Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer

© The Wildlife Society, 2018 Habitat selection is a complex hierarchical process and in ungulates typically varies at broad spatial and temporal scales and among individuals. Recent advancements in the ability of global positioning system (GPS)-collars to collect activity data provide opportunities...

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Main Authors: S Bose, TD Forrester, DS Casady, Heiko Wittmer
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spelling ftvictoriauwfig:oai:figshare.com:article/12510074 2023-05-15T15:53:33+02:00 Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer S Bose TD Forrester DS Casady Heiko Wittmer 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.12510074.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Effect_of_activity_states_on_habitat_selection_by_black-tailed_deer/12510074 unknown doi:10.26686/wgtn.12510074.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Effect_of_activity_states_on_habitat_selection_by_black-tailed_deer/12510074 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Uncategorized activity state black-tailed deer California habitat selection resource selection function ungulates Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Ecology Zoology Environmental Sciences & Ecology ROCKY-MOUNTAIN ELK MULE DEER RESOURCE SELECTION SEASONAL-VARIATION PREDATION RISK HOME-RANGE WOODLAND CARIBOU BEHAVIOR FOREST MOVEMENTS Environmental Sciences Biological Sciences Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Text Journal contribution 2018 ftvictoriauwfig https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.12510074.v1 2021-06-29T18:55:16Z © The Wildlife Society, 2018 Habitat selection is a complex hierarchical process and in ungulates typically varies at broad spatial and temporal scales and among individuals. Recent advancements in the ability of global positioning system (GPS)-collars to collect activity data provide opportunities to understand underlying mechanisms or trade-offs responsible for fine-scale variation in habitat selection. Based on data from 64 female black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) fitted with GPS-collars in northern California, USA, between 2004 and 2013, we first investigated habitat selection at the home range scale. We then used data from a subset of 27 individuals to determine if habitat selection within home ranges was influenced by activity states (active or inactive). Habitat selection by black-tailed deer varied between summer and winter and was mostly explained by differences in elevation, terrain, and vegetation. Within their home ranges, black-tailed deer showed fine-scale selection for habitats that varied with activity states. In summer, selection for edge density and forest types varied across activity states highlighting important fine-scale selection patterns. Activity state also affected our conclusions about the selection of habitats including slope, canopy cover, and forest types by black-tailed deer in winter. During both seasons, deer selected for apparently secure habitat when inactive, likely to minimize risk of predation. These results highlight the importance of considering activity states when evaluating habitat selection from animal location data. This is particularly important in multi-use landscapes such as national forests where habitat needs of ungulates are important considerations in management decisions, including timber harvest. © 2018 The Wildlife Society. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper caribou Open Access Victoria University of Wellington / Te Herenga Waka
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topic Uncategorized
activity state
black-tailed deer
California
habitat selection
resource selection function
ungulates
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Ecology
Zoology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
ROCKY-MOUNTAIN ELK
MULE DEER
RESOURCE SELECTION
SEASONAL-VARIATION
PREDATION RISK
HOME-RANGE
WOODLAND CARIBOU
BEHAVIOR
FOREST
MOVEMENTS
Environmental Sciences
Biological Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
spellingShingle Uncategorized
activity state
black-tailed deer
California
habitat selection
resource selection function
ungulates
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Ecology
Zoology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
ROCKY-MOUNTAIN ELK
MULE DEER
RESOURCE SELECTION
SEASONAL-VARIATION
PREDATION RISK
HOME-RANGE
WOODLAND CARIBOU
BEHAVIOR
FOREST
MOVEMENTS
Environmental Sciences
Biological Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
S Bose
TD Forrester
DS Casady
Heiko Wittmer
Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer
topic_facet Uncategorized
activity state
black-tailed deer
California
habitat selection
resource selection function
ungulates
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Ecology
Zoology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
ROCKY-MOUNTAIN ELK
MULE DEER
RESOURCE SELECTION
SEASONAL-VARIATION
PREDATION RISK
HOME-RANGE
WOODLAND CARIBOU
BEHAVIOR
FOREST
MOVEMENTS
Environmental Sciences
Biological Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
description © The Wildlife Society, 2018 Habitat selection is a complex hierarchical process and in ungulates typically varies at broad spatial and temporal scales and among individuals. Recent advancements in the ability of global positioning system (GPS)-collars to collect activity data provide opportunities to understand underlying mechanisms or trade-offs responsible for fine-scale variation in habitat selection. Based on data from 64 female black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) fitted with GPS-collars in northern California, USA, between 2004 and 2013, we first investigated habitat selection at the home range scale. We then used data from a subset of 27 individuals to determine if habitat selection within home ranges was influenced by activity states (active or inactive). Habitat selection by black-tailed deer varied between summer and winter and was mostly explained by differences in elevation, terrain, and vegetation. Within their home ranges, black-tailed deer showed fine-scale selection for habitats that varied with activity states. In summer, selection for edge density and forest types varied across activity states highlighting important fine-scale selection patterns. Activity state also affected our conclusions about the selection of habitats including slope, canopy cover, and forest types by black-tailed deer in winter. During both seasons, deer selected for apparently secure habitat when inactive, likely to minimize risk of predation. These results highlight the importance of considering activity states when evaluating habitat selection from animal location data. This is particularly important in multi-use landscapes such as national forests where habitat needs of ungulates are important considerations in management decisions, including timber harvest. © 2018 The Wildlife Society.
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DS Casady
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title_short Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer
title_full Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer
title_fullStr Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer
title_full_unstemmed Effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer
title_sort effect of activity states on habitat selection by black-tailed deer
publishDate 2018
url https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.12510074.v1
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