- Title
- Snapshot Safari: A large-scale collaborative to monitor Africa's remarkable biodiversity
- Creator
- Pardo, Lain E, Bombaci, Sara, Huebner, Sarah E, Somers, Michael J, Fritz, Herve, Downs, Colleen, Guthmann, Abby, Hetem, Robyn S, Keith, Mark, le Roux, Aliza, Mgqatsa, Nokubonga, Packer, Craig, Palmer, Meredith S, Parker, Daniel M, Peel, Mike, Slotow, Rob, Strauss, W. Maartin, Swanepoel, Lourens, Tambling, Craig, Tsie, Nairobi, Vermeulen, Mika, Willi, Marco, Jachowski, David S, Venter, Jan A
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/462669
- Identifier
- vital:76324
- Identifier
- xlink:href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/8134"
- Description
- Nature is experiencing degradation and extinction rates never recorded before in the history of Earth. Consequently, continuous large-scale monitoring programmes are critical, not only to provide insights into population trends but also to aid in understanding factors associated with altering population dynamics at various temporal and spatial scales. Continuous monitoring is important not only for tracking rare or threatened species but also to detect the increase of potentially invasive species4, and the trends in the populations of common species, which in some regions are declining even more rapidly than are rare species. The combination of citizen science and cutting-edge technologies has improved monitoring programmes. In this regard, camera traps have become a popular tool to engage with society while obtaining accurate scientific data. The importance of advances in technological monitoring has even been highlighted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through the proposed 'Digital Ecosystem framework', a complex distributed network or interconnected socio-technological system.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (4 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- The South African Journal of Science
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Journal of Science, Pardo, L.E., Bombaci, S., Huebner, S.E., Somers, M.J., Fritz, H., Downs, C., Guthmann, A., Hetem, R.S., Keith, M., Roux, A.L. and Mgqatsa, N., 2021. Snapshot Safari: A large-scale collaborative to monitor Africa's remarkable biodiversity. South African Journal of Science, 117(1-2), pp.1-4, South African Journal of Science volume 117 number 1-2 p. 1 2021 1996-7489
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the South African Journal of Science Copyright and Permissions Statement (https://www.sajs.co.za/copyright-permissions)
- Rights
- Open Access
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