Remote sensing of β‐diversity: Evidence from plant communities in a semi‐natural system

Question Do remote sensing signals represent β‐diversity? Does β‐diversity agree with community types? Location UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands. Methods We recorded perennial, vascular plant species abundances in 69 plots (10 m × 10 m) in three pre‐defined community types along an elevational gradient of 2,400 m: succulent scrubland, Pinus canariensis forest and subalpine scrubland. The remote sensing data consists...