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Science
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Understand response of wild populations (plants and
animals) to habitats over
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time.
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Develop
in situ observation of species and ecosystem dynamics.
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Techniques
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Data
acquisition of physical and chemical properties, at various spatial and
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temporal
scales, appropriate to the ecosystem, species and habitat.
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Automatic
identification of organisms
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(current
techniques involve close-range
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human
observation).
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Measurements
over long period of time,
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taken in-situ.
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Harsh
environments with extremes in
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temperature,
moisture, obstructions, ...
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