التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
More haste, less speed: pilot study suggests camera trap detection zone could be more important than trigger speed to maximise species detections. |
| المؤلفون: |
Fancourt, Bronwyn A., Sweaney, Mark, Fletcher, Don B. |
| المصدر: |
Australian Mammalogy; 2018, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p118-121, 4p, 1 Chart |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
EUROPEAN rabbit, WILDLIFE management, TELEVISION in security systems |
| مستخلص: |
Camera traps are being used increasingly for wildlife management and research. When choosing camera models, practitioners often consider camera trigger speed to be one of the most important factors to maximise species detections. However, factors such as detection zone will also influence detection probability. As part of a rabbit eradication program, we performed a pilot study to compare rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) detections using the Reconyx PC900 (faster trigger speed, narrower detection zone) and the Ltl Acorn Ltl-5310A (slower trigger speed, wider detection zone). Contrary to our predictions, the slower-trigger-speed cameras detected rabbits more than twice as often as the faster-trigger-speed cameras, suggesting that the wider detection zone more than compensated for the relatively slower trigger time. We recommend context-specific field trials to ensure cameras are appropriate for the required purpose. Missed detections could lead to incorrect inferences and potentially misdirected management actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Australian Mammalogy is the property of CSIRO Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
