Mediterranean sea turtles: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research

P Casale, AC Broderick, JA Camiñas… - Endangered species …, 2018 - int-res.com
The available information regarding the 2 sea turtle species breeding in the Mediterranean
(loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta and green turtle Chelonia mydas) is reviewed, including …

Understanding forest health with remote sensing-part I—a review of spectral traits, processes and remote-sensing characteristics

A Lausch, S Erasmi, DJ King, P Magdon, M Heurich - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
Anthropogenic stress and disturbance of forest ecosystems (FES) has been increasing at all
scales from local to global. In rapidly changing environments, in-situ terrestrial FES …

Moderating A rgos location errors in animal tracking data

DC Douglas, R Weinzierl, S C. Davidson… - Methods in Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The A rgos S ystem is used worldwide to satellite‐track free‐ranging animals, but location
errors can range from tens of metres to hundreds of kilometres. Low‐quality locations (A …

Linking Earth Observation and taxonomic, structural and functional biodiversity: Local to ecosystem perspectives

A Lausch, L Bannehr, M Beckmann, C Boehm… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Impacts of human civilization on ecosystems threaten global biodiversity. In a changing
environment, traditional in situ approaches to biodiversity monitoring have made significant …

Earth observation satellite sensors for biodiversity monitoring: potentials and bottlenecks

C Kuenzer, M Ottinger, M Wegmann… - … Journal of Remote …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Many biologists, ecologists, and conservationists are interested in the possibilities that
remote sensing offers for their daily work and study site analyses as well as for the …

Animal orientation strategies for movement in flows

JW Chapman, RHG Klaassen, VA Drake, S Fossette… - Current Biology, 2011 - cell.com
For organisms that fly or swim, movement results from the combined effects of the moving
medium—air or water—and the organism's own locomotion. For larger organisms …

A review of the biology, fisheries and conservation of the whale shark Rhincodon typus

D Rowat, KS Brooks - Journal of fish biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Although the whale shark Rhincodon typus is the largest extant fish, it was not described
until 1828 and by 1986 there were only 320 records of this species. Since then, growth in …

The accuracy of Fastloc‐GPS locations and implications for animal tracking

AM Dujon, RT Lindstrom… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Over recent years, a major breakthrough in marine animal tracking has occurred with the
advent of Fastloc‐GPS that provides highly accurate location data even for animals that only …

Satellite tracking sea turtles: Opportunities and challenges to address key questions

GC Hays, LA Hawkes - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over 25 years ago the first satellite tracking studies of sea turtles were published. The
technology and attachment methods have now come of age with long-term tracks over a …

Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

EL Hazen, SM Maxwell, H Bailey, SJ Bograd… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
The field of marine tagging and tracking has grown rapidly in recent years as tag sizes have
decreased and the diversity of sensors has increased. Tag data provide a unique view on …