Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey of the Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) breeding colony at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Oosthuizen, Wessel Christiaan, Kruger, Lucas, Jouanneau, William, Lowther, Andrew D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Drone; Monitoring; Population count; Population size; Seabird; Spatial ecology; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis); Breeding colony; Antarctic; The Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Harmony Point; Nelson Island; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76501; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02616-y

Monitored seabird populations—useful sentinels of marine ecosystem health—have been declining worldwide at a rapid pace. Yet, lack of reliable long-term monitoring data constrains assessment of the conservation status of many seabird populations. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to...