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Category Text Publication
Reference Category Journals
DOI 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103157
Licence creative commons licence
Title (Primary) Automated near real-time monitoring in ecology: Status quo and ways forward
Author Davison, A.M.; de Koning, K.; Taubert, F.; Schakel, J.-K.
Source Titel Ecological Informatics
Year 2025
Department OESA; iDiv
Volume 89
Page From art. 103157
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Keywords Automation; Adaptive decision making; Digital twin; Evidence-based conservation; Workflow; Iterative
Abstract In the current epoch of rapid biodiversity decline, monitoring of ecosystems and the species which inhabit them has become increasingly important. A near real-time approach to ecological monitoring facilitates decision making and timely interventions within rapidly changing systems. Despite fast-paced technological advancements making the automated workflows required for near real-time ecological monitoring possible, their use is highly limited and there is yet to be a review of the current capacity for their creation. This paper summarises the current methods and technologies which could be used to create such workflows and the considerations for establishing them in decision-making systems. We identify key barriers to the adoption of a NRT approach across geographies and different fields of study in ecology. We also highlight the need to work collaboratively with technologists and stakeholders to establish efficient and long-lasting NRT workflows which can inform evidence-based decision making.
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Davison, A.M., de Koning, K., Taubert, F., Schakel, J.-K. (2025):
Automated near real-time monitoring in ecology: Status quo and ways forward
Ecol. Inform. 89 , art. 103157 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103157