Detailed Information on Publication Record
2015
The BAARA (Biological AutomAted RAdiotracking) System: A New Approach in Ecological Field Studies
ŘEŘUCHA, Šimon, Tomáš BARTONIČKA, Petr JEDLIČKA, Martin ČÍŽEK, Ondřej HLOUŠA et. al.Basic information
Original name
The BAARA (Biological AutomAted RAdiotracking) System: A New Approach in Ecological Field Studies
Authors
ŘEŘUCHA, Šimon (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Tomáš BARTONIČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr JEDLIČKA (203 Czech Republic), Martin ČÍŽEK (203 Czech Republic), Ondřej HLOUŠA (203 Czech Republic), Radek LUČAN (203 Czech Republic) and Ivan HORÁČEK (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2015, 1932-6203
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 3.057
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/15:00080493
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000350168700024
Keywords in English
automated radiotracking bats telemetry
Změněno: 19/2/2018 10:40, doc. Mgr. Tomáš Bartonička, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
Radiotracking is an important and often the only possible method to explore specific habits and the behaviour of animals, but it has proven to be very demanding and time-consuming, especially when frequent positioning of a large group is required. Our aim was to address this issue by making the process partially automated, to mitigate the demands and related costs. This paper presents a novel automated tracking system that consists of a network of automated tracking stations deployed within the target area. Each station reads the signals from telemetry transmitters, estimates the bearing and distance of the tagged animals and records their position. The station is capable of tracking a theoretically unlimited number of transmitters on different frequency channels with the period of 5–15 seconds per single channel. An ordinary transmitter that fits within the supported frequency band might be used with BAARA (Biological AutomAted RAdiotracking); an extra option is the use of a customprogrammable transmitter with configurable operational parameters, such as the precise frequency channel or the transmission parameters. This new approach to a tracking system was tested for its applicability in a series of field and laboratory tests. BAARA has been tested within fieldwork explorations of Rousettus aegyptiacus during field trips to Dakhla oasis in Egypt. The results illustrate the novel perspective which automated radiotracking opens for the study of spatial behaviour, particularly in addressing topics in the domain of population ecology.
Links
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