CTFS‐Forest GEO: a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change
Global change is impacting forests worldwide, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem
services including climate regulation. Understanding how forests respond is critical to forest …
services including climate regulation. Understanding how forests respond is critical to forest …
Scaling‐up camera traps: Monitoring the planet's biodiversity with networks of remote sensors
Countries committed to implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2011–2020
strategic plan need effective tools to monitor global trends in biodiversity. Remote cameras …
strategic plan need effective tools to monitor global trends in biodiversity. Remote cameras …
Automatically identifying, counting, and describing wild animals in camera-trap images with deep learning
Having accurate, detailed, and up-to-date information about the location and behavior of
animals in the wild would improve our ability to study and conserve ecosystems. We …
animals in the wild would improve our ability to study and conserve ecosystems. We …
camtrapR: an R package for efficient camera trap data management
Camera trap** is a widely applied method to study mammalian biodiversity and is still
gaining popularity. It can quickly generate large amounts of data which need to be managed …
gaining popularity. It can quickly generate large amounts of data which need to be managed …
Snapshot Serengeti, high-frequency annotated camera trap images of 40 mammalian species in an African savanna
A Swanson, M Kosmala, C Lintott, R Simpson, A Smith… - Scientific data, 2015 - nature.com
Camera traps can be used to address large-scale questions in community ecology by
providing systematic data on an array of wide-ranging species. We deployed 225 camera …
providing systematic data on an array of wide-ranging species. We deployed 225 camera …
Building essential biodiversity variables (EBV s) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale
Much biodiversity data is collected worldwide, but it remains challenging to assemble the
scattered knowledge for assessing biodiversity status and trends. The concept of E ssential …
scattered knowledge for assessing biodiversity status and trends. The concept of E ssential …
Towards automatic wild animal monitoring: Identification of animal species in camera-trap images using very deep convolutional neural networks
Non-intrusive monitoring of animals in the wild is possible using camera trap** networks.
The cameras are triggered by sensors in order to disturb the animals as little as possible …
The cameras are triggered by sensors in order to disturb the animals as little as possible …
Recommended guiding principles for reporting on camera trap** research
Camera traps are used by scientists and natural resource managers to acquire ecological
data, and the rapidly increasing camera trap** literature highlights how popular this …
data, and the rapidly increasing camera trap** literature highlights how popular this …
Community structure and diversity of tropical forest mammals: data from a global camera trap network
Terrestrial mammals are a key component of tropical forest communities as indicators of
ecosystem health and providers of important ecosystem services. However, there is little …
ecosystem health and providers of important ecosystem services. However, there is little …
Wildlife insights: A platform to maximize the potential of camera trap and other passive sensor wildlife data for the planet
Wildlife is an essential component of all ecosystems. Most places in the globe do not have
local, timely information on which species are present or how their populations are …
local, timely information on which species are present or how their populations are …