The Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Locate Alligator Nests
| Autor: | Ruth M. Elsey, Phillip L. Trosclair |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Marsh geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Alligator biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Chenier Geography Habitat biology.animal Wildlife refuge American alligator Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Southeastern Naturalist. 15:76-82 |
| ISSN: | 1938-5412 1528-7092 |
| DOI: | 10.1656/058.015.0106 |
| Popis: | Coastal marshes of Louisiana provide nesting habitat for Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator). Helicopters are typically used to locate Alligator nests in remote interior marshes. We tested the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to detect Alligator nests on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Grand Chenier, LA. Three brief flights with a combined search time of approximately 25 minutes and 9 seconds were conducted in a single afternoon, covering 28.2 ha. While in the field, we observed 6 Alligator nests with the UAV, and later review of video imagery recorded allowed us to detect an additional 6 Alligator nests. The use of UAVs may be a useful tool for detecting Alligator nests. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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