Spatial monitoring of flying insects over a Swedish lake using a continuous-wave lidar system

Autor: Samuel Jansson, Mikkel Brydegaard, Liang Mei, Tianqi Li, Jim Larsson, Elin Malmqvist, Susanne Åkesson, Sune Svanberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Royal Society Open Science, Vol 10, Iss 5 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2054-5703
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221557
Popis: We have used a continuous-wave bi-static lidar system based on the Scheimpflug principle in measurements on flying insects above, and in the vicinity of, a small lake located in a forested area in Southern Sweden. The system, which operates on triangulation principles, has a high spatial resolution at close distance, followed by a subsequent decline in resolution further from the sensor, related to the compact system design with a separation of transmitter and receiver by only 0.81 m. Our study showed a strong increase in insect abundance especially at dusk, but also at dawn. Insect numbers decreased over water compared to over land, and larger insects were over-represented over water. Further, the average size of the insects increased at night compared to day time.
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