Unmanned aerial vehicle surveys reveal unexpectedly high density of a threatened deer in a plantation forestry landscape
The Vulnerable marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus, the largest native cervid in South America, is declining throughout its range as a result of the conversion of wetlands and overhunting. Estimated densities in open wetlands of several types are 0.1–6.8 individuals per km2. We undertook the first unm...
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Cambridge University Press
2023-01-01
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0030605321001058/type/journal_article |