Remote Camera Decision Support Tool - Concept Library#
Text-based TOC
Objectives & Resources
……….Variable of interest
……….Number of cameras 🎯
Study area & Site selection constraints
……….Study area
……….Camera arrangement - Placed along known density gradient
……….Camera arrangement - Stratified by covariates
……….Camera arrangement - Camera density
Duration & Timing
……….Survey duration 🎯
……….Species-accumulation asymptote
……….Season(s)
Target species
……….Number of Target Species
……….Ecology of species
(well known vs. poorly known)
……….Species group
(Carnivore, Ungulate, Other)
……….Species occur at low density
……….Species occurrence restricted
……….Species home range size
……….Species body size
……….Species rarity
……….Species detection probability
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……….Additional information that may be collected to support modelling density
……….Focal area measured or detections binned by distance
……….Study population size
Equipment & Deployment
……….Camera equipment
……….Camera settings
……….Camera height, angle, direction
……….Camera direction consistent or random
……….Bait/lure
(Types, Placement at all vs. a subset of cameras)
……….Target features
Data & Analysis
……….Camera location independence
……….Repeat sampling
……….Mixed models
……….Number of detections, individuals, recaptures
……….Overdispersion & Zero-inflation
Recommendations
……Modelling Approaches
……….Species inventory
……….Species diversity & richness
……….Occupancy models
……….Relative abundance indices
……….Capture-recapture (CR) / Capture-mark-recapture (CMR)
……….Spatial capture-recapture (SCR) / Spatially explicit capture recapture (SECR)
……….Spatial mark-resight
……….Spatial count (SC) model / Unmarked spatial capture-recapture
……….Spatial Partial Identity Model (Categorical SPIM; catSPIM)
……….Spatial Partial Identity Model (2-flank SPIM)
……….Random encounter model (REM)
……….Random encounter and staying time (REST)
……….Time in front of the camera (TIFC)
……….Distance sampling (DS)
……….Time-to-event (TTE)
……….Space-to-event (STE)
……….Instantaneous sampling (IS)
……….Behaviour
……Analysis considerations
References / Glossary / Other resources libraries
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Note
💡 Objectives & Resources#
🗺 Study area & Site selection constraints#
🗓 Duration & Timing#
🦫 Target species#
📷 Equipment & Deployment#
🛠Data & Analysis#
Recommendations#
🧰 Modelling Approaches#
🎯 Sampling design#
🔗 References / Glossary / Other Resources libraries#