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Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology
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posted on 2018-05-08, 00:00 authored by Blake Allan, Dale Nimmo, Daniel IerodiaconouDaniel Ierodiaconou, J Van Der Wal, L Pin Koh, Euan RitchieEuan RitchieIncreasingly complex research questions and global challenges (e.g., climate change and biodiversity loss) are driving rapid development, refinement, and uses of technology in ecology. This trend is spawning a distinct sub‐discipline, here termed “technoecology.” We highlight recent ground‐breaking and transformative technological advances for studying species and environments: bio‐batteries, low‐power and long‐range telemetry, the Internet of things, swarm theory, 3D printing, mapping molecular movement, and low‐power computers. These technologies have the potential to revolutionize ecology by providing “next‐generation” ecological data, particularly when integrated with each other, and in doing so could be applied to address a diverse range of requirements (e.g., pest and wildlife management, informing environmental policy and decision making). Critical to technoecology's rate of advancement and uptake by ecologists and environmental managers will be fostering increased interdisciplinary collaboration. Ideally, such partnerships will span the conception, implementation, and enhancement phases of ideas, bridging the university, public, and private sectors.
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EcosphereVolume
9Issue
5Article number
e02163Pagination
1 - 11Publisher
Ecological Society of AmericaLocation
Washington, D.C.Publisher DOI
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2150-8925Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2018, Ecological Society of AmericaUsage metrics
Keywords
Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEcologyEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology3D printingbioinformaticsenvironmental monitoringinformation technologyinterdisciplinary scienceInternet of thingslong-range telemetrysmart environmentsunmanned autonomous vehicleswildlife managementTRACKINGTECHNOLOGIESFUTUREZoologyEcology
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