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:
- Remote Sensing Applications for Blue Habitat Conservation and Restoration (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Applications and Opportunities of Remote Sensing in Fire Ecology (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- From Remotely Sensed Data to Ecological Intelligence: New Insights in Coral Reef Recovery Detected through Remote Sensing in a Warming Climate (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing for Eco-Hydro-Environment (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Understanding the Movement Ecology of Wildlife on the Changing Planet (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Remote Sensing for the Study of the Changes in Wetlands (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Towards Biodiversity Conservation: Remote Sensing Applications in Ecological Modeling (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Invasive Alien Species—towards Effective Monitoring and Management (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Application of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology in Earth System Monitoring (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Advances in Remote Sensing Monitoring of Post-Disturbance Forest Recovery (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Forest Ecosystem Functioning and Services (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- NISAR Global Observations for Ecosystem Science and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Structure and Function Dynamics Due to Climate Change and Human Activities (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Agroforestry (Third Edition) (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation II (Deadline: 30 March 2025)
- Land Degradation Assessment with Earth Observation (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Soil Erosion Estimation Based on Remote Sensing Data (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing in Mangroves III (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing Based Monitoring of Terrestrial Ecosystem Service Bundles, Trade-Offs and Synergies (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Remote Sensing in Applied Ecology (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Monitoring and Restoration of Mining-Impacted Ecosystems Using Remote Sensing Technology (Deadline: 28 May 2025)
- Advancement of Environmental Studies with New SAR Sensors (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Exploring the Variations and Interplay of Drought and Heatwaves: Uncovering the Associated Mechanisms and Impacts (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Remote Sensing Applications to Ecology: Opportunities and Challenges II (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Application of Remote Sensing in Arctic Ecosystem Monitoring (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring (Deadline: 31 July 2025)