Scientific publications

66. Walter Jetz, Melodie A. McGeoch, Robert Guralnick, Simon Ferrier, Jan Beck, Mark J. Costello, Miguel Fernandez, Gary N. Geller, Petr Keil, Cory Merow, Carsten Meyer, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Henrique M. Pereira, Eugenie C. Regan, Dirk S. Schmeller, Eren Turak (2019) Essential biodiversity variables for mapping and monitoring species populations. Nature Ecology and Evolution. Download as PDF | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0826-1

65. Geijzendorffer, Ilse R., Coralie Beltrame, Laurent Chazee, Elie Gaget, Thomas Galewski, Anis Guelmami, Christian Perennou, et al. 2019. “A More Effective Ramsar Convention for the Conservation of Mediterranean Wetlands”. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7. Download as PDF | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00021

64. Hardisty, A. R., Michener, W. K., Agosti, D., Alonso García, E., Bastin, L., Belbin, L., Bowser, A., Buttigieg, P. L., Canhos, D. A. L., Egloff, W., De Giovanni, R., Figueira, R., Groom, Q., Guralnick, R. P., Hobern, D., Hugo, W., Koureas, D., Ji, L., Los, W., Manuel, J., Manset, D., Poelen, J., Saarenmaa, H., Schigel, D., Uhlir, P. F. & Kissling, W. D. (2019). The Bari Manifesto: An interoperability framework for essential biodiversity variables. Ecological Informatics, 49, 22-31. Download as PDF | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.11.003

63. Sayre, R, S Noble, S Hamann, R Smith, Z Basher, D Burton, K Atkins, B Friesen, D Wright, S Breyer, K Butler, Graafeiland K. Van, C Frye, D Karagulle, D Hopkins, D Stephens, K Kelly, J Cress, Sistine D. P. Van, R Allee, T Allen, P Aniello, I Asaad, M.J Costello, K Goodin, P Harris, M Kavanaugh, H Lillis, E Manca, F Muller-Karger, J Saarinen, B Nyberg, R Parsons, J Steiner, and A Reed. “A New 30 Meter Resolution Global Shoreline Vector and Associated Global Islands Database for the Development of Standardized Ecological Coastal Units.” Journal of Operational Oceanography. (2018). Print. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2018.1529714

62. Kissling, W. Daniel, Ramona Walls, Anne Bowser, Matthew O. Jones, Jens Kattge, Donat Agosti, Josep Amengual, et al. 2018. “Towards global data products of Essential Biodiversity Variables on species traits”. Nature Ecology & Evolution. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0667-3

61. Muller-Karger, Frank E, Patricia Miloslavich, Nicholas J. Bax, Samantha Simmons, Mark J. Costello, Pinto I. Sousa, Gabrielle Canonico, Woody Turner, Michael Gill, Enrique Montes, Benjamin D. Best, Jay Pearlman, Patrick Halpin, Daniel Dunn, Abigail Benson, Corinne S. Martin, Lauren V. Weatherdon, Ward Appeltans, Pieter Provoost, Eduardo Klein, Christopher R. Kelble, Robert J. Miller, Francisco P. Chavez, Katrin Iken, Sanae Chiba, David Obura, Laetitia M. Navarro, Henrique M. Pereira, Valerie Allain, Sonia Batten, Lisandro Benedetti-Checchi, J E. Duffy, Raphael M. Kudela, Lisa-Maria Rebelo, Yunne Shin, and Gary Geller. “Advancing Marine Biological Observations and Data Requirements of the Complementary Essential Ocean Variables (eovs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (ebvs) Frameworks.” Frontiers in Marine Science. 5 (2018). Print. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00211

60. Miloslavich P, NJ Bax, SE Simmons, E Klein, W Appeltans, O Aburto-Oropeza, Andersen Garcia M, et al. 2018. “Essential ocean variables for global sustained observations of biodiversity and ecosystem changes”. Global Change Biology. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14108

59. Pagad S, P Genovesi, L Carnevali, D Schigel, and MA McGeoch. 2018. “Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species”. Scientific Data. 5. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202

58. Navarro, Laetitia M, Néstor Fernández, Carlos Guerra, Rob Guralnick, W Daniel Kissling, Maria Cecilia Londoño, Frank Muller-Karger, et al. 2017. “Monitoring biodiversity change through effective global coordination”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 29: 158-169. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.02.005

57. Wetzel, Florian T., Heather C. Bingham, Quentin Groom, Peter Haase, Urmas Kõljalg, Michael Kuhlmann, Corinne S. Martin, et al. 2018. “Unlocking biodiversity data: Prioritization and filling the gaps in biodiversity observation data in Europe”. Biological Conservation. 221: 78-85. Email me a PDF | doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.024

56. Muller-Karger, Frank E., Erin Hestir, Christiana Ade, Kevin Turpie, Dar A. Roberts, David Siegel, Robert J. Miller, et al. 2018. “Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems”. Ecological Applications. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1002/eap.1682

55. Haase, Peter, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Stefan Stoll, Benjamin Burkhard, Mark Frenzel, Ilse R. Geijzendorffer, Christoph Häuser, et al. 2018. “The next generation of site-based long-term ecological monitoring: Linking essential biodiversity variables and ecosystem integrity”. Science of the Total Environment. 613-614: 1376-1384. Email me a PDF

54. Vihervaara, Petteri, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Laura Mononen, Markus Törmä, Petri Ahlroth, Saku Anttila, Kristin Böttcher, et al. 2017. “How Essential Biodiversity Variables and remote sensing can help national biodiversity monitoring”. Global Ecology and Conservation. 10: 43-59. Download as PDF | doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2017.01.007

53. Beilschmidt, Christian, Johannes Drönner, Michael Mattig, Marco Schmidt, Christian Authmann, Aidin Niamir, Thomas Hickler, and Bernhard Seeger. 2017. “VAT: A Scientific Toolbox for Interactive Geodata Exploration”. Datenbank-Spektrum. 17 (3): 233-243. Email me a PDF | doi.org/10.1007/s13222-017-0266-5

52. Geijzendorffer I.R., van Teeffelen A.J., Allison H., Braun D., Horgan K., Iturrate-Garcia M., et al. 2017. “How can global conventions for biodiversity and ecosystem services guide local conservation actions?” Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 29: 145-150. Email me a PDF | doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.12.011

51. Kissling, W. Daniel, Ahumada, Jorge A., Bowser, Anne, Fernandez, Miguel, Fernández, Néstor, García, Enrique Alonso, Guralnick, Robert P., et al. 2017. Building essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale. Wiley. http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/517576/1/Kissling_et_al-2017-Biological_Reviews.pdf | doi:10.1111/brv.12359

50. Schmeller, D.S., Mihoub, JB., Bowser, A. et al. 2017. “An operational definition of essential biodiversity variables”. Biodiversity Conservation. 26: 2967-2972. Email me a PDF | doi:10.1007/s10531-017-1386-9

49. Xu, H., Cao, M., Wu, Y. et al. 2017. “Optimized monitoring sites for detection of biodiversity trends in China”. Biodiversity and Conservation. 26: 1959
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48. Schmeller, D.S., Böhm, M., Arvanitidis, C. et al. 2017. “Building capacity in biodiversity monitoring at the global scale”. Biodiversity and Conservation. 26: 1-26. Email me a PDF 

47. Geijzendorffer Ilse R., Cohen-Shacham Emmanuelle, Cord Anna F., Cramer Wolfgang, Guerra Carlos, Martín-López Berta. 2017. “Ecosystem services in global sustainability policies”. Environmental Science and Policy. 74: 40-48. Email me a PDF 

46. Alcaraz-Segura Domingo, Lomba Angela, Sousa-Silva Rita, Nieto-Lugilde Diego, Alves Paulo, Georges Damien, Vicente J.R., and Honrado J.P.. 2017. “Potential of satellite-derived ecosystem functional attributes to anticipate species range shifts”. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation. 57: 86-92. Email me a PDF 

45. Vanhove Maarten P.M., Rochette Anne-Julie, De Bisthoven L.J.. 2017. “Joining science and policy in capacity development for monitoringprogress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in the global South”. Ecological Indicators. 73: 694-697. Email me a PDF 

44. Brummitt, Neil, Eugenie C. Regan, Lauren V. Weatherdon, Corinne S. Martin, Ilse R. Geijzendorffer, Duccio Rocchini, Yoni Gavish, Peter Haase, Charles J. Marsh, and Dirk S. Schmeller. 2017. “Taking stock of nature: Essential biodiversity variables explained”. Biological Conservation. 213: 252-255. Email me a PDF

43. Tydecks Laura, Bremerich Vanessa, Jentschke Ilona, Likens Gene E., Trockner Klement. 2016. “Biological Field Stations: A Global Infrastructure for Research, Education, and Public Engagement”. BioScience. n/a. Email me a PDF 

42. Pettorelli Nathalie, Owen Harry Jon Foord, Duncan Clare. 2016. “How do we want Satellite Remote Sensing to support biodiversity conservation globally?”. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 7: 656-665.
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41. Schipper Aafke M. et al. 2016. “Contrasting changes in the abundance and diversity of North American bird assemblages from 1971 to 2010”. Global Change Biology.
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40. Newbold, T., L. N. Hudson, A. P. Arnell, S. Contu, A. De Palma, S. Ferrier, S. L. L. Hill, et al. 2016. “Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment”. Science. 353 (6296): 288-291.
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39. Latombe, Guillaume, Petr Pyšek, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Tim M. Blackburn, Sven Bacher, César Capinha, Mark J. Costello, et al. 2016. “A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions”. Biological Conservation. (1).
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38. Honrado, J. P., Pereira, H. M. and Guisan, A. 2016. “Fostering integration between biodiversity monitoring and modelling”. Journal of Applied Ecology. 53: 1299–1304.
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37. Proença, Vânia, Laura Jane Martin, Henrique Miguel Pereira, Miguel Fernandez, Louise McRae, Jayne Belnap, Monika Böhm, et al. 2016. “Global biodiversity monitoring: From data sources to Essential Biodiversity Variables”. Biological Conservation. 
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36. Turak, Eren, Ian Harrison, David Dudgeon, Robin Abell, Alex Bush, William Darwall, C. Max Finlayson, et al. 2016. “Essential Biodiversity Variables for measuring change in global freshwater biodiversity”. Biological Conservation. 
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35. Turak, Eren, James Brazill-Boast, Tim Cooney, Michael Drielsma, Jocelyn DelaCruz, Gillian Dunkerley, Miguel Fernandez, et al. 2016. “Using the essential biodiversity variables framework to measure biodiversity change at national scale”. Biological Conservation. 
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34. Paganini, Marc, Allison K. Leidner, Gary Geller, Woody Turner, Martin Wegmann, Harini Nagendra, and Clement Atzberger. 2016. “The role of space agencies in remotely sensed essential biodiversity variables”. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 2 (3): 132-140.
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33. Authmann, Christian, Christian Beilschmidt, Johannes Drönner, Michael Mattig, and Bernhard Seeger. 2015. “VAT: A System for Visualizing, Analyzing and Transforming Spatial Data in Science”. Datenbank-Spektrum. 15 (3): 175-184. Email me a PDF | doi: 10.1007/s13222-015-0197-y

32. Geijzendorffer, Ilse R., Eugenie C. Regan, Henrique M. Pereira, Lluis Brotons, Neil Brummitt, Yoni Gavish, Peter Haase, et al. 2015. “Bridging the gap between biodiversity data and policy reporting needs: An Essential Biodiversity Variables perspective”. Journal of Applied Ecology. n/a. Email me a PDF | doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12417

31. Skidmore AK, N Pettorelli, NC Coops, GN Geller, M Hansen, R Lucas, CA Mücher, et al. 2015. “Environmental science: Agree on biodiversity metrics to track from space”. Nature. 523 (7561): 403-5. Download as PDF | doi:10.1038/523403a

30. Laity, Tania, Shawn W. Laffan, Carlos E. González-Orozco, Daniel P. Faith, Dan F. Rosauer, Margaret Byrne, Joseph T. Miller, et al. 2015. Phylodiversity to inform conservation policy: An Australian example. Science of the Total Environment. 534: 131-143.
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29. Ma, Keping. 2015. Biodiversity monitoring in China: from CForBio to Sino BON. Biodiversity Science. 23 (1): 1-2. Download as PDF | doi:10.17520/biods.2015025

28. McGeoch, Melodie A., and Guillaume Latombe. 2015. Characterizing common and range expanding species. Journal of Biogeography. n/a. Email me a PDF  | doi:10.1111/jbi.12642

27. O’Connor, Brian, Cristina Secades, Johannes Penner, Ruth Sonnenschein, Andrew Skidmore, Neil D. Burgess, and Jon M. Hutton. 2015. Earth observation as a tool for tracking progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 1 (1): 19-28.
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26. Turner, W., C. Rondinini, N. Pettorelli, B. Mora, A.K. Leidner, Z. Szantoi, G. Buchanan, et al. 2015. Free and open-access satellite data are key to biodiversity conservation. Biological Conservation. 182: 173-176.Download as PDF | doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.048

25. Vihervaara, Petteri, Laura Mononen, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Raimo Virkkala, Yihe Lü, Inka Pippuri, Petteri Packalen, Ruben Valbuena, and Jari Valkama. 2015. How to integrate remotely sensed data and biodiversity for ecosystem assessments at landscape scale. Landscape Ecology. 30 (3): 501-516. Email me a PDF | doi:10.1007/s10980-014-0137-5

24. Wetzel, Florian T., Hannu Saarenmaa, Eugenie Regan, Corinne S. Martin, Patricia Mergen, Larissa Smirnova, Eamonn Tuama, et al. 2015. The roles and contributions of Biodiversity Observation Networks (BONs) in better tracking progress to 2020 biodiversity targets: a European case study. Biodiversity. 1-13.
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23. Kissling, W. Daniel, Alex Hardisty, Enrique Alonso Garcia, Monica Santamaria, Francesca De Leo, Graziano Pesole, Jörg Freyhof, et al. 2015. Towards global interoperability for supporting biodiversity research on essential biodiversity variables (EBVs). Biodiversity. 1-9.
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22. Han, Xuemei, Regan L. Smyth, Bruce E. Young, Thomas M. Brooks, Alexandra Sanchez de Lozada, Philip Bubb, Stuart H. M. Butchart, et al. 2014. A Biodiversity Indicators Dashboard: Addressing Challenges to Monitoring Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Using Disaggregated Global Data. PLoS ONE. 9 (11): e112046.
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21. Hoffmann A, Penner J, Vohland K, Cramer W, Doubleday R, Henle K, Kõljalg U, Kühn I, Kunin W, Negro J, Penev L, Rodríguez C, Saarenmaa H, Schmeller D, Stoev P, Sutherland W, Ó Tuama É, Wetzel F, Häuser C. 2014. Improved access to integrated biodiversity data for science, practice, and policy – the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON). Nature Conservation. 6: 49-65. Download as PDF | doi:10.3897/natureconservation.6.6498

20. Pettorelli N, K Safi, and W Turner. 2014. Satellite remote sensing, biodiversity research and conservation of the future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 369 (1643). Download as PDF | doi:10.1098/rstb.2013.0190

19. Pettorelli, Nathalie, Harini Nagendra, Rob Williams, Duccio Rocchini, and Erica Fleishman. 2015. A new platform to support research at the interface of remote sensing, ecology and conservation. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 1 (1): 1-3.
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18. Pettorelli, Nathalie, William F. Laurance, Timothy G. O’Brien, Martin Wegmann, Harini Nagendra, Woody Turner, and E.J. Milner-Gulland. 2014. Satellite remote sensing for applied ecologists: opportunities and challenges. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51 (4): 839-848.
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17. Schmeller, Dirk S., Romain Julliard, Peter J. Bellingham, Monika Böhm, Neil Brummitt, Alessandro Chiarucci, Denis Couvet, et al. 2015. Towards a global terrestrial species monitoring program. Journal for Nature Conservation. 25: 51-57.
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16. Pereira, H.M., Ferrier, S., Walters, M.,Geller, G.N., Jongman, R.H.G., Scholes, R.J., Bruford, M.W., Brummitt, N., Butchart, S. H. M., Cardoso, A. C., Coops, N. C., Dulloo, E., Faith, D. P., Freyhof, J., Gregory, R.D., Heip, C., Höft, R., Hurtt, G., Jetz, W., Karp, D. S., McGeoch, M. A., Obura, D., Onoda, Y., Pettorelli, N., Reyers, B., Sayre, R., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Stuart, S.N., Turak, E., Walpole, M. and Wegmann, M. 2013. “Essential Biodiversity Variables, A global system of harmonized observation is needed to inform scientist and policy-makers”. Science. 339: 277-278.
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15. Scholes, R. J., Walters, M., Turak, E., Saarenmaa, H., Heip, C. H. R., Tuama, E. O., Faith, D. P., Mooney, H. A., Ferrier, S., Jongman, R. HG., Harrison, I. J., Yahara, T., Pereira, H. M., Larigauderie, A., Geller, G. 2012. “Building a global observing system for biodiversity”. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4(1): 139-146.
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13. Tallis, H., Mooney, H., Andelman, S., Balvanera, P., Cramer, W., Karp, D., Polasky, S., Reyers, B., Rickets, T., Running, S., Thonicke, K., Tietjen, B. and Walz, A. 2012. “A Global System for Monitoring Ecosystem Service Change”. BioScienceMag. 63 (11): 977-986. Download as PDF

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