Scaling‐up camera traps: Monitoring the planet's biodiversity with networks of remote sensors

R Steenweg, M Hebblewhite, R Kays… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Countries committed to implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2011–2020
strategic plan need effective tools to monitor global trends in biodiversity. Remote cameras …

Multi‐species occupancy models: Review, roadmap, and recommendations

K Devarajan, TL Morelli, S Tenan - Ecography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent technological and methodological advances have revolutionized wildlife monitoring.
Although most biodiversity monitoring initiatives are geared towards focal species of …

Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: Applications in ecology

MA Tabak, MS Norouzzadeh… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Motion‐activated cameras (“camera traps”) are increasingly used in ecological and
management studies for remotely observing wildlife and are amongst the most powerful …

Snap happy: camera traps are an effective sampling tool when compared with alternative methods

OR Wearn, P Glover-Kapfer - Royal Society open …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Camera traps have become a ubiquitous tool in ecology and conservation. They are
routinely deployed in wildlife survey and monitoring work, and are being advocated as a tool …

The potential and practice of arboreal camera trapping

JF Moore, K Soanes, D Balbuena… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Arboreal camera trapping is a burgeoning method providing a novel and effective technique
to answer research questions across a variety of ecosystems, and it has the capacity to …

Estimating mammalian species richness and occupancy in tropical forest canopies with arboreal camera traps

MT Bowler, MW Tobler, BA Endress… - Remote Sensing in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Large and medium‐bodied rainforest canopy mammals are typically surveyed using line
transects, but these are labour intensive and usually ignore nocturnal species. Camera traps …

Model selection and assessment for multi‐species occupancy models

KM Broms, MB Hooten, RM Fitzpatrick - Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
While multi‐species occupancy models (MSOMs) are emerging as a popular method for
analyzing biodiversity data, formal checking and validation approaches for this class of …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a useful tool for evaluating terrestrial mammal diversity in tropical forests

JL Mena, H Yagui, V Tejeda, E Bonifaz… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Innovative techniques, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, are now
promoting broader biodiversity monitoring at unprecedented scales, because of the …

[HTML][HTML] Documenting the demise of tiger and leopard, and the status of other carnivores and prey, in Lao PDR's most prized protected area: Nam Et-Phou Louey

A Rasphone, M Kéry, JF Kamler… - Global Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (NEPL) is known for its diverse
community of carnivores, and a decade ago was identified as an important source site for …

Spatial and temporal response of wildlife to recreational activities in the San Francisco Bay ecoregion

ML Reilly, MW Tobler, DL Sonderegger, P Beier - Biological conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-motorized human recreation may displace animals from otherwise suitable habitat; in
addition, animals may alter their activity patterns to reduce (or increase) interactions with …