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Vestnik Yuzhno-Ural'skogo Universiteta. Seriya Matematicheskoe Modelirovanie i Programmirovanie, 2019, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 20–31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14529/mmp190102
(Mi vyuru468)
 

Mathematical Modelling

Big-data approach in abundance estimation of non-identifiable animals with camera-traps at the spots of attraction

E. E. Ivankoab

a Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
b Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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Abstract: Camera-traps is a relatively new but already popular instrument in the estimation of abundance of non-identifiable animals. Although camera-traps are convenient in application, there remain both theoretical complications (such as spatial autocorrelation or false negative problem) and practical difficulties, for example, laborious random sampling. In the article I propose an alternative way to bypass the mentioned problems. In the proposed approach, the raw video information collected from the camera-traps situated at the spots of natural attraction is turned into the frequency of visits, and the latter is transformed into the desired abundance estimate. The key for such a transformation is the application of the correction coefficients, computed for each particular observation environment using the Bayesian approach and the massive database (DB) of observations under various conditions. The proposed method is based on automated video-capturing at a moderate number of easy to reach spots, so in the long term many laborious census works may be conducted easier, cheaper and cause less disturbance for the wild life. Information post-processing is strictly formalized, which leaves little chance for subjective alterations. However, the method heavily relies on the volume and quality of the DB, which in its turn heavily relies on the efforts of the community. Although the construction of such DB could be rather difficult and controversial, it is much easier than the solution of the initial abundance estimation problem. Moreover, such a rich DB of visits might benefit not only censuses, but also many behavioral studies.
Keywords: abundance estimation, camera-traps, big-data, Bayes naive classifier.
Received: 08.08.2018
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Document Type: Article
UDC: 519.688
MSC: 92-08
Language: English
Citation: E. E. Ivanko, “Big-data approach in abundance estimation of non-identifiable animals with camera-traps at the spots of attraction”, Vestnik YuUrGU. Ser. Mat. Model. Progr., 12:1 (2019), 20–31
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