.com/articles/nplants201624