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. 2014 Aug 29;9(8):e106194. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106194

Table 4. Comparison of different monitoring methods.

Purpose Monitoring by tracks Camera trap monitoring Infrared trail monitoring
Species identification Reliability Reliable, but depends on the track pad material and condition Highly reliable, but can miss fast moving animals (e.g. roe deer)
Not possible
Improvements Use higher proportion of fine-grained material Combine with track pads for better species coverage
Wildlife crossings estimation Estimation bias Underestimated Underestimated Overestimated
Improvements Frequent field visits (expensive!) or combination with other methods Combination with other methods Usage of filtering algorithm tuned by camera trap data to improve wildlife crossing estimation