Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Macroecological studies that require habitat suitability data for many species often derive this information from expert opinion. However, expert-based information is inherently subjective and thus prone to errors. The increasing availability of GPS tracking data offers opportunities to evaluate and supplement expert-based information with detailed empirical evidence. Here, we compared expert-based habitat suitability information from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with habitat suitability information derived from GPS-tracking data of 1,498 individuals from 49 mammal species.

Location

Worldwide.

Time period

1998-2021.

Major taxa studied

Forty-nine terrestrial mammal species.

Methods

Using GPS data, we estimated two measures

SUBMITTER: Broekman MJE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544534 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature