Distance sampling is a widely used technique for estimating the size or density of biological
populations. Many distance sampling designs and most analyses use the software Distance …

Reliable estimation of the size or density of wild animal populations is very important for
effective wildlife management, conservation and ecology. Currently, the most widely used …

This is the fourth book dedicated to distance sampling. The first (Buckland et al. 1993)
appeared at around the same time as the first version of the Distance software (Laake et al …

Autonomous platforms already make observations over a wide range of temporal and spatial
scales, measuring salinity, temperature, nitrate, pressure, oxygen, biomass, and many other …

Conservation science depends on an accurate understanding of what's happening in a
given ecosystem. How many species live there? What is the makeup of the population? How …

Despite their interest and threat status, the number of whales in world's oceans remains
highly uncertain. Whales detection is normally carried out from costly sighting surveys …

Monitoring on the basis of sound recordings, or passive acoustic monitoring, can
complement or serve as an alternative to real‐time visual or aural monitoring of marine …

Deep neural networks have advanced the field of detection and classification and allowed
for effective identification of signals in challenging data sets. Numerous time-critical …

Acoustic communication is an important aspect of reproductive, foraging and social
behaviours for many marine species. Northeast Pacific blue whales (Balaenoptera …

Many organizations collect large passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) data sets that need to
be efficiently and reliably analyzed. To determine appropriate methods for effective analysis …