Ecology letters
Oct 20, 2022
High-resolution monitoring is fundamental to understand ecosystems dynamics in an era of global change and biodiversity declines. While real-time and automated monitoring of abiotic components has been possible for some time, monitoring biotic compon...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 19, 2022
Using machine learning (ML) to automate camera trap (CT) image processing is advantageous for time-sensitive applications. However, little is currently known about the factors influencing such processing. Here, we evaluate the influence of occlusion,...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jul 19, 2022
Data augmentation is an established technique in computer vision to foster the generalization of training and to deal with low data volume. Most data augmentation and computer vision research are focused on everyday images such as traffic data. The a...
Integrative zoology
Jun 24, 2022
It is challenging to reveal the real-time spatio-temporal change of diversity and abundance of animals in natural systems by using traditional methods. The rapid advancement of new technologies such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence,...
Nature communications
Jun 21, 2022
Robotics and autonomous systems are reshaping the world, changing healthcare, food production and biodiversity management. While they will play a fundamental role in delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals, associated opportunities and threat...
Scientific reports
May 10, 2022
Technological advances and data availability have enabled artificial intelligence-driven tools that can increasingly successfully assist in identifying species from images. Especially within citizen science, an emerging source of information filling ...
Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Jan 11, 2022
Successful, state-dependent management, in which the goal of management is to maintain a system in a desired state, involves defining the boundaries between different states. Once these boundaries have been defined, managers require a strategic actio...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jan 10, 2022
With the availability of low-cost and efficient digital cameras, ecologists can now survey the world's biodiversity through image sensors, especially in the previously rather inaccessible marine realm. However, the data rapidly accumulates, and ecolo...
PLoS computational biology
Dec 29, 2021
Invasive rodent populations pose a threat to biodiversity across the globe. When confronted with these invaders, native species that evolved independently are often defenseless. CRISPR gene drive systems could provide a solution to this problem by sp...
Molecular ecology resources
Dec 23, 2021
Invertebrate biodiversity remains poorly understood although it comprises much of the terrestrial animal biomass, most species and supplies many ecosystem services. The main obstacle is specimen-rich samples obtained with quantitative sampling techni...