Sustainable Biodiversity Monitoring and Wildlife Ecology
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 June 2024 | Viewed by 248
Special Issue Editor
Interests: monitoring; data modelling; GIS; protected area management; habitat selectivity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biodiversity encompasses the natural world around us, representing the vast array of different organisms, microorganisms, fungi, plants, insects, and animals, that inhabit our planet. Without biodiversity, the intricate support system for both human and animal life would crumble. Our reliance on nature extends to the provision of food, clean water, medicinal resources, technology, energy, and the mitigation of flooding and extreme weather events.
Given the paramount importance of biodiversity to our future survival, its loss represents an immense crisis. The decline in biodiversity has been documented for decades through biodiversity monitoring programs and wildlife censuses. To quantify this decline, monitoring programs focused on various plant and animal species are imperative. In the present era, these monitoring initiatives can either be carried out by experts or coordinated by them while involving citizen scientists, thereby expanding the study areas and sample units.
The objective of this Special Issue is to amass and promote monitoring programs worldwide, thereby developing additional data and tools for decision-makers to take action and formulate strategies for biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity monitoring and mapping play a pivotal role in comprehending and safeguarding biodiversity. This understanding holds significance for human well-being, supplying sustenance, medicines, and recreational opportunities, as well as ecological services like pollination, nutrient cycling, and soil formation.
We intend to endorse both professional and citizen science programs on a global scale, contributing valuable information that aids in the comprehension of species population dynamics, trends, and distributions across natural, semi-natural, and anthropic habitats. Gaining insight into nature will empower us to take proactive steps to safeguard our species for the coming generations.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Ecological modelling
- Climate change
- Biodiversity conservation
- Ecosystem services
- Protected area management
- Protected area network
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Emanuel Ștefan Baltag
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change
- ecosystem services
- protected areas
- ecological modelling
- citizen science
