GPS tracking data reveals daily spatio-temporal movement patterns of waterfowl.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spatio-temporal patterns of movement can characterize relationships between organisms and their surroundings, and address gaps in our understanding of species ecology, activity budgets, bioenergetics, and habitat resource management. Highly mobile waterfowl, which can exploit resources over large spatial extents, are excellent models to understand relationships between movements and resource usage, landscape interactions and specific habitat needs.

Methods

We tracked 3 species of dabbling ducks with GPS-GSM transmitters in 2015-17 to examine fine-scale movement patterns over 24 h periods (30 min interval), dividing movement pathways into temporally continuous segments and spatially contiguous patches. We quantified distances moved, area used and time allocated acr

SUBMITTER: McDuie F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388499 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature