Data from: Quantifying apart what belongs together: a multi-state species distribution modeling framework for species using distinct habitats ...

• Main Authors: Frans, Veronica F., Augé, Amélie A., Edelhoff, Hendrik A., Erasmi, Stefan, Balkenhol, Niko, Engler, Jan O., Edelhoff, Hendrik
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2018
• Subjects: terrestrial habitat use; 2001-2003; Phocarctos hookeri; New Zealand; Enderby Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.14mt7; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.14mt7

1. Species distribution models (SDMs) have been used to inform scientists and conservationists about the status and change of occurrence patterns in threatened species. Many mobile species use multiple functionally distinct habitats, and cannot occupy one habitat type without the other being within a reachable distance. For such species, classical applications of SDMs might lead to erroneous representations of habitat suitability, as the complex relationships between predictors are lost when merging occurrence information across multiple habitats. To better account for the spatial arrangement of complementary—yet mandatory—habitat types, it is important to implement modeling strategies that partition occurrence information according to habitat use in a spatial context. Here, we address this issue by introducing a multi-state SDM framework. 2. The multi-state SDM framework stratifies occurrences according to the temporal or behavioral use of distinct habitat types, referred to as “states.” Multiple SDMs are ... : NZ-Sea-Lion_Enderby_GPS_locations-2001-03This is an excel file that contains daily GPS locations of breeding branded New Zealand sea lion females that were obtained manually at the breeding aggregation on Enderby Island over the breeding period (Dec-March) for 2 years (for more details on methodology see Augé et al. 2009 DOI: 10.1163/15683909X427687). Tag is the brand number. Lat and Long are in NZGD2000. ...