Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology
Abstract Increasingly 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‐...
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doaj-fefcc6537d544839817cdd5e41d8c78b2021-07-12T06:46:04ZengWileyEcosphere2150-89252018-05-0195n/an/a10.1002/ecs2.2163Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecologyBlake M. Allan0Dale G. Nimmo1Daniel Ierodiaconou2Jeremy VanDerWal3Lian Pin Koh4Euan G. Ritchie5Centre for Integrative Ecology School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University Burwood Victoria 3125 AustraliaInstitute for Land, Water and Society Charles Sturt University Albury New South Wales 2640 AustraliaCentre for Integrative Ecology School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University Warrnambool Victoria 3280 AustraliaeResearch Centre Division of Research and Innovation James Cook University Townsville Queensland 4811 AustraliaSchool of Biological Sciences Environment Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 AustraliaCentre for Integrative Ecology School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University Burwood Victoria 3125 AustraliaAbstract Increasingly 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.21633D printingbioinformaticsecologyenvironmental monitoringinformation technologyinterdisciplinary science |
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Blake M. Allan Dale G. Nimmo Daniel Ierodiaconou Jeremy VanDerWal Lian Pin Koh Euan G. Ritchie Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology Ecosphere 3D printing bioinformatics ecology environmental monitoring information technology interdisciplinary science |
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Blake M. Allan Dale G. Nimmo Daniel Ierodiaconou Jeremy VanDerWal Lian Pin Koh Euan G. Ritchie |
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Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology |
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Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology |
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Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology |
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Futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology |
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futurecasting ecological research: the rise of technoecology |
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Abstract Increasingly 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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3D printing bioinformatics ecology environmental monitoring information technology interdisciplinary science |
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