A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins
International audience 1. Long-term photographic recordings of animal populations provide unique insights in ecological and evolutionary processes. However, image acquisition at remote locations under harsh climatic conditions is highly challenging.2. We present a robust, energetically self-sufficie...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-01721453v1 2023-05-15T13:49:12+02:00 A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins Richter, Sebastian Gerum, Richard Schneider, Werner Fabry, Ben Le Bohec, Céline Zitterbart, Daniel Biophysics Group Friedrich-Alexander University Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Département de Biologie Polaire 2018 https://hal.science/hal-01721453 https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12971 en eng HAL CCSD Wiley info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.12971 hal-01721453 https://hal.science/hal-01721453 doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12971 ISSN: 2041-210X EISSN: 2041-210X Methods in Ecology and Evolution https://hal.science/hal-01721453 Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2018, ⟨10.1111/2041-210X.12971⟩ Antarctica behaviour animal colony emperor penguin remote-controlled observatory time-lapse and video recording [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2018 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12971 2023-03-08T06:23:33Z International audience 1. Long-term photographic recordings of animal populations provide unique insights in ecological and evolutionary processes. However, image acquisition at remote locations under harsh climatic conditions is highly challenging.2. We present a robust, energetically self-sufficient and remote-controlled observatory designed to operate year-round in the Antarctic at temperatures below -50 °C and wind speeds above 150 km/h. The observatory is equipped with multiple overview cameras and a high resolution steerable camera with a telephoto lens for capturing images with high spatial and temporal resolution.3. Our observatory has been in operation since 2013 to investigate an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony at Atka Bay near the German Neumayer III research station. Data recorded by this observatory give novel biological insights in animal life cycle and demographic trends, but also in collective and individual behaviour. As an example, we present data showing how wind speed and direction influence movements of the entire colony and of individual penguins. We also estimate daily fluctuations in the total number of individuals present at the breeding site.4. Our results demonstrate that remote-controlled observation systems can bridge the gap between remote sensing, simple time-lapse recording setups, and on-site observations by human investigators to collect unique biological datasets of undisturbed animal populations Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor penguins Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Antarctic Atka ENVELOPE(151.789,151.789,60.835,60.835) Neumayer The Antarctic Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9 5 1168 1178 |
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Antarctica behaviour animal colony emperor penguin remote-controlled observatory time-lapse and video recording [SDE]Environmental Sciences Richter, Sebastian Gerum, Richard Schneider, Werner Fabry, Ben Le Bohec, Céline Zitterbart, Daniel A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins |
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International audience 1. Long-term photographic recordings of animal populations provide unique insights in ecological and evolutionary processes. However, image acquisition at remote locations under harsh climatic conditions is highly challenging.2. We present a robust, energetically self-sufficient and remote-controlled observatory designed to operate year-round in the Antarctic at temperatures below -50 °C and wind speeds above 150 km/h. The observatory is equipped with multiple overview cameras and a high resolution steerable camera with a telephoto lens for capturing images with high spatial and temporal resolution.3. Our observatory has been in operation since 2013 to investigate an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony at Atka Bay near the German Neumayer III research station. Data recorded by this observatory give novel biological insights in animal life cycle and demographic trends, but also in collective and individual behaviour. As an example, we present data showing how wind speed and direction influence movements of the entire colony and of individual penguins. We also estimate daily fluctuations in the total number of individuals present at the breeding site.4. Our results demonstrate that remote-controlled observation systems can bridge the gap between remote sensing, simple time-lapse recording setups, and on-site observations by human investigators to collect unique biological datasets of undisturbed animal populations |
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Biophysics Group Friedrich-Alexander University Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Département de Biologie Polaire |
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Richter, Sebastian Gerum, Richard Schneider, Werner Fabry, Ben Le Bohec, Céline Zitterbart, Daniel |
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Richter, Sebastian Gerum, Richard Schneider, Werner Fabry, Ben Le Bohec, Céline Zitterbart, Daniel |
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A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins |
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A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins |
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A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins |
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A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins |
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A remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: A case study on emperor penguins |
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remote-controlled observatory for behavioural and ecological research: a case study on emperor penguins |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor penguins |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor penguins |
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ISSN: 2041-210X EISSN: 2041-210X Methods in Ecology and Evolution https://hal.science/hal-01721453 Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2018, ⟨10.1111/2041-210X.12971⟩ |
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