Elasmobranch Use of Nearshore Estuarine Habitats Responds to Fine-Scale, Intra-Seasonal Environmental Variation: Observing Coastal Shark Density in a Temperate Estuary Utilizing Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Many coastal shark species are known to use estuaries of the coastal southeastern United States for essential purposes like foraging, reproducing, and protection from predation. Temperate estuarine landscapes, such as the Rachel Carson Reserve (RCR) in Beaufort, NC, are dynamic habitat mosaics that...

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Main Authors: Alexandra E. DiGiacomo, Walker E. Harrison, David W. Johnston, Justin T. Ridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Drones
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/4/4/74