Abstract The 2017–2027 National Academies' Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing
Planet, recommended Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) as a “Designated Targeted …

Twenty years ago, the Spectral Variation Hypothesis (SVH) was formulated as a means to
link between different aspects of biodiversity and spatial patterns of spectral data (eg …

ForestGEO is a network of scientists and long-term forest dynamics plots (FDPs) spanning
the Earth's major forest types. ForestGEO's mission is to advance understanding of the …

Abstract Models of radiative transfer (RT) are important tools for remote sensing of
vegetation, allowing for forward simulations of remotely sensed data as well as inverse …

Understanding how ecosystem functioning is impacted by global change drivers is a central
topic in ecology and conservation science. We need to assess not only how environmental …

Plant ecologists use functional traits to describe how plants respond to and influence their
environment. Reflectance spectroscopy can provide rapid, non‐destructive estimates of leaf …

Growing evidence indicates that plant community structure and traits have changed under
climate warming, especially in cold or high-elevation regions. However, the impact of these …

Functional diversity (FD) provides a link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning,
summarizing inter-and intra-specific variation of functional traits. However, quantifying plant …

In light of the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, the urge to monitor and map terrestrial plant
biodiversity at large spatial extents has spurred research on adequate quantitative methods …

Spectroscopy at the leaf and canopy scales has attracted considerable interest in plant
ecology over the past decades. Using reflectance spectra, ecologists can infer plant traits …