Ecology Indicators
If you are interested in ecosystems and conservation and how remote sensing can be used as a monitoring tool then you might be interested to read a paper published today in Ecological Indicators.
Tracking the effect of climate change on ecosystem functioning using protected areas: Africa as a case study hows how remote sensing has helped scientists assess the imapct of climate change on the ecosystem. Remote sensing allows you to analyse places you cannot easily access and to monitor areas much larger than you could hope to using ground based techniques. The researchers used this to their advantage to monitor inaccessible areas that were largely untouched by human activity. Removing the effect of humans means that changes in response to climate change should be more evident. The study looked at 168 sites and analysed data from a 27 year period, giving this study good temporal and spatial coverage.
To find out what the study concluded follow the link below to access the current issue of Ecological Indicators, which is handily Open Access.