Detection errors in wildlife abundance estimates from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surveys: Synthesis, solutions, and challenges

IV Brack, A Kindel, LFB Oliveira - Methods in Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are emerging as an accessible and versatile tool for
ecologists, promising to revolutionize the way abundance and distribution data are obtained …

Advancing fishery-independent stock assessments for the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) with new monitoring technologies

J Aguzzi, D Chatzievangelou, NJ Robinson… - Frontiers in marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, supports a key European fishery. Stock
assessments for this species are mostly based on trawling and UnderWater TeleVision …

Improving in-water estimates of marine turtle abundance by adjusting aerial survey counts for perception and availability biases

M Fuentes, I Bell, R Hagihara, M Hamann… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aerial surveys are often used to estimate wildlife abundance. The probability of detecting an
animal during a survey involves two processes:(1) availability bias when animals present in …

[图书][B] The Florida manatee: biology and conservation

RL Reep, K Robert - 2021 - books.google.com
From two scientists who have been at the forefront of manatee research for over three
decades, The Florida Manatee offers an engaging, accessible introduction to manatee …

Social and reproductive behaviors

TJ O'Shea, CA Beck, AJ Hodgson… - Ethology and behavioral …, 2022 - Springer
Sirenian social and reproductive behaviors lack much complexity or diversity. Whereas
sirenians are usually sighted as solitary, or as cows with single calves, aggregations of …

Combining UAVs and multi-sensor dataloggers to estimate fine-scale sea turtle density at foraging areas: a case study in the central Mediterranean

C Agabiti, L Tolve, G Baldi, M Zucchini… - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
Knowledge of the distribution and density of marine species is key to understanding habitat
use and interactions with human activities. Yet such information for sea turtles remains …

Compensating for geographic variation in detection probability with water depth improves abundance estimates of coastal marine megafauna

R Hagihara, RE Jones, S Sobtzick, C Cleguer… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The probability of an aquatic animal being available for detection is typically< 1. Accounting
for covariates that reduce the probability of detection is important for obtaining robust …

Structured decision making as a proactive approach to dealing with sea level rise in Florida

J Martin, PL Fackler, JD Nichols, BC Lubow, MJ Eaton… - Climatic Change, 2011 - Springer
Sea level rise (SLR) projections along the coast of Florida present an enormous challenge
for management and conservation over the long term. Decision makers need to recognize …

Primates decline rapidly in unprotected forests: evidence from a monitoring program with data constraints

F Rovero, A Mtui, A Kitegile, P Jacob, A Araldi… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Growing threats to primates in tropical forests make robust and long-term population
abundance assessments increasingly important for conservation. Concomitantly, monitoring …

Reliability of multinomial N-mixture models for estimating abundance of small terrestrial vertebrates

A Costa, A Romano, S Salvidio - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Information on population abundance is important to correctly plan conservation
and management of animal populations. In general, capture-mark-recapture (CMR) is …