**Assessing Loss of Biodiversity in Europe Through Remote Sensing: The Necessity of New Methodologies**

Susana Martinez Sanchez1, Pablo Ramil Rego1, Boris Hinojo Sanchez1 and Emilio Chuvieco Salinero2 *1GI-1934 TB Botany and Biogeography Lab., IBADER, Campus of Lugo, University of Santiago de Compostela 2Department of Geography – University of Alcalá Spain* 
