The increasing use of remote motion‐sensitive photography recently led to an extension of
distance sampling (DS) to accommodate camera trap data. Camera trap distance sampling …

Following significant developments in technology, alternative devices have been applied in
fieldwork for animal and plant surveys. Thermal‐image acquisition cameras installed on …

Recent snow droughts associated with unusually warm winters are predicted to increase in
frequency and affect species dependent upon snowpack for winter survival. Changes in …

Quantifying abundance is often key to understanding ecological and evolutionary processes
in wild populations. Despite shortcomings in producing accurate abundance estimates …

Aim Grazing intensity and fire patterns across the Eurasian steppes have changed
dramatically over the past decades due to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and …

Social, burrowing mammals such as prairie dogs, ground squirrels or marmots are keystone
species in grassland ecosystems. Grasslands have been converted into cropland or …

The selection of a survey method of free-roaming dog populations should be based on
analyses of local capacities and management priorities. Here, we compare the results of …

Estimating animal abundance has a key role to play in ecology and conservation, but survey
methods are always challenged by imperfect detection. Among the techniques applied to …

Burrowing mammals impact the physical characteristics of the environment with their activity
and, as a result, increase plant and animal biodiversity. The Siberian marmot (Marmota …

Obtaining reliable estimates of population abundance is of utmost importance for wildlife
research and management. To this aim, camera-traps are increasingly used, as this method …