| Publication type: | Conference other |
| Type of review: | Not specified |
| Title: | Developing a new method to detect small mustelids |
| Authors: | Ratnaweera, Nils Ratnaweera, Roman Früh, Daniel |
| Proceedings: | Book of abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium |
| Conference details: | 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium, Lyon, France, 15-17 November 2017 |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Mustela nivalis; Mustela erminea; Tracking; Camera trapping; Monitoring |
| Subject (DDC): | 590: Animals (Zoology) |
| Abstract: | Technological advances within the field of image capturing, processing, and data transmitting have opened novel avenues for tracking small mustelids. We are working on combining such technologies with the well-established concept of the tracking tunnel. Therefore, we have replaced the wooden tunnel with a PVC tube and the ink and tracking paper with a custom-built wildlife camera. With this combination, we hope to: 1) reduce maintenance; 2) remove dependency on expert knowledge; and 3) detect more than presence-only (time of visit, visiting patterns). An initial test series with captive stoats and least weasels provided the proof of concept. The tests have shown that the animals integrate the tunnels in their space-use (between 5 and 15 visits per day, mean visit duration 4 seconds, ranging from milliseconds up to 30 seconds). Overcoming the obvious captive bias, we are currently testing the tunnels in an agricultural area where we have simultaneously installed camera traps and tracking tunnels. |
| URI: | https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/15851 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Data Analysis and Process Design (IDP) Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | TubeCam |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Ratnaweera, N., Ratnaweera, R., & Früh, D. (2017). Developing a new method to detect small mustelids. Book of Abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium. https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf
Ratnaweera, N., Ratnaweera, R. and Früh, D. (2017) ‘Developing a new method to detect small mustelids’, in Book of abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium. Available at: https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf.
N. Ratnaweera, R. Ratnaweera, and D. Früh, “Developing a new method to detect small mustelids,” in Book of abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf
RATNAWEERA, Nils, Roman RATNAWEERA und Daniel FRÜH, 2017. Developing a new method to detect small mustelids. In: Book of abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium [online]. Conference presentation. 2017. Verfügbar unter: https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf
Ratnaweera, Nils, Roman Ratnaweera, and Daniel Früh. 2017. “Developing a New Method to Detect Small Mustelids.” Conference presentation. In Book of Abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium. https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf.
Ratnaweera, Nils, et al. “Developing a New Method to Detect Small Mustelids.” Book of Abstracts : 32nd European Mustelid Colloquium, 2017, https://32mustelidscol.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/Book_of_Abstracts_32EMC_1.pdf.
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