Ecological Remote Sensing
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
Background and Aim
Remote sensing or Earth observation offers a unique set of measurement, mapping, monitoring, and modelling tools for use in:
(1) Fundamental ecological studies, examining structures, processes and relationships between living organisms and their physical environment; and
(2) A wide range of government, community. and industry contexts, including, but not limited to, conservation biology, resource management, agriculture/grazing/horticulture/aquaculture, and forestry, in terrestrial–aquatic–atmospheric and marine ecosystems.
Remote sensing data sets and analysis techniques provide scale-specific approaches, in spatial and temporal contexts, for measurement and monitoring ecosystems at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels.
Ecological remote sensing needs to be supported by robust work linking field and process-based measurements, to satellite, airborne, and drone image data sets, to develop and validate algorithms and applications for use across academic, government, community, and industry sectors. These applications are inherently multi-disciplinary and require effective collaborations.
This section on Ecological Remote Sensing provides a fast and robust reviewing process on new ideas involving the use of remote sensing for ecological studies. Papers in this section build the knowledge, applications, and capacity base for advancing our global ecological remote sensing capabilities in a robust, diverse, and equitable manner by encouraging and supporting works that explicitly link field and remote sensing data sets and expertise across the range of disciplines that contribute to ecology.
Scope
Some examples of the primary ecological remote sensing challenges this Section will address include (i) measuring and monitoring ecological structures and processes from the a plant to a global scale; (ii) monitoring the impacts of environmental management practices on ecological structures and processes; (iii) separating anthropogenic impacts from natural environment variability; (iv) effectively assessing error and communication for ecological remote sensing application; and (v) linking indigenous ecological understanding with Earth observations. All the submissions must involve acquiring, processing, analysing and interpreting remotely sensed data from drone, airborne or satellite platforms. Manuscripts focused on modelling or interpreting environmental data alone will not be accepted for review.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing for Drought Characterization and Monitoring (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Understanding the Movement Ecology of Wildlife on the Changing Planet (Deadline: 26 May 2024)
- Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle (Deadline: 26 May 2024)
- Remote Sensing of Eco-Hydrology Processes under Ongoing Climate Change II (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Remote Sensing Applications for Blue Habitat Conservation and Restoration (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Application of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology in Earth System Monitoring (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Remote Sensing for Solar Radiation Applications (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Remote Sensing for the Study of the Changes in Wetlands (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Structure and Function Dynamics Due to Climate Change and Human Activities (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Remote Sensing of Invasive Alien Species—towards Effective Monitoring and Management (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Towards Biodiversity Conservation: Remote Sensing Applications in Ecological Modeling (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Exploring the Variations and Interplay of Drought and Heatwaves: Uncovering the Associated Mechanisms and Impacts (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Monitoring Water, Vegetation, and Soil Condition in Farmland Ecosystems: Integration of Multi-Source Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Agroforestry (Third Edition) (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- NISAR Global Observations for Ecosystem Science and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Soil Erosion Estimation Based on Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Remote Sensing Based Monitoring of Terrestrial Ecosystem Service Bundles, Trade-Offs and Synergies (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Monitoring of Protected Areas II (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation II (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Remote Sensing in Mangroves III (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Land Degradation Assessment with Earth Observation (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Remote Sensing for Eco-Hydro-Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)