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Integrating Remote Sensing into Wildlife Monitoring for Conservation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2019

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PJ Stephenson*
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IUCN SSC Species Monitoring Specialist Group, c/o Ecosystem Management Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, G73.1, Building CHN, Universitätstrasse 16, Zürich, Switzerland
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Author for correspondence: Dr PJ Stephenson, Email: [email protected]
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Summary

Effective wildlife monitoring is a prerequisite for effective wildlife conservation since, without time-series data on species populations and threats, evidence-based adaptive management will be difficult to achieve. Technological advances in remote sensing offer more opportunities for data collection than ever before. However, if we are to enhance data sharing and the use of data by decision-makers, methods must be relevant to local user needs and be integrated into monitoring schemes with appropriate goals and indicators.

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remote sensingmonitoringwildlifeindicators
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Environmental Conservation , Volume 46 , Issue 3: Thematic Section: Bringing Species and Ecosystems Together with Remote Sensing Tools to Develop New Biodiversity Metrics and Indicators , September 2019 , pp. 181 - 183
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© Foundation for Environmental Conservation 2019 

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