Time-lapse photography for monitoring group-living organisms

What is it about?

Population monitoring of organisms living in remote locations is costly, requiring substantial amounts of time and money. Here, we present a cost effective way to monitor group living organisms using time-lapse photography, presenting a case study of a colonial breeding seabird (thick-billed murres, a.k.a. Brünnich's guillemots) in Greenland.

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Why is it important?

This research presents a monitoring method using time-lapse photography that requires minimal time and effort in the field, and with future advancements in data processing methods, post-collection effort can be minimized (see: Merkel et al. 2016, J. Field Ornithol.). The data presented highlights the need to assess adequately the behavior of the focal species to acquire the desired data.