Evaluation of unmanned aerial vehicle shape, flight path and camera type for waterfowl surveys: disturbance effects and species recognition

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 subjects, particularly when observing easily disturbed species such as waterfowl. In this study we assessed the level of...

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Main Authors: John F. McEvoy, Graham P. Hall, Paul G. McDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
UAV
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1831.pdf