In many study areas, both the line transect survey data and camera trap data are available. How to combine them in a species distribution model is what I care about. Line transect surveys cover large areas with a low survey intensity, whereas camera trap surveys cover small areas for 24/7. Suggestions for appropriately weighting these two types of data are highly appreciated.
Why do you want to do that because it looks the methods don't measure the same thing? Best wishes, David Booth
David Eugene Booth Yes, the two methods give quite different results. However, researchers are interest in animals, and they usually want to use all available information for their studies. For example, a scientist completed a line transect survey and recorded many occurrences of wild boars. He can estimate the density of the wild boar base on this survey. In the meantime, he has camera trap data in the same region. Now he is thinking about how to use the camera trap data to improve the accuracy of wild boar density.
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