Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data

• Published in: Ecography
• Main Authors: Critchley, E. J., Grecian, W. J., Bennison, A., Kane, A., Wischnewski, S., Canadas, A., Tierney, D., Quinn, J. L., Jessopp, M. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Aerial survey; Biotelemetry; Central place foragers; Foraging radius; Seabirds; Species distribution modelling; Gam; Alca torda; Atlantic puffin; fratercula; Fratercula arctica; Razorbill
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/assessing-the-effectiveness-of-foraging-radius-models-for-seabird-distributions-using-biotelemetry-and-survey-data(4d1b31c5-e0ab-49de-b430-5068c5f88adc).html; https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04653; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/18945/1/Critchley_2019_Ecography_Foragingradius_CC.pdf

Relatively simple foraging radius models have the potential to generate predictive distributions for a large number of species rapidly, thus providing a cost‐effective alternative to large‐scale surveys or complex modelling approaches. Their effectiveness, however, remains largely untested. Here we...