Assessment of Ground and Drone Surveys of Large Waterbird Breeding Rookeries: A Comparative Study

RJ Francis, KJ Brandis - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
Assessing nesting metrics in large waterbird breeding rookeries is challenging due to their
size and accessibility. Drones offer a promising solution, but their comparability with ground …

[PDF][PDF] AI in the Sky: Develo** Real-Time UAV Recognition Systems to Enhance Military Security

MS Alzboon, M Alqaraleh, MS Al-Batah - Data Metadata, 2024 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
In an era where Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become crucial in military
surveillance and operations, the need for real-time and accurate UAV recognition is …

[HTML][HTML] The Behavioral Responses of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys to Drone Flights

EJ Pinel-Ramos, F Aureli, S Wich, MF Petersen… - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
Drones are increasingly used for monitoring wildlife, and it is therefore necessary to
evaluate their impact on animal behavior. According to the landscape of fear framework …

[HTML][HTML] An Improved Bird Detection Method Using Surveillance Videos from Poyang Lake Based on YOLOv8

J Ma, J Guo, X Zheng, C Fang - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China and plays a significant ecological role.
Deep-learning-based video surveillance can effectively monitor bird species on the lake …

How close can we get to seeing the private lives of fur seals and sea lions? Experimental UAV flights on the Southern Brazilian coast

N Procksch, M Guimarães, MR Trindade, PH Ott… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology have made them a popular
and accessible tool for wildlife research. Despite their popularity, there are some concerns …

[PDF][PDF] Flying towards the future: using drones to study lizards in remote alpine terrain

LR Davidge - 2024 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
Climate change is exerting significant impacts on ecosystems worldwide, with alpine regions
being particularly vulnerable. Increased global temperatures have reduced available habitat …