A low-cost UAV survey can unravel Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) trail network dynamics in a neotropical highland forest
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| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2024 |
| Beskrivelse: | UAV technology has transformed spatial data collection and high-spatial resolution analysis of diverse environments around the world. Its role within geosciences, ecology, engineering, and other sciences has been increasing withing the last decade. In ecological and geomorphological aspects, it offers a powerful tool for studying landforms, surface processes, vegetation, and animal behavior globally. Our study employs highresolution UAV surveys to analyze Tapirus bairdii trail networks and their connection to the landscape in a Costa Rican highland paramo-forest national park. Using a DJI Phantom 4 V.2 UAV, we conducted a photogrammetric flight over 3.19 ha, producing datasets with a spatial resolution of 2.99 cm/pixel. These datasets facilitated geostatistical analysis of Tapirus bairdii trails, revealing their complexity and hotspots near lagoons. We investigated lagoon characteristics, finding that finer sediments spatially correspond with higher trail activity. This suggests that sediment types in lagoons influence Tapirus bairdii navigation, impacting trail network composition. Our findings highlight UAV technology's role in advancing ecological and geomorphological research in protected areas, providing insights into Tapirus bairdii behavior within highland ecosystems. Overall, to the date this is the first high-resolution UAV survey of Tapirus bairdii within these types of highland tropical environments. |
| País: | Kérwá |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Sprog: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/104406 |
| Online adgang: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954124003066 https://hdl.handle.net/10669/104406 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102764 |
| Palabra clave: | Photogrammetry Tapir Costa Rica Neotropics Paramo ecosystem Trail network Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) |