Context. Developments in the use of remote aircraft, or unmanned aerial systems (UAS), for ecological study have been rapid. Helicopter surveys have proven to be a reliable, repeatable method for broad-scale monitoring of harvested kangaroo populations in Australia’s rangelands, but the recent availability of long-range UAS may offer improvements in detectability and cost efficiency.
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1 November 2018
A comparison of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and manned helicopters for monitoring macropod populations
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Wildlife Research
Vol. 45 • No. 7
November 2018
Vol. 45 • No. 7
November 2018
density
unmanned aerial system (UAS)
wildlife survey