Empirical evaluation of the spatial scale and detection process of camera trap surveys

Abstract Background Camera traps present a valuable tool for monitoring animals but detect species imperfectly. Occupancy models are frequently used to address this, but it is unclear what spatial scale the data represent. Although individual cameras monitor animal activity within a small target win...

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Main Authors: Roland Kays, Allison Hody, David S. Jachowski, Arielle W. Parsons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Movement Ecology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-021-00277-3