Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances

Nate G. McDowell; Nicholas C. Coops; Pieter S.A. Beck; Jeffrey Q. Chambers; Chandana Gangodagamage; Jeffrey A. Hicke; Cho ying Huang; Robert Kennedy; Dan J. Krofcheck; Marcy Litvak; Arjan J.H. Meddens; Jordan Muss; Robinson Negrón-Juarez; Changhui Peng; Amanda M. Schwantes; Jennifer J. Swenson; Louis J. Vernon; A. Park Williams; Chonggang Xu; Maosheng Zhao; Steve W. Running; Craig D. Allen

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2014.10.008

Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances

Nate G. McDowell, Nicholas C. Coops, Pieter S.A. Beck, Jeffrey Q. Chambers, Chandana Gangodagamage, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Cho ying Huang, Robert Kennedy, Dan J. Krofcheck, Marcy Litvak, Arjan J.H. Meddens, Jordan Muss, Robinson Negrón-Juarez, Changhui Peng, Amanda M. Schwantes, Jennifer J. Swenson, Louis J. Vernon, A. Park Williams, Chonggang Xu, Maosheng ZhaoSteve W. Running, Craig D. Allen

W. A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation

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Abstract

Terrestrial disturbances are accelerating globally, but their full impact is not quantified because we lack an adequate monitoring system. Remote sensing offers a means to quantify the frequency and extent of disturbances globally. Here, we review the current application of remote sensing to this problem and offer a framework for more systematic analysis in the future. We recommend that any proposed monitoring system should not only detect disturbances, but also be able to: identify the proximate cause(s); integrate a range of spatial scales; and, ideally, incorporate process models to explain the observed patterns and predicted trends in the future. Significant remaining challenges are tied to the ecology of disturbances. To meet these challenges, more effort is required to incorporate ecological principles and understanding into the assessments of disturbance worldwide.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-123
Number of pages	10
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2014.10.008
State	Published - Feb 1 2015

Keywords

Climate change
Die-off
Drought
Forests
Landscape
Mortality
Satellite

UN SDGs

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McDowell, N. G., Coops, N. C., Beck, P. S. A., Chambers, J. Q., Gangodagamage, C., Hicke, J. A., Huang, C. Y., Kennedy, R., Krofcheck, D. J., Litvak, M., Meddens, A. J. H., Muss, J., Negrón-Juarez, R., Peng, C., Schwantes, A. M., Swenson, J. J., Vernon, L. J., Williams, A. P., Xu, C., ... Allen, C. D. (2015). Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances. Trends in Plant Science, 20(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2014.10.008

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Global satellite monitoring of climate-induced vegetation disturbances

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