A new study on monitoring biodiversity was published in “Trends in Ecology & Evolution” journal by Elsevier Ltd, with the support of the OBSGESSION project.  The article explores how new technologies for monitoring biodiversity, which can vary greatly, from environmental (e)DNA and passive acoustic monitoring to optical sensors, can generate automated observations at never seen before scales and resolutions. 

In the text, the authors are focusing on ecological questions that can be addressed by implementing the gathered data as well as analytical tools available or needed to make best use of such data.

The results are promising, showing that this novel community data offers many opportunities to advance our understanding of ecological processes, including community assembly, biotic interactions, micro- and macroevolution, and overall ecosystem functioning.

Read the full article here and in the Library of the website.