Remote Sensing of Ecosystem Structure and Function Dynamics Due to Climate Change and Human Activities (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecological Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 166
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Interests: ecosystem assessment and management; land use and cover change; geographic information system; satellite image analysis
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Interests: ecosystem services; geographic information system; ecosystem monitoring
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Interests: forest resources and ecosystem; forest carbon; agriculture; environmental remote sensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The natural environment is being shaped and transformed by climate change and human activities, causing consequential alterations in ecosystem structure and function. These changes exhibit significant temporal and spatial variations in terms of their processes, rates, and extents. It is imperative to establish quantitative assessment indicators and technical methodologies to accurately characterize and comprehend the patterns and dynamics of ecological changes. This scientific foundation serves as a guide for making informed decisions concerning ecological protection, restoration, and management. The present era witnesses the emergence of multi-platform remote sensing technology, encompassing active and passive sensors integrated into satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), observation towers, and ground-based mobile devices. This technology has attained the capability to rapidly and accurately acquire key parameters pertaining to ecosystem structure and processes across continuous spatiotemporal scales. Consequently, it offers abundant data sources and diverse technical approaches for monitoring and assessing ecological status changes at various scales.
The previous volume of Ecosystem Structure and Function Dynamics Due to Climate Change and Human Activities was a great success. This new Special Issue is also intended to provide a platform for academic exchange regarding progress in assessing ecosystem structure and function changes due to climate change and human activities, utilizing remote sensing technology. Specifically, studies including, but not limited to, the following topics are welcome:
- Ecological remote sensing assessment models and methods;
- The inversion of key parameters of multi-scale ecosystem structure and processes through remote sensing;
- The application of remote sensing technology in comprehensive assessment of ecosystem patterns, quality, and functions;
- Ecological space remote sensing monitoring and assessment;
- Ecological protection, restoration, and management;
- The impacts of climate change on ecosystems.
Dr. Jun Zhai
Dr. Wei Cao
Dr. Yuanwei Qin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ecosystem structure
- ecosystem function
- ecological protection
- biodiversity
- nature reserves
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
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