Drone-based habitat quality assessment for ground squirrel home ranges (Sciuridae)

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Description

Uses drone-mounted multispectral and thermal sensors to collect fine-scale habitat data within individual home ranges. Combines thermal imagery, vegetation mapping, and digital elevation models to quantify microclimate and resource availability.

Typical Equipment

• Micasense Altum sensors
• DJI m300 drone
• QGIS
• digital elevation model
• digital surface model

Output Measurements

• temperature variation
• vegetation cover percentage
• dandelion abundance
• perch counts

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