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DOI	10.1111/rec.13454
	Where to start? A new citizen science, remote sensing approach to map recreational disturbance and other degraded areas for restoration planning
	Rowe, Helen, I; Gruber, Daniel; Fastiggi, Mary
通讯作者	Gruber, D (corresponding author), McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Citizen Sci Program, 7729 East Greenway Rd,Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA.
来源期刊	RESTORATION ECOLOGY
ISSN	1061-2971
EISSN	1526-100X
出版年	2021
卷号	29 期号:6
英文摘要	This UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration highlights the capacity of restoration to mitigate trends in biodiversity loss and land degradation. However, many managers lack the tools they need to systematically and comprehensively identify degraded sites to prioritize restoration efforts given limited resources. We developed a novel, inexpensive, low-tech approach for training and engaging citizen scientists to identify recreational impacts and other degraded areas within a defined unforested area. The mapping process follows four phases: (1) Landscape scans by citizen scientists using Google Earth Pro imagery; (2) A second scan of all marked sites based on high resolution aerial photography; (3) Compilation of basic information about the degraded sites; (4) Addition of associated soil type and plant communities. In the 12,375 ha McDowell Sonoran Preserve (Scottsdale, Arizona), we detected 67 new sites not previously identified by land managers, using an estimated 305 citizen scientist hours and only 30 staff hours. Each site has accompanying information including distance from nearest access point, cause of degradation, and plant and soils detail. After completion, we conducted independent field visits of 33% of the detected sites and verified degradation in all cases. We found that the remotely sensed approach provided better perspective to accurately measure the scale and original source of degradation compared with field visits. The approach can be conducted over a short period of time using citizen scientists, allows managers to undertake landscape level restoration prioritization and planning, and, if repeated, can be used to monitor changes in degradation and restoration over time.
英文关键词	arid lands citizen science Google Earth priority setting remote sensing restoration planning
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000687805200010
WOS关键词	GOOGLE EARTH ; LAND DEGRADATION ; FOREST
WOS类目	Ecology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364513
作者单位	[Rowe, Helen, I; Fastiggi, Mary] McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, 7729 East Greenway Rd,Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA; [Rowe, Helen, I] No Arizona Univ, Sch Earth & Sustainabil, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA; [Gruber, Daniel] McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Citizen Sci Program, 7729 East Greenway Rd,Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rowe, Helen, I,Gruber, Daniel,Fastiggi, Mary. Where to start? A new citizen science, remote sensing approach to map recreational disturbance and other degraded areas for restoration planning[J],2021,29(6).
APA	Rowe, Helen, I,Gruber, Daniel,&Fastiggi, Mary.(2021).Where to start? A new citizen science, remote sensing approach to map recreational disturbance and other degraded areas for restoration planning.RESTORATION ECOLOGY,29(6).
MLA	Rowe, Helen, I,et al."Where to start? A new citizen science, remote sensing approach to map recreational disturbance and other degraded areas for restoration planning".RESTORATION ECOLOGY 29.6(2021).