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Environmental science: Agree on biodiversity metrics to track from space

Andrew K. Skidmore, Nathalie Pettorelli, Nicholas C. Coops, Gary N. Geller, Matthew C. Hansen, Richard Lucas, C.A. Mücher, Brian A. O’Connor, Marc Paganini, Henrique M. Pereira,

Nature · 2015 · 417 citations · 5 references

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Ecologists and space agencies must forge a global monitoring strategy, say Andrew K. Skidmore, Nathalie Pettorelli and colleagues.

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