Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide an opportunity to rapidly census wildlife in remote areas while removing some of the hazards. However, wildlife may respond negatively to the UAVs, thereby skewing counts. We surveyed four species of Arctic cliff-nesting seabirds (glaucous gull Larus...

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Autores principales:	Émile Brisson-Curadeau, David Bird, Chantelle Burke, David A. Fifield, Paul Pace, Richard B. Sherley, Kyle H. Elliott
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:07d7ebd1a9f8488e8b2c7c5abe792aaf2021-12-02T15:05:20ZSeabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census10.1038/s41598-017-18202-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/07d7ebd1a9f8488e8b2c7c5abe792aaf2017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18202-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide an opportunity to rapidly census wildlife in remote areas while removing some of the hazards. However, wildlife may respond negatively to the UAVs, thereby skewing counts. We surveyed four species of Arctic cliff-nesting seabirds (glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus, Iceland gull Larus glaucoides, common murre Uria aalge and thick-billed murre Uria lomvia) using a UAV and compared censusing techniques to ground photography. An average of 8.5% of murres flew off in response to the UAV, but >99% of those birds were non-breeders. We were unable to detect any impact of the UAV on breeding success of murres, except at a site where aerial predators were abundant and several birds lost their eggs to predators following UAV flights. Furthermore, we found little evidence for habituation by murres to the UAV. Most gulls flew off in response to the UAV, but returned to the nest within five minutes. Counts of gull nests and adults were similar between UAV and ground photography, however the UAV detected up to 52.4% more chicks because chicks were camouflaged and invisible to ground observers. UAVs provide a less hazardous and potentially more accurate method for surveying wildlife. We provide some simple recommendations for their use.Émile Brisson-CuradeauDavid BirdChantelle BurkeDavid A. FifieldPaul PaceRichard B. SherleyKyle H. ElliottNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Émile Brisson-Curadeau David Bird Chantelle Burke David A. Fifield Paul Pace Richard B. Sherley Kyle H. Elliott Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census
description	Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) provide an opportunity to rapidly census wildlife in remote areas while removing some of the hazards. However, wildlife may respond negatively to the UAVs, thereby skewing counts. We surveyed four species of Arctic cliff-nesting seabirds (glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus, Iceland gull Larus glaucoides, common murre Uria aalge and thick-billed murre Uria lomvia) using a UAV and compared censusing techniques to ground photography. An average of 8.5% of murres flew off in response to the UAV, but >99% of those birds were non-breeders. We were unable to detect any impact of the UAV on breeding success of murres, except at a site where aerial predators were abundant and several birds lost their eggs to predators following UAV flights. Furthermore, we found little evidence for habituation by murres to the UAV. Most gulls flew off in response to the UAV, but returned to the nest within five minutes. Counts of gull nests and adults were similar between UAV and ground photography, however the UAV detected up to 52.4% more chicks because chicks were camouflaged and invisible to ground observers. UAVs provide a less hazardous and potentially more accurate method for surveying wildlife. We provide some simple recommendations for their use.
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author	Émile Brisson-Curadeau David Bird Chantelle Burke David A. Fifield Paul Pace Richard B. Sherley Kyle H. Elliott
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title	Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census
title_short	Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census
title_full	Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census
title_fullStr	Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census
title_full_unstemmed	Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census
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Seabird species vary in behavioural response to drone census

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