A rich body of knowledge links biodiversity to ecosystem functioning (BEF), but it is primarily
focused on small scales. We review the current theory and identify six expectations for scale …

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 …

Biodiversity is essential to healthy ecosystem function, influencing productivity and
resilience to disturbance. Biodiversity loss endangers essential ecosystem services and …

Monitoring the rapid and extensive changes in plant species distributions occurring
worldwide requires large-scale, continuous and repeated biodiversity assessments. Imaging …

Aim The spectral variability hypothesis (SVH) suggests a link between spectral variation and
plant biodiversity. The underlying assumptions are that higher spectral variation in canopy …

Biodiversity monitoring is crucial for ecosystem conservation, but ground data collection is
limited by cost, time, and scale. Remote sensing is a convenient approach providing …

Understanding the main drivers of biodiversity loss in Europe's agricultural landscapes has
been a research priority in the last decades. One of the most important factors promoting …

Wetlands are the one of ecosystems with the highest biodiversity, ecological service
functions and carbon storage. Affected by the synergistic impacts of human activities and …

Biodiversity monitoring is an almost inconceivable challenge at the scale of the entire Earth.
The current (and soon to be flown) generation of spaceborne and airborne optical sensors …

Forest biomass monitoring is at the core of the research agenda due to the critical
importance of forest dynamics in the carbon cycle. However, forest biomass is never directly …