Comparing landscape suitability and permeability with and without migration data: the influence of species movement behavior

Intervention studies aiming at changing movement behavior have usually not accounted for the compositional nature of time-use data. Compositional data analysis (CoDA) has been suggested as a useful strategy for analyzing such data. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of two multi-component interventions on 24-h movement behavior (using CoDA) and on cardiorespiratory fitness among office workers; one focusing on reducing sedentariness and the other on increasing physical activity. Office workers (n = 263) were cluster randomized into one of two 6-month intervention groups, or a control group. Time spent in sedentary behavior, light-intensity, moderate and vigorous physical activity, and time in bed were assessed using accelerometers and diaries, both for 24 h in total, and for work and leisure time separately. Cardiorespiratory fitness was estimated using a sub-maximal cycle ergometer test. Intervention effects were analyzed using linear mixed models. No intervention effects were found, either for 24-h behaviors in total, or for work and leisure time behaviors separately. Cardiorespiratory fitness did not change significantly. Despite a thorough analysis of 24-h behaviors using CoDA, no intervention effects were found, neither for behaviors in total, nor for work and leisure time behaviors separately. Cardiorespiratory fitness did not change significantly. Although the design of the multi-component interventions was based on theoretical frameworks, and included cognitive behavioral therapy counselling, which has been proven effective in other populations, issues related to implementation of and compliance with some intervention components may have led to the observed lack of intervention effect.

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Movement syndromes of a Neotropical frugivorous bat inhabiting heterogeneous landscapes in Brazil

Movement Ecology ◽

10.1186/s40462-021-00266-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Patricia Kerches-Rogeri ◽

Danielle Leal Ramos ◽

Jukka Siren ◽

Beatriz de Oliveira Teles ◽

Rafael Souza Cruz Alves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Site Fidelity ◽

Animal Movement ◽

Radio Telemetry ◽

Food Resource ◽

Movement Behavior ◽

Movement Activity ◽

Landscape Features ◽

Heterogeneous Landscapes ◽

Movement Data ◽

High Site

Abstract Background There is growing evidence that individuals within populations can vary in both habitat use and movement behavior, but it is still not clear how these two relate to each other. The aim of this study was to test if and how individual bats in a Stunira lilium population differ in their movement activity and preferences for landscape features in a correlated manner. Methods We collected data on movements of 27 individuals using radio telemetry. We fitted a heterogeneous-space diffusion model to the movement data in order to evaluate signals of movement variation among individuals. Results S. lilium individuals generally preferred open habitat with Solanum fruits, regularly switched between forest and open areas, and showed high site fidelity. Movement variation among individuals could be summarized in four movement syndromes: (1) average individuals, (2) forest specialists, (3) explorers which prefer Piper, and (4) open area specialists which prefer Solanum and Cecropia. Conclusions Individual preferences for landscape features plus food resource and movement activity were correlated, resulting in different movement syndromes. Individual variation in preferences for landscape elements and food resources highlight the importance of incorporating explicitly the interaction between landscape structure and individual heterogeneity in descriptions of animal movement.

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Semantic Enrichment of Movement Behavior with Foursquare–A Visual Analytics Approach

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics ◽

10.1109/tvcg.2014.2371856 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 903-915 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Robert Krueger ◽

Dennis Thom ◽

Thomas Ertl

Keyword(s):

Visual Analytics ◽

Movement Behavior ◽

Semantic Enrichment

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Slip slidin’ away: Demographic variation in movement behavior of the dune-dwelling lizard Meroles anchietae

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104286 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 183 ◽

pp. 104286

Author(s):

Douglas A. Eifler ◽

Maria A. Eifler ◽

Elizabeth F. Liu ◽

Brendan Luyanda ◽

Kaera L. Utsumi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Movement Behavior ◽

Demographic Variation

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Compliance with the 24-Hour Movement Behavior Guidelines and Associations with Adiposity in European Preschoolers: Results from the ToyBox-Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147499 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7499

Author(s):

Marga Decraene ◽

Vera Verbestel ◽

Greet Cardon ◽

Violeta Iotova ◽

Berthold Koletzko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sleep Duration ◽

Screen Time ◽

Total Sample ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Movement Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Guideline Compliance ◽

Z Scores ◽

Health Organization

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) published 24 h movement behavior guidelines for preschoolers with recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), and sleep. The present study investigated the proportion of preschoolers complying with these guidelines (on a total week, weekdays and weekend days), and the associations with adiposity. This cross-sectional study included 2468 preschoolers (mean age: 4.75 years; 41.9% boys) from six European countries. The associations were investigated in the total sample and in girls and boys separately. PA was objectively assessed by step counts/day. Parent-reported questionnaires provided ST and sleep duration data. Generalized estimating equations were used to analyze the association between guideline compliance and adiposity indicators, i.e., body mass index (BMI) z-score and waist to height ratio (WHR). Only 10.1% of the preschoolers complied with the 24 h movement behavior guidelines, 69.2% with the sleep duration guideline, 39.8% with the ST guideline and 32.7% with the PA guideline. No association was found between guideline compliance with all three movement behaviors and adiposity. However, associations were found for isolated weekday screen time (BMI z-scores and WHR: p = 0.04) and weekend day sleep duration (BMI z-scores and WHR: p = 0.03) guideline compliance with both lower adiposity indicators. The latter association for sleep duration was also found in girls separately (BMI z-scores: p = 0.02; WHR: p = 0.03), but not in boys. Longitudinal studies, including intervention studies, are needed to increase preschoolers’ guideline compliance and to gain more insight into the manifestation of adiposity in children and its association with 24 h movement behaviors from a young age onwards.

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