Growth and Survival of Willow Grouse Chicks in Relation to Home Range Size, Brood Movements and Habitat Selection

Kjell Einar Erikstad

doi:10.2307/3676629

Breeding-Season Survival, Home-Range Size, and Habitat Selection of Female Bachman's Sparrows

Southeastern Naturalist ◽

10.1656/058.020.0112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Y. Choi ◽

Alexander C. Fish ◽

Christopher E. Moorman ◽

Christopher S. DePerno ◽

Jessica M. Schillaci

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Breeding Season ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Selection Of

Colonization, riparian habitat selection and home range size in a reintroduced population of European beavers in the Loire

Freshwater Biology ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00756.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 46 (10) ◽

pp. 1361-1371 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

J. Fustec ◽

T. Lode ◽

D. Le Jacques ◽

J. P. Cormier

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Riparian Habitat ◽

Reintroduced Population

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.

Habitat selection and home range size of red-legged partridges in Spain

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ◽

10.1016/j.agee.2008.01.020 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 126 (3-4) ◽

pp. 158-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

F.J. Buenestado ◽

P. Ferreras ◽

M. Delibes-Mateos ◽

F.S. Tortosa ◽

J.A. Blanco-Aguiar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size

The trade-off between fix rate and tracking duration on estimates of home range size and habitat selection for small vertebrates

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0219357 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (7) ◽

pp. e0219357 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Lucy J. Mitchell ◽

Piran C. L. White ◽

Kathryn E. Arnold

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Trade Off ◽

Selection For

Movements, Home-Range Size and Habitat Selection of Mallards during Autumn Migration

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0100764 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e100764 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Daniel Bengtsson ◽

Alexis Avril ◽

Gunnar Gunnarsson ◽

Johan Elmberg ◽

Pär Söderquist ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Autumn Migration ◽

Selection Of

Coarse- and fine-scale patterns of distribution and habitat selection places an Amazonian floodplain curassow in double jeopardy

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.4617 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. e4617 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gabriel A. Leite ◽

Izeni P. Farias ◽

André L. S. Gonçalves ◽

Joseph E. Hawes ◽

Carlos A. Peres

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Extinction Risk ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Habitat Preferences ◽

Open Water ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Conservation Strategy ◽

Fine Scale

Patterns of habitat selection are influenced by local productivity, resource availability, and predation risk. Species have taken millions of years to hone the macro- and micro-habitats they occupy, but these may now overlap with contemporary human threats within natural species ranges. Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa), an endemic galliform species of the western Amazon, is threatened by both hunting and habitat loss, and is restricted to white-water floodplain forests of major Amazonian rivers. In this study conducted along the Juruá River, Amazonas, Brazil, we quantified the ranging ecology and fine-scale patterns of habitat selection of the species. We estimated the home range size of C. globulosa using conventional VHF telemetry. To estimate patterns of habitat selection, we used geo-locations of day ranges to examine the extent and intensity of use across the floodplain, which were then compared to a high-resolution flood map of the study area. We captured two females and one male, which we monitored for 13 months between September 2014 and September 2015. Average home range size was 283 ha, based on the 95% aLoCoH estimator. Wattled Curassows selected areas of prolonged flood pulses (six to eight months/year) and had a consistent tendency to be near open water, usually in close proximity to river banks and lakes, especially during the dry season. Amazonian floodplains are densely settled, and the small portions of floodplain habitat used by Wattled Curassows are both the most accessible to hunters and most vulnerable to deforestation. As a result, the geographic and ecological distribution of Wattled Curassows places them at much higher extinction risk at multiple spatial scales, highlighting the need to consider habitat preferences within their conservation strategy.

Home-range size and habitat selection by American marten (Martes americana) in Labrador

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z02-166 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 80 (9) ◽

pp. 1602-1609 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Adam C Smith ◽

James A Schaefer

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Canopy Cover ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Range Size ◽

Martes Americana ◽

Home Ranges ◽

American Marten ◽

Tree Species Composition

Variation in home-range size can be related to different factors at different spatial scales. This study examined the patterns of home-range size and habitat selection of American marten (Martes americana) in southeastern Labrador, a region of extensive and pristine forests. Over 1.5 years, we monitored 28 radio-collared marten and compared the availability of habitat types with their use. Marten avoided areas with low productivity and low canopy cover (<20%) but showed no selection for tree species composition or cover among more productive forests. Mean home ranges for both sexes (males, 45.0 km2; females, 27.6 km2) were exceptionally large, more than double the largest values previously recorded for the species. We analyzed variation in home-range size at two scales: within our study population and, using data from the literature, among populations across the species range in relation to temperature, snow cover, and body size. Within our population, home-range area was positively related to the proportion of bog and less productive, scrub forests in the home range. Among populations, differences in home-range size were not significantly related to any of the tested factors.

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 ◽

...

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.

Home Range and Habitat Selection of Long-Eared Owls (Asio Otus) in Mediterranean Agricultural Landscapes (Crete, Greece)

Avian Biology Research ◽

10.3184/175815618x15263010605630 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 204-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

D. Emin ◽

A.G. Toxopeus ◽

Ir.T.A. Groen ◽

I. Kontogeorgos ◽

E. Georgopoulou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Habitat Selection ◽

Home Range ◽

Model Performance ◽

Home Range Size ◽

Landscape Scale ◽

Agricultural Landscapes ◽

Range Size ◽

Nominal Scale ◽

Wide Range ◽

Selection Of

The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) in Crete (Greece) is a common agricultural species affected by the recent changes in agro-forestry systems. Concrete studies of habitat selection are needed in order to improve our knowledge of its foraging behaviour in managed rural landscapes. In the present study, we analysed the home range size and habitat selection of 11 Long-eared Owls inside olive groves in the plain of central Crete using radio tracking data and remote sensing images. Six nominal scale and 11 landscape scale predictors were used for habitat selection analysis, using a maximum entropy approach. Home range size ranged between 337 and 969 ha while a 52% of home range overlap was observed suggesting that Long-eared Owls do not defend hunting territories. At the nominal scale, distance to potential roosts (trees) was the most important contributor to model performance, followed by vegetation heterogeneity. Furthermore, local heterogeneity of greenness was a better predictor than simply greenness at the presence location. At the landscape scale the amount of habitat openness significantly improved model performance. Incorporating landscape heterogeneity improved habitat selection prediction compared to using only discrete land cover classification. Results of our study pinpoint that although Long-eared Owls exhibit a wide range of habitat tolerance, they prefer mixed habitat conditions avoiding particularly open areas or dense olive plantations. The research has implications in the face of new reforms of European Common Agricultural policy which emphasised the importance of landscape structure in preserving biodiversity in agricultural areas of Europe.