Population Census of a Large Common Tern Colony with a Small Unmanned Aircraft

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 capacity of a small UAS to census a large (>6,000 nests) coastal Common tern (Sterna hirundo) colony of which groun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chabot, Dominique, Craik, Shawn R., Bird, David M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122588

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25874997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122588

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