Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis

作者：Tom Bruce, Zachary Amir, Benjamin L. Allen, Brendan F. Alting, Matt Amos, John Augusteyn, Guy Ballard, Linda Behrendorff, Kristian Bell, Andrew J. Bengsen, Ami Bennett, Joe Benshemesh, Joss Bentley, Caroline J. Blackmore, Remo Boscarino‐Gaetano, Lachlan A. Bourke, Rob Brewster, Barry W. Brook, Colin Broughton, Jessie C. Buettel, Andrew Carter, Antje Chiu‐Werner, Andrew W. Claridge, Sarah Comer, Sébastien Comte, Rod M. Connolly, Mitchell A. Cowan, Sophie L. Cross, Calum X. Cunningham, Anastasia H. Dalziell, Hugh F. Davies, Jenny Davis, Stuart J. Dawson, Julian Di Stefano, Chris R. Dickman, Martin L. Dillon, Tim S. Doherty, Michael M. Driessen, Don A. Driscoll, Shannon J. Dundas, Anne C. Eichholtzer, Todd F. Elliott, Peter Elsworth, Bronwyn A. Fancourt, Loren L. Fardell, James Faris, Adam Fawcett, Diana O. Fisher, Peter J. S. Fleming, David M. Forsyth, Alejandro D. Garza‐Garcia, William L. Geary, Graeme R. Gillespie, Patrick J. Giumelli, Ana Gračanin, Hedley S. Grantham, Aaron C. Greenville, Stephen R. Griffiths, Heidi Groffen, David G. Hamilton, Lana Harriott, Matt W. Hayward, Geoffrey W. Heard, Jaime Heiniger, Kristofer M. Helgen, T. Henderson, Lorna Hernández-Santín, César Herrera, Ben T. Hirsch, Rosemary Hohnen, Tracey Hollings, Conrad J. Hoskin, Bronwyn A. Hradsky, Jacinta E. Humphrey, Paul R. Jennings, Menna E. Jones, Neil R. Jordan, Catherine L. Kelly, Malcolm S. Kennedy, Monica Knipler, Tracey L. Kreplins, Kiara L. L'Herpiniere, William F. Laurance, Tyrone H. Lavery, Mark Le, Lily Leahy, Ashley Leedman, Sarah Legge, Ana V. Leitão, Mike Letnic, Michael J. Liddell, Zoë E. Lieb, Grant D. Linley, Allan Lisle, Cheryl Lohr, Natalya Maitz, Kieran D. Marshall, Rachel T. Mason, Daniela F. Matheus‐Holland, Leo B. McComb, Peter J. McDonald, Hugh McGregor, Donald T. McKnight, Paul D. Meek, Vishnu Menon, Damian Michael, Charlotte H. Mills, Vivianna Miritis, Harry A. Moore, Helen R. Morgan, Brett P. Murphy, Andrew Murray, Daniel J. D. Natusch, Heather Neilly, Paul Nevill, Peggy Newman, Thomas M. Newsome, Dale G. Nimmo, Eric J. Nordberg, Terence W. O’Dwyer, Sally O’Neill, Julie M. Old, Katherine Oxenham, Matthew Pauza, Angela J. L. Pestell, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Christopher A. Pocknee, Hugh P. Possingham, Keren G. Raiter, Jacquie Rand, Matthew W. Rees, Anthony R. Rendall, Juanita Renwick, April E. Reside, Miranda Rew‐Duffy, Euan G. Ritchie, Carl H. Roach, Alan Robley, Stefanie M. Rog, Tracy M. Rout, Thomas A. Schlacher, Cyril Scomparin, Holly Sitters, Deane Smith, Ruchira Somaweera, Emma E. Spencer, Rebecca Spindler, Alyson M. Stobo‐Wilson, Danielle Stokeld, Louise M. Streeting, Duncan R. Sutherland, Patrick L. Taggart, Daniella Teixeira, Graham G. Thompson, Scott A. Thompson, Mary O. Thorpe, Stephanie J. Todd, Alison L. Towerton, Karl Vernes, Grace Waller, Glenda M. Wardle, Darcy J. Watchorn, Alexander W. T. Watson, Justin A. Welbergen, Michael A. Weston, Baptiste Wijas, Stephen E. Williams, Luke P. Woodford, Eamonn I. F. Wooster, Elizabeth Znidersic, Matthew Scott Luskin · 发表于：Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1111/brv.13152 · 被引用次数：40 · 研究领域：Wildlife Ecology and Conservation、Species Distribution and Climate Change、Marine animal studies overview

Camera traps are widely used in wildlife research and monitoring, so it is imperative to understand their strengths, limitations, and potential for increasing impact. We investigated a decade of use of wildlife cameras (2012-2022) with a case study on Australian terrestrial vertebrates using a multifaceted approach. We (i) synthesised information from a literature review; (ii) conducted an online questionnaire of 132 professionals; (iii) hosted an in-person workshop of 28 leading experts representing academia, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and government; and (iv) mapped camera trap usage based on all sources. We predicted that the last decade would have shown: (i) exponentially increasing sampling effort, a continuation of camera usage trends up to 2012; (ii) analytics to have shifted from naive presence/absence and capture rates towards hierarchical modelling that accounts for imperfect detection, thereby improving the quality of outputs and inferences on occupancy, abundance, and density; and (iii) broader research scales in terms of multi-species, multi-site and multi-year studies. However, the results showed that the sampling effort has reached a plateau, with publication rates increasing only modestly. Users reported reaching a saturation point in terms of images that could be processed by humans and time for complex analyses and academic writing. There were strong taxonomic and geographic biases towards medium-large mammals (>500 g) in forests along Australia'...