Resource selection by a megaomnivore in a marine foraging habitat.

ABSTRACT: Habitat-based approaches to animal conservation are bolstered by an understanding of resource selection, that is, use of resources (i.e., habitat features) relative to their availability in the environment. Quantifying resource selection is especially valuable when data characterizing animal space use are limited, as is often the case with mobile and/or cryptic species. Documenting associations with habitat features can better inform management in space in time, while also revealing key insight into movement ecology and behavior. Here, we evaluate resource selection by a megaomnivore whose highly mobile nature within marine habitats has resulted in an incomplete understanding of drivers of space use. We used satellite telemetry to track 29 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from an east

SUBMITTER: Maurer AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature