Rapid in situ range testing for acoustic telemetry in Leizhou Bay, South China Sea.

ABSTRACT: Acoustic telemetry is widely used to study the movement and habitat use of marine animals, but its effectiveness depends greatly on the appropriate receiver spacing and the local environmental context. In practice, when time or logistical resources are limited, short-term range tests, if carefully planned and interpreted, can provide rapid and valuable deployment guidance. Here, we conducted a 24-h in situ range test in a subtropical bay as a practical case study and reference workflow for planning receiver deployment before animal tracking studies. Two transmitters with different power outputs were deployed, and a generalized additive mixed model was applied to assess how environmental factors influenced detection proportion. The results showed that the effective detection range (50% dete

SUBMITTER: Lyu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12618597 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature