Real-time drone derived thermal imagery outperforms traditional survey methods for an arboreal forest mammal

• Ryan R. Witt ,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ryan.witt@newcastle.edu.au

  Affiliations School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, FAUNA Research Alliance, Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3696-6395

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• Chad T. Beranek,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, FAUNA Research Alliance, Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia, Science Division, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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• Lachlan G. Howell,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, FAUNA Research Alliance, Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia

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• Shelby A. Ryan,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, FAUNA Research Alliance, Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia

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• John Clulow,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, FAUNA Research Alliance, Kahibah, New South Wales, Australia

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• Neil R. Jordan,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of BEES, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Taronga Institute of Science and Learning, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

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• Bob Denholm,

  Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation

  Affiliation Science Division, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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• Adam Roff

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia, Science Division, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0457-8251

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