Aerial surveys of marine mammals are routinely conducted to assess and monitor species'
habitat use and population status. In Australia, dugongs (Dugong dugon) are regularly …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV s) are increasingly being recognized as potentially useful
for detection of marine mammals in their natural habitats, but an important consideration is …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide an opportunity to rapidly census wildlife in remote
areas while removing some of the hazards. However, wildlife may respond negatively to the …

Aerial surveys are conducted for various fauna to assess abundance, distribution, and
habitat use over large spatial scales. They are traditionally conducted using light aircraft with …

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for ecological research has grown rapidly in
recent years, but few studies have assessed the disturbance impacts of these tools on focal …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used in marine wildlife research. As
technological developments rapidly advance the versatility and functionality of affordable …

Aerial surveys of large marine wildlife in nearshore areas can support management actions
to ensure conservation of this megafauna. While most aerial surveys of marine wildlife have …

Dugong abundances in Moreton Bay (south-east Queensland) were estimated during six bi-
monthly aerial surveys throughout 1995. Sampling intensity ranged between 20 and 80% for …

Accurate counts of wild populations are essential to monitor change through time, but some
techniques demand specialist surveyors and may result in unacceptable disturbance or …

Abstract Machine learning algorithms are being increasingly used to process large volumes
of wildlife imagery data from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); however, suitable algorithms …