ArticleEcology and evolution2021
Linking camera-trap data to taxonomy: Identifying photographs of morphologically similar chipmunks.
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- Multiscale habitat selection of an imperiled subspecies of Least Chipmunk (Journal of mammalogy · 2025Article
- Cryptic species conservation: a review.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2025Review
- Towards the fully automated monitoring of ecological communities.Ecology letters · 2022Review
- Linking camera-trap data to taxonomy: Identifying photographs of morphologically similar chipmunks.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
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Abstract
Remote cameras are a common method for surveying wildlife and recently have been promoted for implementing large-scale regional biodiversity monitoring programs. The use of camera-trap data depends on the correct identification of animals captured in the photographs, yet misidentification rates can be high, especially when morphologically similar species co-occur, and this can lead to faulty inferences and hinder conservation efforts. Correct identification is dependent on diagnosable taxonomic characters, photograph quality, and the experience and training of the observer. However, keys rooted in taxonomy are rarely used for the identification of camera-trap images and error rates are rarely assessed, even when morphologically similar species are present in the study area. We tested a method for ensuring high identification accuracy using two sympatric and morphologically similar chipmunk (
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