Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management
The arboreal ecosystem is vitally important to global and local biogeochemical processes, the maintenance of biodiversity in natural systems, and human health in urban environments. The ability to collect samples, observations, and data to conduct meaningful scientific research is similarly vital. T...
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| author | Charles H. Cannon Colby Borchetta David L. Anderson Gabriel Arellano Martin Barker Guillaume Charron Jalene M. LaMontagne Jeannine H. Richards Ethan Abercrombie Lindsay F. Banin Ximena Tagle Casapia Ximena Tagle Casapia Xi Chen Polina Degtjarenko Jane E. Dell David Durden Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino Rebeca Hernández-Gutiérrez Andrew D. Hirons Chai-Shian Kua Hughes La Vigne Maurice Leponce Jun Ying Lim Margaret Lowman Andrew J. Marshall Sean T. Michaletz Benjamin B. Normark Darin S. Penneys Gerald F. Schneider Joeri S. Strijk Bashir B. Tiamiyu Tara L. E. Trammell Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez Samantha R. Weintraub-Leff Alexis Lussier Desbiens Matthew Spenko |
| author_facet | Charles H. Cannon Colby Borchetta David L. Anderson Gabriel Arellano Martin Barker Guillaume Charron Jalene M. LaMontagne Jeannine H. Richards Ethan Abercrombie Lindsay F. Banin Ximena Tagle Casapia Ximena Tagle Casapia Xi Chen Polina Degtjarenko Jane E. Dell David Durden Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino Rebeca Hernández-Gutiérrez Andrew D. Hirons Chai-Shian Kua Hughes La Vigne Maurice Leponce Jun Ying Lim Margaret Lowman Andrew J. Marshall Sean T. Michaletz Benjamin B. Normark Darin S. Penneys Gerald F. Schneider Joeri S. Strijk Bashir B. Tiamiyu Tara L. E. Trammell Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez Samantha R. Weintraub-Leff Alexis Lussier Desbiens Matthew Spenko |
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| description | The arboreal ecosystem is vitally important to global and local biogeochemical processes, the maintenance of biodiversity in natural systems, and human health in urban environments. The ability to collect samples, observations, and data to conduct meaningful scientific research is similarly vital. The primary methods and modes of access remain limited and difficult. In an online survey, canopy researchers (n = 219) reported a range of challenges in obtaining adequate samples, including ∼10% who found it impossible to procure what they needed. Currently, these samples are collected using a combination of four primary methods: (1) sampling from the ground; (2) tree climbing; (3) constructing fixed infrastructure; and (4) using mobile aerial platforms, primarily rotorcraft drones. An important distinction between instantaneous and continuous sampling was identified, allowing more targeted engineering and development strategies. The combination of methods for sampling the arboreal ecosystem provides a range of possibilities and opportunities, particularly in the context of the rapid development of robotics and other engineering advances. In this study, we aim to identify the strategies that would provide the benefits to a broad range of scientists, arborists, and professional climbers and facilitate basic discovery and applied management. Priorities for advancing these efforts are (1) to expand participation, both geographically and professionally; (2) to define 2–3 common needs across the community; (3) to form and motivate focal teams of biologists, tree professionals, and engineers in the development of solutions to these needs; and (4) to establish multidisciplinary communication platforms to share information about innovations and opportunities for studying arboreal ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f9010aeb63b4068a3cf8857654a56652022-12-21T17:34:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change2624-893X2021-11-01410.3389/ffgc.2021.712165712165Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and ManagementCharles H. Cannon0Colby Borchetta1David L. Anderson2Gabriel Arellano3Martin Barker4Guillaume Charron5Jalene M. LaMontagne6Jeannine H. Richards7Ethan Abercrombie8Lindsay F. Banin9Ximena Tagle Casapia10Ximena Tagle Casapia11Xi Chen12Polina Degtjarenko13Jane E. Dell14David Durden15Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino16Rebeca Hernández-Gutiérrez17Andrew D. Hirons18Chai-Shian Kua19Hughes La Vigne20Maurice Leponce21Jun Ying Lim22Margaret Lowman23Andrew J. Marshall24Sean T. Michaletz25Benjamin B. Normark26Darin S. Penneys27Gerald F. Schneider28Joeri S. Strijk29Bashir B. Tiamiyu30Tara L. E. Trammell31Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez32Samantha R. Weintraub-Leff33Alexis Lussier Desbiens34Matthew Spenko35Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, United StatesCenter for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, United StatesCanopy Watch International, Boise, ID, United StatesEcology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United KingdomDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaDepartment of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United StatesDepartment of Biology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, United StatesUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, United Kingdom0Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), Iquitos, Peru1Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands2School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China3Department of Botany, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia4Geosciences and Natural Resources Department, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, United States5National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, CO, United States6Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud-BIOMAS- Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador7Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico8Myerscough College, Preston, United KingdomCenter for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, United StatesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada9Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, and Evolutionary Biology, and Ecology and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium0Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore1TREE Foundation, Sarasota, FL, United States2Department of Anthropology, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Program in the Environment, and School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States3Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada4Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States5Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, United States6Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, United States7Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Brunei8Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria9Plant and Soil Sciences Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States0Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de los Valles, Ameca, Mexico5National Ecological Observatory Network, Battelle, Boulder, CO, United StatesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada1Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Tech, Chicago, IL United StatesThe arboreal ecosystem is vitally important to global and local biogeochemical processes, the maintenance of biodiversity in natural systems, and human health in urban environments. The ability to collect samples, observations, and data to conduct meaningful scientific research is similarly vital. The primary methods and modes of access remain limited and difficult. In an online survey, canopy researchers (n = 219) reported a range of challenges in obtaining adequate samples, including ∼10% who found it impossible to procure what they needed. Currently, these samples are collected using a combination of four primary methods: (1) sampling from the ground; (2) tree climbing; (3) constructing fixed infrastructure; and (4) using mobile aerial platforms, primarily rotorcraft drones. An important distinction between instantaneous and continuous sampling was identified, allowing more targeted engineering and development strategies. The combination of methods for sampling the arboreal ecosystem provides a range of possibilities and opportunities, particularly in the context of the rapid development of robotics and other engineering advances. In this study, we aim to identify the strategies that would provide the benefits to a broad range of scientists, arborists, and professional climbers and facilitate basic discovery and applied management. Priorities for advancing these efforts are (1) to expand participation, both geographically and professionally; (2) to define 2–3 common needs across the community; (3) to form and motivate focal teams of biologists, tree professionals, and engineers in the development of solutions to these needs; and (4) to establish multidisciplinary communication platforms to share information about innovations and opportunities for studying arboreal ecosystems.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.712165/fullcanopy cranetree climbingroboticsepiphyticarbornautsampling design |
| spellingShingle | Charles H. Cannon Colby Borchetta David L. Anderson Gabriel Arellano Martin Barker Guillaume Charron Jalene M. LaMontagne Jeannine H. Richards Ethan Abercrombie Lindsay F. Banin Ximena Tagle Casapia Ximena Tagle Casapia Xi Chen Polina Degtjarenko Jane E. Dell David Durden Juan Ernesto Guevara Andino Rebeca Hernández-Gutiérrez Andrew D. Hirons Chai-Shian Kua Hughes La Vigne Maurice Leponce Jun Ying Lim Margaret Lowman Andrew J. Marshall Sean T. Michaletz Benjamin B. Normark Darin S. Penneys Gerald F. Schneider Joeri S. Strijk Bashir B. Tiamiyu Tara L. E. Trammell Yalma L. Vargas-Rodriguez Samantha R. Weintraub-Leff Alexis Lussier Desbiens Matthew Spenko Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management Frontiers in Forests and Global Change canopy crane tree climbing robotics epiphytic arbornaut sampling design |
| title | Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management |
| title_full | Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management |
| title_fullStr | Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management |
| title_short | Extending Our Scientific Reach in Arboreal Ecosystems for Research and Management |
| title_sort | extending our scientific reach in arboreal ecosystems for research and management |
| topic | canopy crane tree climbing robotics epiphytic arbornaut sampling design |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.712165/full |
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