
Award Level
3rd Place - Non-empirical Graduate
Classification
Non-empirical Graduate
Abstract
Ground surveys are the primary means of conducting habitat assessments and landscape monitoring. However, these methods are temporally and financially expensive, and can be difficult to conduct in remote areas. Aerial photographs overcome some of these issues, but there are problems associated with poor resolution and are produced at too low of frequency for proper analysis and monitoring. With the introduction of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and high resolution sensors, monitoring efforts of landscapes can be obtained at high frequencies with high image resolution. Texas horned lizards (P. cornutum) and Lesser earless lizards (H. maculata) are ideal organisms to study habitat composition within a landscape due to their low mobility and occupy a specific habitat niche. The objective of this study is to monitor herpetofauna communities in western Kansas, and gather data using UAS technology to characterize microhabitat structure and presence patterns.
Faculty Advisor
Dr. William J. Stark
Department/Program
Biology
Submission Type
in-person poster
Date
5-3-2017
Rights
Copyright the Author(s)
Recommended Citation
Rogers, Sean
(2017)
"Remote Survey of Herpetofaunal Habitat in Western Kansas,"
SACAD: Scholarly Activities: Vol. 2017, Article 6.
DOI: 10.58809/JXNT6491
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2017/iss2017/6
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