An analytical solution for optimising detections when accounting for site establishment costs

Kevin D. Newman, Jenny L. Nelson, Louise K. Durkin, Jemma K. Cripps and Michael A. McCarthy

Ecological Modelling, 2022, vol. 473, issue C

Abstract: Indirect surveillance methods, such as remote cameras and acoustic monitoring, are increasingly used in ecological surveys. The time to deploy these devices includes initial setup, possible maintenance, retrieval and then a potentially large investment in the processing of the collected data. Thus, costs will increase with both the number of sites at which devices are deployed and the time they remain in the field, creating a trade-off between these factors when aiming to maximise the number of sites with detections.

Keywords: Imperfect detection; Occupancy studies; Species detection; Optimisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110117

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