With the booming development of information technology and the growing demand for
remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has …

Contemporary rates of biodiversity decline emphasize the need for reliable ecological
forecasting, but current methods vary in their ability to predict the declines of real-world …

Knowing how many individuals are in a wildlife population allows informed management
decisions to be made. Ecologists are increasingly using technologies, such as remotely …

In the last decade, drones have become an affordable technology offering highly mobile
aerial platforms that can carry a range of sensory equipment into hitherto uncharted areas …

Climate change is affecting a wide range of global systems, with polar ecosystems
experiencing the most rapid change. Although climate impacts affect lower-trophic-level and …

The use of drones to study marine animals shows promise for the examination of numerous
aspects of their ecology, behaviour, health and movement patterns. However, the responses …

The cost of reproduction is a key parameter determining a species' life history strategy.
Despite exhibiting some of the fastest offspring growth rates among mammals, the cost of …

This article reviews studies regarding wild animal surveys based on multiple platforms,
including satellites, manned aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), and focuses on …

The use of unoccupied aircraft systems (UASs, also known as drones) in science is growing
rapidly. Recent advances in microelectronics and battery technology have resulted in the …

Lightweight drones have emerged recently as a remote sensing survey tool of choice for
ecologists, conservation practitioners and environmental scientists. In published work, there …