Drone Surveys Are More Accurate Than Boat-Based Surveys of Bottlenose Dolphins (<em>Tursiops truncatus</em>)

Drone Surveys Are More Accurate Than Boat-Based Surveys of Bottlenose Dolphins (<em>Tursiops truncatus</em>)

Generating accurate estimates of group sizes or behaviours of cetaceans from boat-based surveys can be challenging because much of their activity occurs below the water surface and observations are distorted by horizontal perspectives. Automated observation using drones is an emerging research tool...

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Main Authors: Ticiana Fettermann, Lorenzo Fiori, Len Gillman, Karen A. Stockin, Barbara Bollard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Drones
Subjects:
<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>
unmanned aerial systems
drone
behavioural ecology
marine mammals
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/6/4/82

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