Advancing Landscape and Seascape Ecology from a 2D to a 3D Science

Christopher A. Lepczyk; Lisa M. Wedding; Gregory P. Asner; Simon J. Pittman; Tristan Goulden; Marc A. Linderman; Jeanne Gang; Rosalie Wright

doi:10.1093/biosci/biab001

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Advancing Landscape and Seascape Ecology from a 2D to a 3D Science

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Advancing Landscape and Seascape Ecology from a 2D to a 3D Science

Christopher A. Lepczyk, Lisa M. Wedding, Gregory P. Asner, Simon J. Pittman, Tristan Goulden, Marc A. Linderman, Jeanne Gang and Rosalie Wright

Bioscience, Vol.71(6), pp.596-608

06/01/2021

DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biab001

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Landscape ecology has fundamentally changed the way ecologists view the world through a greater understanding of the links between spatial patterns and ecological processes. Until recently, landscape ecology has been largely a two-dimensional (2D) science focused on the spatial patterning of 2D planar surfaces rather than three-dimensional (3D) structures. Advances in high-resolution remote sensing technologies, such as laser altimetry, acoustic sensors, and photogrammetry now provide the capability to map complex ecosystem structure in three dimensions, creating more structurally realistic models of the environment. In the present article, we focus on high-resolution 3D structure, using terrestrial and marine examples to illustrate how state-of-the-art advances in landscape ecology achieved through novel data fusion, spatial analysis, and geovisualization of environmental data can provide new ecological insights. These examples provide a look to the future in landscape and seascape ecology, where continued progress toward a multidimensional science will fundamentally shift the way we view, explore, and conceptualize the world.

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Title: Subtitle: Advancing Landscape and Seascape Ecology from a 2D to a 3D Science
Creators: Christopher A. Lepczyk - Auburn University
Lisa M. Wedding - University of Oxford
Gregory P. Asner - Arizona State University
Simon J. Pittman - University of Plymouth
Tristan Goulden - National Ecological Observatory Network
Marc A. Linderman - University of Iowa
Jeanne Gang - Ashland (United States)
Rosalie Wright - University of Oxford
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Bioscience, Vol.71(6), pp.596-608
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biab001
ISSN: 0006-3568
eISSN: 1525-3244
Publisher: Oxford Univ Press
Number of pages: 13
Language: English
Date published: 06/01/2021
Academic Unit: Geographical and Sustainability Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984259635202771

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