Using global remote camera data of a solitary species complex to evaluate the drivers of group formation

JP Twining, C Sutherland, A Zalewski… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The social system of animals involves a complex interplay between physiology, natural
history, and the environment. Long relied upon discrete categorizations of “social” and …

[HTML][HTML] Benchmarking wild bird detection in complex forest scenes

Q Song, Y Guan, X Guo, X Guo, Y Chen, H Wang… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Camera traps are widely used for wildlife monitoring and making informed conservation and
land-management decisions, but the resulting 'big data'are laborious to process. Deep …

[HTML][HTML] Occupancy and N-mixture modeling applications in ecology: A bibliometric analysis

L Rozylowicz, VD Popescu, S Manolache, A Nita… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid decline in global biodiversity underscores the critical need for comprehensive
monitoring of wildlife distribution and abundance. This study explores the trends in applied …

Analysing biodiversity observation data collected in continuous time: Should we use discrete‐or continuous‐time occupancy models?

L Pautrel, S Moulherat, O Gimenez… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity monitoring is undergoing a revolution, with fauna observation data being
increasingly gathered continuously over extended periods, through sensors like camera …

Efficacy of machine learning image classification for automated occupancy‐based monitoring

RC Lonsinger, MM Dart, RT Larsen… - Remote Sensing in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Remote cameras have become a widespread data‐collection tool for terrestrial mammals,
but classifying images can be labor intensive and limit the usefulness of cameras for broad …

Comparing local ecological knowledge with camera trap data to study mammal occurrence in anthropogenic landscapes of the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve

A Bernard, C Guerbois, JA Venter… - … Science and Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate information on wildlife occurrence in anthropogenic landscapes is essential to
develop effective conservation measures. Monitoring multiple mammal species in …

[HTML][HTML] Deer activity levels and patterns vary along gradients of food availability and anthropogenic development

ZJ Delisle, RD Sample, JN Caudell, RK Swihart - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Animal activity reflects behavioral decisions that depend upon environmental context. Prior
studies typically estimated activity distributions within few areas, which has limited …

[HTML][HTML] Fractional Richness: An index for camera trap networks

LM Berman, FD Schneider, RP Pavlick, J Stenglein… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Camera trapping networks have the potential to monitor wildlife diversity at large scales.
However, their efficacy in detecting different species varies, leading to considerable …

Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States

R Kays, MH Snider, G Hess, MV Cove… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The assembly of species into communities and ecoregions is the result of interacting
factors that affect plant and animal distribution and abundance at biogeographic scales …

The structure of terrestrial mammal communities along an elevation gradient in the tropics.

WJ McShea, O Cosby, AJ Boyce… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The correlates of mammal species richness and community associations along elevation
gradients have resulted in conflicting results within tropical systems. We surveyed the …