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Recommended guiding principles for reporting on camera trapping research |
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| Authors: | P. D. Meek G. Ballard A. Claridge R. Kays K. Moseby T. O’Brien A. O’Connell J. Sanderson D. E. Swann M. Tobler S. Townsend |
| Affiliation: | 1. Vertebrate Pest Research Unit, Biosecurity NSW, NSW Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 530, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia 2. Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia 3. Invasive Animals CRC, PO Box 530, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2450, Australia 4. Nature Conservation Section, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, PO Box 733, Queanbeyan, NSW, 2620, Australia 5. School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Northcott Drive, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia 6. North Carolina Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, NC, USA 7. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA 8. The University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia 9. Mpala Research Centre, Wildlife Conservation Society, PO Box 555, Nanyuki, 10400, Kenya 10. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Centre, 12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA 11. Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation, 390 Incon Road, Corrales, NM, 87048, USA 12. Saguaro National Park, 3693 South Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ, 85730, USA 13. Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA, 92027-7000, USA 14. Wildlife Ecology and Consulting, 709 56th Street, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA |
| Abstract: | Camera traps are used by scientists and natural resource managers to acquire ecological data, and the rapidly increasing camera trapping literature highlights how popular this technique has become. Nevertheless, the methodological information reported in camera trap publications can vary widely, making replication of the study difficult. Here we propose a series of guiding principles for reporting methods and results obtained using camera traps. Attributes of camera trapping we cover include: (i) specifying the model(s) of camera traps(s) used, (ii) mode of deployment, (iii) camera settings, and (iv) study design. In addition to suggestions regarding best practice data coding and analysis, we present minimum principles for standardizing information that we believe should be reported in all peer-reviewed papers. Standardised reporting enables more robust comparisons among studies, facilitates national and global reviews, enables greater ease of study replication, and leads to improved wildlife research and management outcomes. |
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