Remote Sensing Data Helps Scientists Measure Biodiversity
LEIPZIG, Germany, Jan. 30, 2017 — Remote sensing methods, which have been used to measure biological diversity for about 30 years, show even greater potential for assisting biodiversity research in the future. A key task of this research is to record the current state of diversity, study processes within ecosystems and identify possible changes. "To do this we need reliable data across large areas and close periods of time," said Angela Lausch, Landscape Ecologist PD at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental