Research techniques in animal ecology: controversies and consequences

By A. Underwood. 2002

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Distinguishing technology from biology: a critical review of the use of GPS telemetry data in ecology (2010, background): “In this recommendation, we are in good company, for critical reviews of the field of habitat selection have come to the same conclusion (Garshelis 2000; Hirzel & Le Lay 2008; Gaillard et al. 2010).”
BLACK BEAR HOME-RANGE SIZES IN WASHINGTON: CLIMATIC, VEGETATIVE, AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES (2003, methodology): “For example, number of telemetry relocations, duration and seasons of monitoring effort, and the estimator used to calculate home-range size might influence estimation of size and configuration of home ranges (Powell 2000; White and Garrott 1990).”
Fish movement and habitat use depends on water body size and shape (2009, result): “We acknowledge that there are wide-ranging definitions of home range (Hayne 1949, Gerking 1959, and discussion in Powell 2000) but our approach is similar to data types used in other analyses.”
Short-term effects of data-loggers on Cory’s shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) (2005, background): “Despite these problems, most authors do not adequately assess the impact of devices on equipped birds (but see Calvo and Furness 1992; Murray and Fuller 2000).”
LIZARD HOME RANGES REVISITED: EFFECTS OF SEX, BODY SIZE, DIET, HABITAT, AND PHYLOGENY (2002, methodology): “Our analyses, both traditional and phylogenetically informed, support previous work (Waldschmidt 1979, Powell 2000) in showing a significant effect of the method used to estimate HR.”
An evaluation of methods for modelling species distributions (2004, background): “This may include imprecise location of species occurrences, but also error propagation during generation of response variables in GIS environments (Corsi et al., 2000).”
Intrapopulation variation in gray wolf isotope (δ15N and δ13C) profiles: implications for the ecology of individuals (2005, background): “Also, deciphering trophic interactions, community composition, and dynamics of energy flow is vital for investigating species’ resource requirements and determining how communities, and ultimately ecosystems, change over time (Litvaitis 2000).”
Analyzing animal movements using Brownian bridges. (2007, methodology): “Because the BBMM estimates the probability that the animal occurred in an area over the analysis period, there is a direct application for estimating animal home ranges (Bullard 1999, Powell 2000).”
Long-term trends in carnivore abundance using distance sampling in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (2011, background): “More frequent monitoring would further allow fitting of more complex (and realistic) trend models, such as smooth, nonlinear trends (Thomas, Burnham & Buckland 2004) and would improve power to detect long-term trends (Gibbs 2000).”
Altered behaviour in spotted hyenas associated with increased human activity (2003, methodology): “Home-range sizes were estimated using fixed kernel utilization distributions (UDs: Worton, 1989; Powell, 2000) with 95% probabilities for all females individually (e.g. Boydston et al., 2003) and collectively (e.g., Fig.”
Carnivore mammals in a fragmented landscape in northeast of São Paulo State, Brazil (2008, background): “Habitats more intensely used generally retain enough environmental quality to keep the transit and/or residence of species in the landscape (Garshelis 2000).”
How key habitat features influence large terrestrial carnivore movements: waterholes and African lions in a semi-arid savanna of north-western Zimbabwe (2010, methodology): “Home ranges were calculated using the 95% probability contour of all locations distribution using the kernel density estimator, a method with recognized strengths (Worton 1989; Powell 2000), and the reference smoothing factor href (recommended by Hemson et al.”
INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN SPACE USE BY FEMALE SPOTTED HYENAS (2003, methodology): “The number of observations needed to estimate home-range size with MCPs has been suggested to be 29–150 for large carnivores (Bowen 1982; Fritts and Mech 1981; Messier and Barrette 1982; Pierce et al. 1999), but fixed-kernel UDs do not depend on sample sizes as large as those required for MCPs (Powe”