La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Using camera trapping and hierarchical occupancy modelling to evaluate the spatial ecology of an African mammal community (2016)
Auteurs :	Lindsey N. Rich, Auteur ; David A. W. Miller, Auteur ; Hugh S. Robinson, Auteur ; J. Weldon McNutt, Auteur ; Marcella J. Kelly, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Applied Ecology (53(4) AUG 2016)
Article en page(s) :	1225-1235
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Emerging conservation paradigms have shifted from single to multi-species approaches focused on sustaining biodiversity. Multi-species hierarchical occupancy modelling provides a method for assessing biodiversity while accounting for multiple sources of uncertainty. We analysed camera trapping data with multi-species models using a Bayesian approach to estimate the distributions of a terrestrial mammal community in northern Botswana and evaluate community, group, and species-specific responses to human disturbance and environmental variables. Groupings were based on two life-history traits: body size (small, medium, large and extra-large) and diet (carnivore, omnivore and herbivore). We photographed 44 species of mammals over 6607 trap nights. Camera station-specific estimates of species richness ranged from 8 to

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