Terrestrial animal tracking as an eye on life and planet
BACKGROUND The movement of animals makes them fascinating but difficult study
subjects. Animal movements underpin many biological phenomena, and understanding …
subjects. Animal movements underpin many biological phenomena, and understanding …
Conceptual and methodological advances in habitat‐selection modeling: guidelines for ecology and evolution
Habitat selection is a fundamental animal behavior that shapes a wide range of ecological
processes, including animal movement, nutrient transfer, trophic dynamics and population …
processes, including animal movement, nutrient transfer, trophic dynamics and population …
A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models
Species distribution models (SDMs) constitute the most common class of models across
ecology, evolution and conservation. The advent of ready‐to‐use software packages and …
ecology, evolution and conservation. The advent of ready‐to‐use software packages and …
A 'How to'guide for interpreting parameters in habitat‐selection analyses
Habitat‐selection analyses allow researchers to link animals to their environment via habitat‐
selection or step‐selection functions, and are commonly used to address questions related …
selection or step‐selection functions, and are commonly used to address questions related …
Animal movement tools (amt): R package for managing tracking data and conducting habitat selection analyses
Advances in tracking technology have led to an exponential increase in animal location
data, greatly enhancing our ability to address interesting questions in movement ecology …
data, greatly enhancing our ability to address interesting questions in movement ecology …
Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research
The paradigm‐changing opportunities of biologging sensors for ecological research,
especially movement ecology, are vast, but the crucial questions of how best to match the …
especially movement ecology, are vast, but the crucial questions of how best to match the …
Accounting for individual‐specific variation in habitat‐selection studies: Efficient estimation of mixed‐effects models using Bayesian or frequentist computation
Popular frameworks for studying habitat selection include resource‐selection functions
(RSFs) and step‐selection functions (SSFs), estimated using logistic and conditional logistic …
(RSFs) and step‐selection functions (SSFs), estimated using logistic and conditional logistic …
Integrated step selection analysis: bridging the gap between resource selection and animal movement
A resource selection function is a model of the likelihood that an available spatial unit will be
used by an animal, given its resource value. But how do we appropriately define …
used by an animal, given its resource value. But how do we appropriately define …
Path segmentation for beginners: an overview of current methods for detecting changes in animal movement patterns
Increased availability of high-resolution movement data has led to the development of
numerous methods for studying changes in animal movement behavior. Path segmentation …
numerous methods for studying changes in animal movement behavior. Path segmentation …
Understanding step selection analysis through numerical integration
Step selection functions (SSFs) are flexible statistical models used to jointly describe
animals' movement and habitat preferences. The popularity of SSFs has grown rapidly, and …
animals' movement and habitat preferences. The popularity of SSFs has grown rapidly, and …