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Height-related detection bias in camera trap surveys: Insights for combining data sets

Alice Bernard, Lizette Moolman, Melanie A. de Morney, Chloé Guerbois, Jan A. Venter, Hervé Fritz
Koedoe | Vol 65, No 1 | a1734 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v65i1.1734 | © 2023 Alice Bernard, Lizette Moolman, Melanie A. de Morney, Chloé Guerbois, Jan A. Venter, Hervé Fritz | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 August 2022 | Published: 30 May 2023

About the author(s)

Alice Bernard, REHABS, International Research Laboratory, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Lyon 1, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa; and Biometry and Evolutionary Biology laboratory (LBBE), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) (Unit 5558), University of Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France; and Sustainability Research Unit, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa
Lizette Moolman, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Knysna, South Africa
Melanie A. de Morney, Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Knysna, South Africa
Chloé Guerbois, REHABS, International Research Laboratory, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Lyon 1, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa; and Sustainability Research Unit, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa
Jan A. Venter, REHABS, International Research Laboratory, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Lyon 1, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa; and Department of Conservation Management, Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa
Hervé Fritz, REHABS, International Research Laboratory, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), University of Lyon 1, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa; and Sustainability Research Unit, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa

Abstract

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Keywords

Camera trapping; detection zone; detection probability; mammal monitoring; wildlife survey methodology; conservation planning

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