Home range size, utilization and spatial organization of Pine Martens in Bial'owieza National Park, Poland

The movements of a subalpine population of feral pigs were examined at Kosciusko National Park in southeastern New South Wales. Sufficient data were collected to estimate the home-range area of 20 pigs on the basis of 782 telemetry and trap locations. Mean (+/- s.d.) home-range size (minimum convex polygon method) for males (35.0 t 22.2 km*2) was significantly greater than that for females (1 1.1 +/- 5.2 km*2). Use of capture-recapture distances to estimate home-range size was considered inappropriate. A test for nomadism suggests that, although home ranges of pigs in this environment were larger than those reported for other pigs in Australia, the pigs were essentially sedentary. Management implications for this population are discussed.

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Home-range size and spatial organization of black-footed ferrets Mustela nigripes in South Dakota, USA

Wildlife Biology ◽

10.2981/09-034 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 66-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

David S. Jachowski ◽

Joshua J. Millspaugh ◽

Dean E. Biggins ◽

Travis M. Livieri ◽

Marc R. Matchett

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

South Dakota ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Mustela Nigripes

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Home range sizes of Cape Mountain Zebras Equus Zebra Zebra in the Mountain Zebra National Park

Koedoe ◽

10.4102/koedoe.v25i1.608 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. L Penzhorn

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

National Park ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Home Ranges ◽

The Mean

The mean home range size of Cape mountain zebra breeding herds was 9,4 km2 (range 3,1 @ 16,0 km2). In two herds which split up, the home ranges of the resultant herds included the original home ranges, but were larger.

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Home Range and Habitat Selection of Female Mountain Nyalas (Tragelaphus Buxtoni) in the Human-Dominated Landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands

10.21203/rs.3.rs-21274/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anagaw Atickem ◽

Matthias Klapproth ◽

Martha Fischer ◽

Dietmar Zinner ◽

Leif Egil Loe

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

National Park ◽

Resource Selection ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Home Ranges ◽

Human Settlement ◽

Night Time ◽

Selection Of

Abstract Background: Human settlement and agricultural activities restrict increasingly the range of large mammals in many cases contributing to declining numbers of ungulates. Here, we studied home range size and habitat selection of female mountain nyalas in the northern end of the Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) (31 km2) surrounded by human settlement. We collected data on space use of seven adult female mountain nyalas equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars. Home range size was estimated using fixed kernel density and habitat selection was determined by resource selection functions.Results: We found that female mountain nyalas have much smaller (5.7 km2) home ranges than the 19 km2 home range size predicted for a 170 kg, group-living species living in mixed habitats. Home ranges were 30% larger in night time than daytime. We suggest that the night time extension beyond the park boundaries were caused by both push and pull effects. The presumably high livestock and other ungulates grazing pressure within the protected area may cause forage-driven excursions out of the park, in particular during agricultural crop seasons. In addition, mountain nyalas are probably attracted by humans as shields against hyena predation. Resource selection index indicates bush land and forest habitat are the most preferred habitat types while agriculture and human settlements are least preferred habitats.Conclusions: Given that mountain nyalas are found in high density (24 individuals/km2) and the size of the northern part of the Bale Mountain National Park, which is currently under protection by the park authorities for the mountain nyala conservation, is too small for the predicted home range size of large ungulates, we suggest protecting additional area may be needed for the long-term conservation of the endangered mountain nyala.

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Home range size adjustments by the eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, in response to natural and manipulated water availability

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z90-284 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 68 (9) ◽

pp. 2016-2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Michael A. Bowers ◽

David N. Welch ◽

Timothy G. Carr

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

Water Availability ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Free Water ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Home Ranges ◽

Drought Period ◽

Tamias Striatus ◽

Early Fall

Capture–recapture techniques were used to study the spatial organization of a population of eastern chipmunks, Tamias striatus, over 16 weeks of an uncharacteristically dry summer and early fall. The objective was to examine the role of free water as a factor influencing home range size. Home range size was estimated for time periods of 1, 3, and 5 weeks. For animals captured more than two times, home range size estimates were not significantly correlated with the number of captures or body weight, nor did home ranges differ between males and females. Home ranges were relatively large in early summer, small in mid- to late-summer, and large again in the early fall. Home ranges were significantly smaller during the 8 weeks of greater-than-median precipitation than during weeks of less-than-median precipitation. Home ranges of 8 individuals out of 12 increased in size during a 3-week drought period relative to their pre- and post-drought home ranges. Differences in home range size between drought and nondrought periods were more pronounced for males than females. Comparison of home range size before and after the provision of supplemental drinking water showed that where water was added, chipmunks reduced the size of their home ranges significantly more than control (unwatered) chipmunks. These results identity water availability during certain years and seasons as a factor influencing home range size.

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Home-range studies in a reintroduced brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) population in the Grampians National Park, Victoria

Australian Mammalogy ◽

10.1071/am10039 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 128 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jenny Molyneux ◽

David A. Taggart ◽

Anthony Corrigan ◽

Sean Frey

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

National Park ◽

Site Fidelity ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Local Extinction ◽

Home Ranges ◽

Radio Tracking ◽

Western Victoria ◽

Species Ecology

In 2008, after 9 years of presumed local extinction, brush-tailed rock-wallabies (Petrogale penicillata) were reintroduced at Moora Moora Creek in the Grampians National Park, western Victoria. Since little is known about this species in Victoria, the reintroduction presented an important opportunity to gain information on the species’ ecology. Radio-tracking was undertaken and home range determined for three individuals released 11 months before this study and a further five individuals that were released at the commencement of the study in October 2009. Home-range size showed little variation amongst individuals, with a mean overall home range of 26 ha (±1.69, s.e.) and a mean core home range of 2.5 ha (±0.24, s.e.). Newly reintroduced individuals showed higher levels of association with wallabies from the same release and greater site fidelity when known conspecifics were close. Within 5 months of release, newly reintroduced animals showed home ranges similar in both size and distribution to those of animals released 11 months prior.

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Spatial organization of Molina’s hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga) in two landscapes of the Pampas grassland of Argentina

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z10-110 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 229-238 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

D. F. Castillo ◽

M. Lucherini ◽

E. M. Luengos Vidal ◽

C. Manfredi ◽

E. B. Casanave

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

Protected Area ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Cropland Area ◽

Movement Rates ◽

Resting Sites ◽

Range Dynamics ◽

Ecosystem State

We radio-tracked 16 individuals (6 males, 10 females) of the little known Molina’s hog-nosed skunk ( Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782)) and compared home-range dynamics, movement rates, and densities between a protected area and a landscape fragmented by agriculture. The mean home-range size (95% fixed kernel) was 166.7 ha (SD = 107.5 ha), without significant differences between areas. Home-range size varied significantly between males (mean = 243.7 ha, SD = 76.5 ha) and females (mean = 120.4 ha, SD =77.6 ha). Overlap between home range and core area was extensive between and within sexes in the protected area and more limited in the cropland area. Mean distance traveled between two consecutive resting sites was 269.5 m (SD = 365 m) and did not differ between areas, although movements were greater for males than females. Distance moved was influenced by seasons, being greater during the cold period. Finally, density estimates were consistently greater at the protected area. We argue that home-range size in Molina’s hog-nosed skunks is an inherent species property, whereas population density and territoriality are more flexible parameters that could reflect how the ecosystem state was affected. In our study, the greater dispersion of food patches in the cropland area than in the protected area may be the major factor influencing these parameters.

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Spatial-Organization and Movement Patterns of Adult Male Platypus, Ornithorhynchus-Anatinus (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1071/zo9950091 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 91 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

JL Gardner ◽

M Serena

Keyword(s):

Home Range ◽

Adult Male ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Movement Patterns ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Activity Period ◽

Home Ranges ◽

Ornithorhynchus Anatinus ◽

Different Parts

Home-range size and overlap and movement patterns of adult male platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, occupying streams in southern Victoria were investigated near the start of the breeding season using radio-tracking techniques. On the basis of a sample of males monitored for four or more complete activity periods, home-range size varied from 2.9 to 7.0 km, with individuals (n = 4) moving a mean net distance of 2.0 +/- 1.4 km per activity period. Longer-range movements were also observed, with one male travelling at least 15 km from one stream catchment to another via an intervening stretch of river. Some home ranges of males were mutually exclusive whereas others overlapped substantially; in the latter case, males largely avoided each other, spending most of their time in different parts of the shared area. All home ranges of males apparently overlapped those of two or more adult females. Three patterns of travel over complete activity periods were recognised, including unidirectional travel (point A to B), return travel (A to B to A) and multidirectional travel with multiple, relatively short-range backtracking. Males occupying overlapping areas often moved multidirectionally and rarely undertook unidirectional travel, whereas the converse applied to males occupying exclusive areas.

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Population density, home range size and spatial organization of the Cape clawless otter, Aonyx capensis, in a marine habitat

Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1111/j.1469-7998.1986.tb03576.x ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 209 (2) ◽

pp. 201-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

C. H. G. Arden-Clarke

Keyword(s):

Population Density ◽

Home Range ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Marine Habitat

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Comparative home range size and habitat selection in provisioned and non-provisioned long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia

Contributions to Zoology ◽

10.1163/18759866-bja10006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 89 (4) ◽

pp. 393-411

Author(s):

Malene F. Hansen ◽

Signe Ellegaard ◽

Maria M. Moeller ◽

Floris M. van Beest ◽

Agustin Fuentes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Path Length ◽

National Park ◽

Macaca Fascicularis ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Food Provisioning ◽

Wet Season ◽

Daily Path Length

The effect of food provisioning on ranging patterns of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in non-anthropogenic areas is largely unknown, as most published studies have focused on urban macaques. In this study, we quantified habitat selection, daily path length and home range size in long-tailed macaques in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia, comparing a non-provisioned to a provisioned group. To track the groups, we deployed six GPS-collars on females in both groups, of which only two collected data. Home range size (90% Auto-correlated Kernel Density Estimate) was 23 times smaller for the provisioned group (10.62 ha) than the non-provisioned group (249.90 ha). Home range size and area changed from dry to wet season for the non-provisioned group. Provisioned group home range size correlated negatively with number of visitors in the national park. Daily path length was significantly higher for the non-provisioned group. The provisioned group preferred settlements, where most of the provisioning occurred, and avoided areas with invasive acacia (Acacia nilotica). The non-provisioned group also avoided invasive acacia, preferred secondary forest in the dry season and restored savannah in the wet season. Food provisioning can affect macaque spatial ecology, by shaping daily travel length and home range size, and changing patterns of habitat selection. Even tourism in a managed national park, where provisioning is strictly prohibited although not always enforced, has significant consequences for animal behaviour and their natural ecosystems.

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