State of knowledge: Antarctic wildlife response to unmanned aerial systems

Mustafa, Osama; Barbosa, Andrés; Krause, Douglas J.; Peter, Hans‐Ulrich; Vieira, Gonçalo; Rümmler, Marie-Charlott

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“…Drones (Chapman 2014) are increasingly popular tools in the natural sciences and are notably being used for a growing variety of wildlife-related applications, including: monitoring of birds Ratcliffe et al 2015;Weissensteiner et al 2015;McEvoy et al 2016), marine mammals (Hodgson et al 2013(Hodgson et al , 2017Koski et al 2015;Moreland et al 2015;Adame et al 2017;Pirotta et al 2017;Barnas et al 2018b), large terrestrial mammals (Vermeulen et al 2013;Guo et al 2018;Su et al 2018;Hu et al 2020), primates (Van Andel et al 2015;Wich et al 2016;Bonnin et al 2018), and reptiles (Elsey and Trosclair 2016;Schofield et al 2017;Thapa et al 2018); wildlife habitat assessment and modeling (Chabot et al 2014;Puttock et al 2015;Fraser et al 2016;Marcaccio et al 2016;Olsoy et al 2018); and wildlife conflict management (Israel 2011;Mulero-Pázmány et al 2013, 2014Olivares-Mendez et al 2015;Michez et al 2016). The steady progression of drones into the toolkits of wildlife researchers and managers has been documented through a growing number of literature reviews (Anderson and Gaston 2013;Linchant et al 2015;Christie et al 2016;Borrelle and Fletcher 2017;Fiori et al 2017;Mulero-Pázmány et al 2017;Mustafa et al 2018;…”

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A standardized protocol for reporting methods when using drones for wildlife research

Barnas

Chabot

Hodgson

et al. 2020

J. Unmanned Veh. Sys.

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Drones are increasingly popular tools for wildlife research, but it is important that the use of these tools does not overshadow reporting of methodological details required for evaluation of study designs. The diversity in drone platforms, sensors, and applications necessitates the reporting of specific details for replication, but there is little guidance available on how to detail drone use in peer-reviewed articles. Here, we present a standardized protocol to assist researchers in reporting of their drone use in wildlife research. The protocol is delivered in six sections: Project Overview; Drone System and Operation Details; Payload, Sensor, and Data Collection; Field Operation Details; Data Post-Processing; and Permits, Regulations, Training, and Logistics. Each section outlines the details that should be included, along with justifications for their inclusion. To facilitate ease of use, we have provided two example protocols, retroactively produced for published drone-based studies by the authors of this protocol. Our hopes are that the current version of this protocol should assist with the communication, dissemination, and adoption of drone technology for wildlife research and management. Published at www.nrcresearchpress.com/juvs on 1 February 2020. J. Unmanned Veh. Sys. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 44.224.250.200 on 07/09/20For personal use only. que les justifications de leur inclusion. Afin de faciliter l'utilisation de protocole, nous avons fourni deux exemples de protocoles produits rétroactivement par les auteurs de ce protocole pour des études publiées sur les drones. Nous espérons que la version actuelle de ce protocole contribuera à la communication, à la diffusion et à l'adoption de la technologie des drones pour la recherche et la gestion de la faune. [Traduit par la Rédaction] Mots-clés : drones, systèmes d'aéronefs sans pilote, véhicules d'aéronefs sans pilote, communication scientifique, télédétection, examen par les pairs. 92 J. Unmanned Veh. Syst. Vol. 8, 2020 Published by NRC Research Press J. Unmanned Veh. Sys. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 44.224.250.200 on 07/09/20For personal use only.

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A standardized protocol for reporting methods when using drones for wildlife research

Barnas

Chabot

Hodgson

et al. 2020

J. Unmanned Veh. Sys.

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“…There is growing interest in the use of drones as a tool in wildlife ecology as the technology has become more available and less expensive in recent years [1]. While many are utilising drones to monitor and count [2] terrestrial [3] and marine wildlife, few studies have assessed the impact of this type of monitoring on the behaviour of terrestrial mammals [4]. To date, most studies assessing behavioural responses of wildlife to drones have focused on marine vertebrates [5][6][7][8] and birds [9][10][11][12].…”

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Fright or Flight? Behavioural Responses of Kangaroos to Drone-Based Monitoring

Brunton

Bolin

Leon

et al. 2019

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: Drones are often considered an unobtrusive method of monitoring terrestrial wildlife; however research into whether drones disturb wildlife is in its early stages. This research investigated the potential impacts of drone monitoring on a large terrestrial mammal, the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), in urban and peri-urban environments. We assessed the response of kangaroos to drone monitoring by analysing kangaroo behaviour prior to and during drone deployments using a linear modelling approach. We also explored factors that influenced kangaroo responses including drone altitude, site characteristics and kangaroo population dynamics and demographics. We showed that drones elicit a vigilance response, but that kangaroos rarely fled from the drone. However, kangaroos were most likely to flee from a drone flown at an altitude of 30 m. This study suggests that drone altitude is a key consideration for minimising disturbance of large terrestrial mammals and that drone flights at an altitude of 60–100 m above ground level will minimise behavioural impacts. It also highlights the need for more research to assess the level of intrusion and other impacts that drone surveys have on the behaviour of wildlife and the accuracy of the data produced.

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“…An example of solar radiation measurements is Burkhart et al [51], who fitted a UAV with upwelling and downwelling sensors to measure albedo on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Some other studies used the UAV itself as the experiment tool to gauge animal behavior [36,44,64]. Figures 1 and 2 show the distribution of topics covered and the geographic locations of the sampled studies, respectively.…”

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“…The ecological studies ranged from mapping indigenous fauna in Antarctica to an opportunistic examination of polar bears (e.g., [85]). UAVs were useful for identifying mass and body conditions of pinnipeds (e.g., [10,55]), estimating populations of seabirds and pinnipeds including distinguishing demographics such as pups versus adults (e.g., [4]), and behavioral observations both in non-invasive settings and conversely using the UAV as a disturbance to measure reaction (e.g., [44,64]). Weimerskirch et al [64] found that flying UAVs above a threshold height of 50 m near colonies is preferable as the impacts on their eleven penguin species sampled were negligible.…”

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Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Cryosphere: Latest Advances and Prospects

2020

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Owing to usual logistic hardships related to field-based cryospheric research, remote sensing has played a significant role in understanding the frozen components of the Earth system. Conventional spaceborne or airborne remote sensing platforms have their own merits and limitations. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a viable and inexpensive option for studying the cryospheric components at unprecedented spatiotemporal resolutions. UAVs are adaptable to various cryospheric research needs in terms of providing flexibility with data acquisition windows, revisits, data/sensor types (multispectral, hyperspectral, microwave, thermal/night imaging, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), and photogrammetric stereos), viewing angles, flying altitudes, and overlap dimensions. Thus, UAVs have the potential to act as a bridging remote sensing platform between spatially discrete in situ observations and spatially continuous but coarser and costlier spaceborne or conventional airborne remote sensing. In recent years, a number of studies using UAVs for cryospheric research have been published. However, a holistic review discussing the methodological advancements, hardware and software improvements, results, and future prospects of such cryospheric studies is completely missing. In the present scenario of rapidly changing global and regional climate, studying cryospheric changes using UAVs is bound to gain further momentum and future studies will benefit from a balanced review on this topic. Our review covers the most recent applications of UAVs within glaciology, snow, permafrost, and polar research to support the continued development of high-resolution investigations of cryosphere. We also analyze the UAV and sensor hardware, and data acquisition and processing software in terms of popularity for cryospheric applications and revisit the existing UAV flying regulations in cold regions of the world. The recent usage of UAVs outlined in 103 case studies provide expertise that future investigators should base decisions on.

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State of knowledge: Antarctic wildlife response to unmanned aerial systems

Cited by 27 publications

References 7 publications

A standardized protocol for reporting methods when using drones for wildlife research

A standardized protocol for reporting methods when using drones for wildlife research

Fright or Flight? Behavioural Responses of Kangaroos to Drone-Based Monitoring

Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Cryosphere: Latest Advances and Prospects

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