Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research.

ABSTRACT: Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, we need an in-depth understanding of the main technological, species-specific and environmental factors that determine the success and failure of satellite tracking devices across species and habitats. Here, we assess the relative influence of such factors on the ability of satellite telemetry units to provide the expected amount and quality of data by analyzing data from over 3,000 devices deployed on 62 terrestrial species in 167 projects worldwide. We evaluate the success rate in obtaining GPS fixes as well as in transferring these fixes to

SUBMITTER: Hofman MPG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6508664 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature