Free and open-access satellite data are key to biodiversity conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-176

  Turner, W ^a   Rondinini, C ^b   Pettorelli, N ^c   Mora, B ^d   Leidner, A K ^a,e   Szantoi, Z ^f   Buchanan, G ^g   Dech, S ^h   Dwyer, J ⁱ   Herold, M ^d   Koh, L P ^j   Leimgruber, P ^k   Taubenboeck, H ^h   Wegmann, M ^l   Wikelski, M ^m   Woodcock, C ⁿ  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GOFC GOLD Land Cover Office   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^f JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^g RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^h GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

ⁱ U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^k SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

ⁿ BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Landsat; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellite

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; LANDSAT; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE;

EID: 84930626519     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.048     Document Type: Review

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