Population census of a large common tern colony with a small unmanned aircraft.

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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Main Authors: Dominique Chabot, Shawn R Craik, David M Bird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122588

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