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| Rovero, F.; Tobler, M.; Sanderson, J. | |
| Camara trapping for inventorying terrestrial vertebrates | |
| 2010 Abc Taxa (6): 100-128 | |
The use of automatic cameras triggered by passing animals (camera trapping) is a fundamental technique to record medium to large mammals and terrestrial birds in the field. Photographs provide objective records, or evidence, of an animal's presence and identity. The method underwent enormous advance and has been increasingly used in the last decade. Besides faunal inventories and assessments of activity pattern, relative abundance and habitat preference, inferential sampling studies using camera traps allow estimations of occupancy and density. As such, camera trapping is a fundamental method for All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) projects. Following an introduction with historical background, we describe the various phases of using camera trapping with ample details on the practical aspects from the choice of camera model and setting of cameras in the field to the analysis of photographs, and storing and management of data. Key study designs and analytical procedures are described, particularly species inventory and occupancy studies, and their application to design monitoring programmes. |
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