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 …

Shearwaters and petrels (hereafter petrels) are highly adapted seabirds that occur across all
the world's oceans. Petrels are a threatened seabird group comprising 124 species. They …

Small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) may be useful for conducting high-precision, low-
disturbance waterbird surveys, but limited data exist on their effectiveness. We evaluated the …

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are remote‐controlled devices capable of collecting
information from difficult‐to‐access places while minimizing disturbance. Although UAS are …

We provide an in-depth study of applying wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to real-world
habitat monitoring. A set of system design requirements were developed that cover the …

Evidence‐based assessments are increasingly recognized as the best‐practice approach to
determine appropriate conservation interventions, but such assessments of the impact of …

ABSTRACT BORRELLE, SB & FLETCHER, AT 2017. Will drones reduce investigator
disturbance to surface-nesting seabirds? Marine Ornithology 45: 89–94. Many colonial …

Nocturnal burrow‐nesting seabirds breeding on isolated oceanic islands pose challenges to
conventional monitoring techniques, resulting in their frequent exclusion from population …

Despite long‐held concerns about the effects of researchers on breeding birds, few studies
have focused on the impact of investigators on Procellariiformes. In this review, we …

The Antarctic terrestrial environment is under increasing pressure from human activities. The
Fildes Region is characterized by high biodiversity, but is also a major logistic centre for the …