The road less travelled: assessing variation in mammal detection probabilities with camera traps in a semi-arid biodiversity hotspot

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Gareth Mann, M. O'Riain, Daniel Parker]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Biodiversity and Conservation, 24/3(2015-03-01), 531-545
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 4 |a The road less travelled: assessing variation in mammal detection probabilities with camera traps in a semi-arid biodiversity hotspot  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Gareth Mann, M. O'Riain, Daniel Parker] 
520 3 |a Camera traps are an increasingly popular tool for monitoring medium to large mammals, but the influence of camera trap placement on the detection probabilities of different species has seldom been investigated. In this study we explore the influence of roads on the detection probability of medium to large mammals in three vegetation types in the Little Karoo, an arid biodiversity hotspot. We placed cameras in nine 100m-long transects, running perpendicular from roads within a conservation area. The camera traps were spaced at ~25m intervals, and were active for an average of 88days each. Detection probabilities relative to distance from roads showed extensive variation between species and habitat types. There was no clear relationship between distance from the road and the detection probability of most species and guilds, although carnivore detection probability declined significantly as distance from roads increased in all vegetation types. Our results suggest that there is considerable inter-specific variation in detection probability that is significantly influenced by camera trap location relative to roads. Therefore studies that seek to maximise the detection rates of particular species or guilds (e.g. carnivores) by placing cameras on prominent roads and trails are unlikely to provide reliable estimates of the relative abundance of the broader range of sympatric species; a trend observed elsewhere but hitherto untested in arid environments. We recommend that future studies employ a mixed design of cameras located on- and off-roads to provide better estimates of biodiversity in general and predators specifically. 
540 |a Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014 
690 7 |a Animal movement  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Road usage  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Camera trap  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Monitoring  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Biodiversity  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Little Karoo  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Mann  |D Gareth  |u Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa  |4 aut 
700 1 |a O'Riain  |D M.  |u The Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Private Bag X3, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Parker  |D Daniel  |u Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa  |4 aut 
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