Male Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Habitat Selection at Multiple Scales

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen B. Vale ◽  
Robert E. Kissell
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Swamp Rabbit

Scale-dependent habitat selection in three didelphid marsupials using the spool-and-line technique in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maíra C. Moura ◽  
Alice C. Caparelli ◽  
Simone R. Freitas ◽  
Marcus V. Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Direction Change ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Habitat Scale ◽  
Didelphis Aurita ◽  
Metachirus Nudicaudatus ◽  
Habitat Variables

Habitat selection can be detected at different scales. For small mammals, habitat studies normally evaluate micro- or meso-habitat selection, but rarely are multiple scales analysed simultaneously. These studies use quantitative data of structural characteristics around the trap stations to evaluate selection. We test an alternative method to evaluate habitat selection in three didelphid marsupials (Didelphis aurita, Philander frenatus and Metachirus nudicaudatus), using a spool-and-line device, and measure habitat selection at two spatial scales. Habitat was characterized by seven habitat variables measured at ten points of direction change along the path traversed by each individual, and at 25 trap stations distributed in a 1-ha area. Micro-habitat selection was estimated at each point by comparing habitat measures between the direction selected against other directions. Meso-habitat selection was estimated by comparing habitat measurements on the whole path of an individual against habitat measures on the 25 trap stations. Patterns of selection for each species could only be detected at the meso-habitat scale, although a few individuals in each species were selective at the micro-habitat scale. Studies of habitat selection need to address the scale of study quantitatively, if possible comparing two or more scales to determine the scale of selection.

scholarly journals Cross-scale Correlations and the Design and Analysis of Avian Habitat Selection Studies

The Condor ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Battin ◽  
Joshua J. Lawler
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Hierarchical Modeling ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Classification Tree ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Selection Decisions ◽  
Habitat Variables

Abstract It has long been suggested that birds select habitat hierarchically, progressing from coarser to finer spatial scales. This hypothesis, in conjunction with the realization that many organisms likely respond to environmental patterns at multiple spatial scales, has led to a large number of avian habitat studies that have attempted to quantify habitat associations at multiple scales. Typically, multiscale habitat selection studies involve the assessment of habitat selection separately at two or more scales. Until recently, these studies have ignored the potential for cross-scale correlations: correlations among habitat variables across scales. If environmental patterns are correlated across the scales being analyzed, researchers using traditional analytical methods may reach erroneous conclusions about the presence or strength of habitat associations at a given scale. We discuss the ways in which cross-scale correlations manifest themselves in two types of habitat selection studies: (1) “constrained” designs that assume a hierarchical ordering of habitat selection decisions, and (2) “unconstrained” designs, which do not assume such a selection process. We demonstrate approaches for quantifying and modeling cross-scale correlations, including a simulation model, a variance decomposition technique, and a hierarchical modeling approach based on classification tree analysis. We conclude that cross-scale correlations have the potential to affect data interpretation in all types of habitat selection studies and that, even with careful attention to experimental design and the application of newly developed statistical techniques, it is likely their effects cannot be eliminated.

scholarly journals Using Mountain Lion Habitat Selection in Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
JA Dellinger ◽  
B Cristescu ◽  
J Ewanyk ◽  
DJ Gammons ◽  
D Garcelon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Mountain Lions ◽  
Mountain Lion ◽  
Management And Conservation

© 2019 The Wildlife Society Wildlife agencies are generally tasked with managing and conserving species at state and local levels simultaneously. Thus, it is necessary for wildlife agencies to understand basic ecological processes of a given species at multiple scales to aid decision making at commensurately varied spatial and behavioral scales. Mountain lions (Puma concolor) occur throughout California, USA, and are at the center of a variety of management and conservation issues. For example, they are genetically and demographically at risk in 1 region yet apparently stable and negatively affecting endangered species in another. Currently, no formal plan exists for mountain lions in California to deal with these diverse scenarios involving issues of local mountain lion population viability and problems related to predation of endangered species. To facilitate development of a state-wide management and conservation plan, we quantified habitat selection by mountain lions at 2 spatial scales across the range of environmental conditions in which the species is found in California. Our analyses used location data from individuals (n = 263) collared across the state from 2001–2019. At the home range scale, mountain lions selected habitat to prioritize meeting energetic demands. At the within home range scale, mountain lions avoided areas of human activity. Further, our analyses revealed 165,350–170,085 km2, depending on season, of suitable mountain lion habitat in California. Fifty percent of the suitable habitat was on unprotected lands and thus vulnerable to development. These habitat selection models will help in the development of a state-wide conservation and management plan for mountain lions in California by guiding mountain lion population monitoring through time, prioritization of habitat to be conserved for maintaining demographic connectivity and gene flow, and efforts to mediate mountain lion-prey interactions. Our work and application area will help with wildlife policy and management decisions related to depredation problems at the local scale and issues of habitat connectivity at the statewide scale. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.

The effects of roads on habitat selection and movement patterns of the American badger subspecies Taxidea taxus jacksoni in Ontario, Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (11) ◽  
pp. 821-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Sunga ◽  
Josh Sayers ◽  
Karl Cottenie ◽  
Christopher J. Kyle ◽  
Danielle M. Ethier
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Road Mortality ◽  
Road Kill ◽  
Movement Trajectories ◽  
Taxidea Taxus ◽  
American Badger

Road mortality is identified as a threat to American badger (Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777)) populations across Canada. Understanding habitat selection and movement in relation to roads is therefore vital to their conservation. Using telemetry data and road-kill locations of badgers in southwestern Ontario, we examined the relationship between habitat selection, movement patterns, and roads at three spatial scales. At the study-area scale, we assessed the effects of habitat attributes on burrow site selection. Several individuals placed their burrows closer to primary highways than expected, suggesting that badgers are not sensitive to human disturbances at this scale. Using straight-line movement trajectories between burrows, we analyzed individual movement patterns within home ranges. All badgers showed some degree of road avoidance, either crossing fewer roads or roads that posed lower mortality risk. At the road-crossing scale, we compared landscape features surrounding road-kill locations to random locations along the same roadway. There was a positive relationship between road-kill locations and number of water-based linear features and higher density of hedgerow cover. Our results provide evidence that badger movement is influenced by roads at multiple scales, which has important implications for managers interested in developing road-mitigation strategies for this endangered population.

Modelling habitat selection at multiple scales with multivariate geostatistics: an application to seabirds in open sea

Oikos ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 119 (6) ◽  
pp. 988-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwige Bellier ◽  
Grégoire Certain ◽  
Benjamin Planque ◽  
Pascal Monestiez ◽  
Vincent Bretagnolle
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Multivariate Geostatistics ◽  
Open Sea

Hydrogeomorphology Influences Swamp Rabbit Habitat Selection in Bottomland Hardwood Forests

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Hillard ◽  
Joanne C. Crawford ◽  
Clayton K. Nielsen ◽  
John W. Groninger ◽  
Eric M. Schauber
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Hardwood Forests ◽  
Bottomland Hardwood ◽  
Bottomland Hardwood Forests ◽  
Swamp Rabbit

Roe deer at risk: teasing apart habitat selection and landscape constraints in risk exposure at multiple scales

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 124 (11) ◽  
pp. 1536-1546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Padié ◽  
Nicolas Morellet ◽  
A. J. Mark Hewison ◽  
Jean-Louis Martin ◽  
Nadège Bonnot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Roe Deer ◽  
Risk Exposure

Quantifying edges as gradients at multiple scales improves habitat selection models for northern spotted owl

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1227-1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily J. Comfort ◽  
Darren A. Clark ◽  
Robert G. Anthony ◽  
John Bailey ◽  
Matthew G. Betts
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Selection Models ◽  
Spotted Owl ◽  
Northern Spotted Owl

scholarly journals Encounter success of free-ranging marine predator movements across a dynamic prey landscape

2006 ◽  
Vol 273 (1591) ◽  
pp. 1195-1201 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W Sims ◽  
Matthew J Witt ◽  
Anthony J Richardson ◽  
Emily J Southall ◽  
Julian D Metcalfe
Keyword(s):  
Random Walk ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Zooplankton Biomass ◽  
Marine Predator ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Top Predators ◽  
Large Predators ◽  
Free Ranging

Movements of wide-ranging top predators can now be studied effectively using satellite and archival telemetry. However, the motivations underlying movements remain difficult to determine because trajectories are seldom related to key biological gradients, such as changing prey distributions. Here, we use a dynamic prey landscape of zooplankton biomass in the north-east Atlantic Ocean to examine active habitat selection in the plankton-feeding basking shark Cetorhinus maximus . The relative success of shark searches across this landscape was examined by comparing prey biomass encountered by sharks with encounters by random-walk simulations of ‘model’ sharks. Movements of transmitter-tagged sharks monitored for 964 days (16 754 km estimated minimum distance) were concentrated on the European continental shelf in areas characterized by high seasonal productivity and complex prey distributions. We show movements by adult and sub-adult sharks yielded consistently higher prey encounter rates than 90% of random-walk simulations. Behavioural patterns were consistent with basking sharks using search tactics structured across multiple scales to exploit the richest prey areas available in preferred habitats. Simple behavioural rules based on learned responses to previously encountered prey distributions may explain the high performances. This study highlights how dynamic prey landscapes enable active habitat selection in large predators to be investigated from a trophic perspective, an approach that may inform conservation by identifying critical habitat of vulnerable species.

scholarly journals Using Mountain Lion Habitat Selection in Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
JA Dellinger ◽  
B Cristescu ◽  
J Ewanyk ◽  
DJ Gammons ◽  
D Garcelon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Mountain Lions ◽  
Mountain Lion ◽  
Management And Conservation

© 2019 The Wildlife Society Wildlife agencies are generally tasked with managing and conserving species at state and local levels simultaneously. Thus, it is necessary for wildlife agencies to understand basic ecological processes of a given species at multiple scales to aid decision making at commensurately varied spatial and behavioral scales. Mountain lions (Puma concolor) occur throughout California, USA, and are at the center of a variety of management and conservation issues. For example, they are genetically and demographically at risk in 1 region yet apparently stable and negatively affecting endangered species in another. Currently, no formal plan exists for mountain lions in California to deal with these diverse scenarios involving issues of local mountain lion population viability and problems related to predation of endangered species. To facilitate development of a state-wide management and conservation plan, we quantified habitat selection by mountain lions at 2 spatial scales across the range of environmental conditions in which the species is found in California. Our analyses used location data from individuals (n = 263) collared across the state from 2001–2019. At the home range scale, mountain lions selected habitat to prioritize meeting energetic demands. At the within home range scale, mountain lions avoided areas of human activity. Further, our analyses revealed 165,350–170,085 km2, depending on season, of suitable mountain lion habitat in California. Fifty percent of the suitable habitat was on unprotected lands and thus vulnerable to development. These habitat selection models will help in the development of a state-wide conservation and management plan for mountain lions in California by guiding mountain lion population monitoring through time, prioritization of habitat to be conserved for maintaining demographic connectivity and gene flow, and efforts to mediate mountain lion-prey interactions. Our work and application area will help with wildlife policy and management decisions related to depredation problems at the local scale and issues of habitat connectivity at the statewide scale. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.

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