Emerging vistas of remote sensing tools in pollination studies

Abstract

With the growth of information and technology across the globe, remote sensing applications find a place in the ecological studies of pollinators. The utilization of remote sensing tools in understanding the ecosystem services rendered by the bee pollinators is reviewed here. We discussed how radar and radio telemetry techniques help to track individual bees, their foraging behaviour and density in relation to altered phenology of flowering crops in a landscape. Satellite imagery tools represent a set of techniques used to assess landscape affected by anthropogenic factors that directly influence pollination ecology of bees. Habitat modelling data were generated using tools like Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer to monitoring invasive bee species that cause a threat to native bee fauna. We explained the utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles to map the floral resources that influence the density and incidence of pollinators. Remote sensing tools were used to measure sequences of pollination events.