Intraseasonal variations in the spatial behaviour of an Arctic predator.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In highly constrained ecosystems such as in the Arctic, animals must constantly adjust their movements to cope with the highly versatile environmental conditions. However, to date most studies have focused on interseasonal differences in spatial behaviour, while intraseasonal dynamics are less described.

Methods

To fill this knowledge gap, we studied the movement patterns of an Arctic predator, the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) at the intraseasonal scale. To unravel temporal patterns in space use and movement metrics, we used GPS data collected on 20 individual foxes between 2017 and 2023 in North-East Greenland.

Results

We showed that weekly full and core home range sizes (estimated by means of Autocorrelated Kernel Density Estimates), and daily mean relativ

SUBMITTER: Bonnefond L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11881417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature