Linking animal migration and ecosystem processes: Data-driven simulation of propagule dispersal by migratory herbivores.

ABSTRACT: Animal migration is a key process underlying active subsidies and species dispersal over long distances, which affects the connectivity and functioning of ecosystems. Despite much research describing patterns of where animals migrate, we still lack a framework for quantifying and predicting how animal migration affects ecosystem processes. In this study, we aim to integrate animal movement behavior and ecosystem functioning by developing a predictive modeling framework that can inform ecosystem management and conservation.We propose a framework to model individual-level migration trajectories between populations' seasonal ranges as well as the resulting dispersal and fate of propagules carried by the migratory animals, which can be calibrated using empirical data at every step of the model

SUBMITTER: Somveille M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature