Area-based conservation is essential to safeguard nature's diversity. In view of expanding
human land use, increasing climate change and unmet conservation targets, area-based …

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 …

Forests are essential for global environmental well-being because of their rich provision of
ecosystem services and regulating factors. Global forests are under increasing pressure …

Aim Plant life‐forms characterize key morphological strategies that enable large‐scale
comparisons of plant communities. This study applies Raunkiær's plant life‐form concept …

Background The recent rise in temperature and shifting precipitation regimes threaten
ecosystems around the globe to different degrees. Treelines are expected to respond to …

Combining field collected and remotely sensed (RS) data represents one of the most
promising approaches for an extensive and up-to-date ecosystem assessment. We …

Aims Current rates of biodiversity loss do not allow for inefficient monitoring. Optimized
monitoring maximizes the ratio between information and sampling effort (ie, time and costs) …

Understanding biodiversity patterns and its environmental drivers is crucial to meet
conservation targets and develop effective monitoring tools. Inconspicuous species such as …

Elevational gradients provide a unique opportunity to explore species responses to
changing environmental conditions. Here, we focus on an elevational gradient in Crete, a …

Phytosociology is a reference method to classify vegetation that relies on field data. Its
classification in hierarchical vegetation units, from plant associations to class level …