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dc.contributor.authorKing, Alison
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Amy
dc.contributor.authorBuckle, Duncan
dc.contributor.authorNovak, Peter
dc.contributor.authorFulton, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T12:31:25Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T12:31:25Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0018-8158
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10750-017-3390-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/368926
dc.description.abstractRemote underwater video (RUV) cameras are commonly used in marine environments to sample fish, but to date have infrequently been used in freshwater environments. We tested the utility of a range of underwater video camera deployments (floating/benthic and fixed/moving) for surveying fish assemblages within tropical wetland habitats of Kakadu National Park, Australia. RUV cameras in both fixed and moving configurations were able to detect a range of fish species in various habitat types, with shy and/or flighty species readily detected. Cameras also performed well in a variety of conditions, although dense macrophytes posed a challenge for all video deployment types. RUV camera survey data compared favourably to two traditional fish survey techniques (visual census and pop netting). However, fixed camera deployments more closely resembled data collected via traditional techniques; whereas moving RUV deployments were consistently lower than any other method. We find that RUV cameras are a valuable monitoring and sampling technique for assessing freshwater fish assemblages in tropical wetlands, and are especially useful where remoteness, difficult access, variable water quality, complex habitats and interactions between humans and dangerous aquatic life can limit the use of other traditional fish sampling techniques.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom145
dc.relation.ispartofpageto164
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHydrobiologia
dc.relation.ispartofvolume807
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode37
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310305
dc.titleEfficacy of remote underwater video cameras for monitoring tropical wetland fishes
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGeorge, Amy K.


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