Essential biodiversity variables for map** and monitoring species populations

W Jetz, MA McGeoch, R Guralnick, S Ferrier… - Nature ecology & …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Species distributions and abundances are undergoing rapid changes worldwide. This
highlights the significance of reliable, integrated information for guiding and assessing …

The value of monitoring wildlife roadkill

ALW Schwartz, FM Shilling, SE Perkins - European journal of wildlife …, 2020‏ - Springer
The number of wildlife-vehicle collisions has an obvious value in estimating the direct effects
of roads on wildlife, ie mortality due to vehicle collisions. Given the nature of the data …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection probability is influenced by seasonal activity of organisms

LS De Souza, JC Godwin, MA Renshaw, E Larson - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) holds great promise for conservation applications like the
monitoring of invasive or imperiled species, yet this emerging technique requires ongoing …

Random versus game trail-based camera trap placement strategy for monitoring terrestrial mammal communities

JJ Cusack, AJ Dickman, JM Rowcliffe, C Carbone… - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Camera trap surveys exclusively targeting features of the landscape that increase the
probability of photographing one or several focal species are commonly used to draw …

All is not loss: plant biodiversity in the Anthropocene

EC Ellis, EC Antill, H Kreft - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Anthropogenic global changes in biodiversity are generally portrayed in terms of massive
native species losses or invasions caused by recent human disturbance. Yet these …

Management by proxy? The use of indices in applied ecology

PA Stephens, N Pettorelli, J Barlow… - Journal of Applied …, 2015‏ - JSTOR
Journal of Applied Ecology encourages contributions that can influence environmental
management, policy or both, with evidence based on the most robust science possible …

Examining the occupancy–density relationship for a low‐density carnivore

DW Linden, AK Fuller, JA Royle… - Journal of applied …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
The challenges associated with monitoring low‐density carnivores across large landscapes
have limited the ability to implement and evaluate conservation and management strategies …

Changing use of camera traps in mammalian field research: habitats, taxa and study types

J McCallum - Mammal Review, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Camera traps are automated cameras, triggered by movements, used to collect
photographic evidence of the presence of animals in field research. I asked whether the use …

Evidence of region‐wide bat population decline from long‐term monitoring and Bayesian occupancy models with empirically informed priors

TJ Rodhouse, RM Rodriguez, KM Banner… - Ecology and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Strategic conservation efforts for cryptic species, especially bats, are hindered by limited
understanding of distribution and population trends. Integrating long‐term encounter …

Recommended survey designs for occupancy modelling using motion-activated cameras: insights from empirical wildlife data

G Shannon, JS Lewis, BD Gerber - PeerJ, 2014‏ - peerj.com
Motion-activated cameras are a versatile tool that wildlife biologists can use for sampling
wild animal populations to estimate species occurrence. Occupancy modelling provides a …