- Title
- Capacity and capability of remote sensing to inform invasive plant species management in the Pacific Islands region
- Creator
- Chan, Carrol M. H.; Owers, Christopher J.; Fuller, Sascha; Hayward, Matt W.; Moverley, David; Griffin, Andrea S.
- Relation
- Conservation Biology Vol. 39, Issue 1, no. e14344
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14344
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2025
- Description
- The Pacific Islands region is home to several of the world's biodiversity hotspots, yet its unique flora and fauna are under threat because of biological invasions. These invasions are likely to proliferate as human activity increases and large-scale natural disturbances unfold, exacerbated by climate change. Remote sensing data and techniques provide a feasible method to map and monitor invasive plant species and inform invasive plant species management across the Pacific Islands region. We used case studies taken from literature retrieved from Google Scholar, 3 regional agencies’ digital libraries, and 2 online catalogs on invasive plant species management to examine the uptake and challenges faced in the implementation of remote sensing technology in the Pacific region. We synthesized remote sensing techniques and outlined their potential to detect and map invasive plant species based on species phenology, structural characteristics, and image texture algorithms. The application of remote sensing methods to detect invasive plant species was heavily reliant on species ecology, extent of invasion, and available geospatial and remotely sensed image data. However, current mechanisms that support invasive plant species management, including policy frameworks and geospatial data infrastructure, operated in isolation, leading to duplication of efforts and creating unsustainable solutions for the region. For remote sensing to support invasive plant species management in the region, key stakeholders including conservation managers, researchers, and practitioners; funding agencies; and regional organizations must invest, where possible, in the broader geospatial and environmental sector, integrate, and streamline policies and improve capacity and technology access.
- Subject
- conservation; environmental management; geospatial technology; invasive species; invasive species management; Pacific Islands; SDG 13; SDG 15; Sustainable Development Goal
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1518045
- Identifier
- uon:57224
- Identifier
- ISSN:0888-8892
- Rights
- © 2024 The Author(s). Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Conservation Biology. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Language
- eng
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