Simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change
Abstract Vegetation phenology and productivity drive resource use by wildlife. Vegetation dynamics also reveal patterns of habitat disturbance and recovery. Monitoring these fine‐scale vegetation patterns over large spatiotemporal extents can be difficult, but camera traps (CTs) commonly used to sur...
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crwiley:10.1002/rse2.222 2024-09-15T18:31:48+00:00 Simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change Sun, Catherine Beirne, Christopher Burgar, Joanna M. Howey, Thomas Fisher, Jason T. Burton, A. Cole Rowcliffe, Marcus Hofmeester, Tim Mitacs University of British Columbia ConocoPhillips Suncor Energy Incorporated 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rse2.222 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rse2.222 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/rse2.222 https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rse2.222 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation volume 7, issue 4, page 666-684 ISSN 2056-3485 2056-3485 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.222 2024-08-20T04:15:30Z Abstract Vegetation phenology and productivity drive resource use by wildlife. Vegetation dynamics also reveal patterns of habitat disturbance and recovery. Monitoring these fine‐scale vegetation patterns over large spatiotemporal extents can be difficult, but camera traps (CTs) commonly used to survey wildlife populations also collect data on local habitat conditions. We used CTs (n = 73) from 2016 to 2019 to assess impacts of habitat change in a boreal landscape of northern Canada, where seismic lines for petroleum exploration disturbed wildlife habitat and prompted vegetation restoration efforts. First, we quantified vegetation dynamics from CTs, comparing them to satellite‐based estimates that are typically used to monitor vegetation at broad spatial scales. We then used understory phenology and productivity estimated from CT time‐lapse images to assess vegetation recovery on seismic lines. Finally, we related vegetation dynamics with the habitat use of three wildlife species: sandhill cranes Grus canadensis , woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus , and white‐tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus . CTs provided unique insight into vegetation dynamics that were different from signals measured by satellites, with temporally inconsistent and even some negative correlations between CT and satellite metrics. We found some indication of vegetation recovery on seismic lines that had received restoration treatment, with understory patterns more similar to undisturbed habitat than to seismic lines that did not receive restoration treatment. CTs also provided inferences about wildlife activity related to vegetation resources, which approaches using satellite data failed to detect. Wildlife habitat use tracked vegetation phenology, but did not always increase with vegetation productivity at weekly, 16‐day, or annual intervals. Instead, associations with vegetation productivity depended on species, temporal scale, and productivity metrics. Given the widespread and growing use of CTs to monitor terrestrial wildlife, we ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Wiley Online Library Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 7 4 666 684 |
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Abstract Vegetation phenology and productivity drive resource use by wildlife. Vegetation dynamics also reveal patterns of habitat disturbance and recovery. Monitoring these fine‐scale vegetation patterns over large spatiotemporal extents can be difficult, but camera traps (CTs) commonly used to survey wildlife populations also collect data on local habitat conditions. We used CTs (n = 73) from 2016 to 2019 to assess impacts of habitat change in a boreal landscape of northern Canada, where seismic lines for petroleum exploration disturbed wildlife habitat and prompted vegetation restoration efforts. First, we quantified vegetation dynamics from CTs, comparing them to satellite‐based estimates that are typically used to monitor vegetation at broad spatial scales. We then used understory phenology and productivity estimated from CT time‐lapse images to assess vegetation recovery on seismic lines. Finally, we related vegetation dynamics with the habitat use of three wildlife species: sandhill cranes Grus canadensis , woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus , and white‐tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus . CTs provided unique insight into vegetation dynamics that were different from signals measured by satellites, with temporally inconsistent and even some negative correlations between CT and satellite metrics. We found some indication of vegetation recovery on seismic lines that had received restoration treatment, with understory patterns more similar to undisturbed habitat than to seismic lines that did not receive restoration treatment. CTs also provided inferences about wildlife activity related to vegetation resources, which approaches using satellite data failed to detect. Wildlife habitat use tracked vegetation phenology, but did not always increase with vegetation productivity at weekly, 16‐day, or annual intervals. Instead, associations with vegetation productivity depended on species, temporal scale, and productivity metrics. Given the widespread and growing use of CTs to monitor terrestrial wildlife, we ... |
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Rowcliffe, Marcus Hofmeester, Tim Mitacs University of British Columbia ConocoPhillips Suncor Energy Incorporated |
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Simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change |
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Simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change |
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Simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change |
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simultaneous monitoring of vegetation dynamics and wildlife activity with camera traps to assess habitat change |
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