We discuss new applications of baited remote underwater video (BRUV) systems based on recordings of Amazonian freshwater fauna during a long-term fish monitoring program in the Xingu River, Brazil. BRUVs facilitated estimates of relative abundance and frequency of occurrence for species of river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis, P. expansa, Rhinoclemmys punctularia), river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in a variety of habitats including rocky rapids, submerged sandy beaches, an artificial reservoir and the Xingu Ria.
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15 October 2019
More than Fish – The Potential of Baited Remote Underwater Video to Assess Freshwater Herpetofauna and Dolphins
Kurt Schmid,
Tommaso Giarrizzo
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Vol. 166 • No. 1
November 2020
Vol. 166 • No. 1
November 2020
Amazon River
Caiman
freshwater turtle
river dolphin
sampling methods
Underwater imagery
wildlife monitoring