Drone-based habitat quality assessment for ground squirrel home ranges (Sciuridae)

Subcategory: remote sensing

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Uses drone-mounted multispectral and thermal sensors to collect fine-scale habitat data within individual home ranges. Combines thermal imagery, vegetation mapping, and digital elevation models to quantify microclimate and resource availability.

Typical Equipment

Micasense Altum sensors
DJI m300 drone
QGIS
digital elevation model
digital surface model

Output Measurements

temperature variation
vegetation cover percentage
dandelion abundance
perch counts

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Habitat Quality Affecting the Body Mass of Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

2022introducing