Evaluating expert‐based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS‐ tracking data

Maarten J E Broekman; Jelle P Hilbers; Mark a J Huijbregts; Thomas Mueller; Abdullahi H Ali; Henrik Andrén; Jeanne Altmann; Malin Aronsson; Nina Attias; Hattie L A Bartlam‐brooks; Floris M van Beest; Jerrold L Belant; Dean E Beyer; Laura Bidner; Niels Blaum; Randall B Boone; Mark S Boyce; Michael B Brown; Francesca Cagnacci; Rok Černe; Simon Chamaillé-Jammes; Nandintsetseg Dejid; Jasja Dekker; Arnaud L. J. Desbiez; Samuel L Díaz‐muñoz; Julian Fennessy; Claudia Fichtel; Christina Fischer; Jason T Fisher; Ilya Fischhoff; Adam T Ford; John M Fryxell; Benedikt Gehr; Jacob R Goheen; Morgan Hauptfleisch; A J Mark Hewison; Robert Hering; Marco Heurich; Lynne A Isbell; René Janssen; Florian Jeltsch; Petra Kaczensky; Peter M Kappeler; Miha Krofel; Scott Lapoint; A. David M. Latham; John D C Linnell; A. Catherine Markham; Jenny Mattisson; Emilia Patricia Medici; Guilherme de Miranda Mourão; Bram van Moorter; Ronaldo G Morato; Nicolas Morellet; Atle Mysterud; Stephen Mwiu; John Odden; Kirk A Olson; Aivars Ornicāns; Nives Pagon; Manuela Panzacchi; Jens Persson; Tyler Petroelje; Christer Moe Rolandsen; David Roshier; Daniel I Rubenstein; Sonia Saïd; Albert R Salemgareyev; Hall Sawyer; Niels Martin Schmidt; Nuria Selva; Agnieszka Sergiel; Jared Stabach; Jenna Stacy‐dawes; Frances E C Stewart; Jonas Stiegler; Olav Strand; Siva Sundaresan; Nathan J Svoboda; Wiebke Ullmann; Ulrich Voigt; Jake Wall; Martin Wikelski; Christopher C Wilmers; Filip Zięba; Tomasz Zwijacz‐kozica; Aafke M Schipper; Marlee A Tucker

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Evaluating expert‐based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS‐ tracking data

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Evaluating expert‐based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS‐ tracking data

Maarten J E Broekman, Jelle P Hilbers, Mark a J Huijbregts, Thomas Mueller, Abdullahi H Ali, Henrik Andrén, Jeanne Altmann, Malin Aronsson, Nina Attias, Hattie L A Bartlam‐brooks, …

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol.31(8), pp.1526-1541

08/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13523

PMID: 36247232

Abstract

AimMacroecological studies that require habitat suitability data for many species often derive this information from expert opinion. However, expert-based information is inherently subjective and thus prone to errors. The increasing availability of GPS tracking data offers opportunities to evaluate and supplement expert-based information with detailed empirical evidence. Here, we compared expert-based habitat suitability information from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with habitat suitability information derived from GPS-tracking data of 1,498 individuals from 49 mammal species.LocationWorldwide.Time period1998–2021.Major taxa studiedForty-nine terrestrial mammal species.MethodsUsing GPS data, we estimated two measures of habitat suitability for each individual animal: proportional habitat use (proportion of GPS locations within a habitat type), and selection ratio (habitat use relative to its availability). For each individual we then evaluated whether the GPS-based habitat suitability measures were in agreement with the IUCN data. To that end, we calculated the probability that the ranking of empirical habitat suitability measures was in agreement with IUCN's classification into suitable, marginal and unsuitable habitat types.ResultsIUCN habitat suitability data were in accordance with the GPS data (> 95% probability of agreement) for 33 out of 49 species based on proportional habitat use estimates and for 25 out of 49 species based on selection ratios. In addition, 37 and 34 species had a > 50% probability of agreement based on proportional habitat use and selection ratios, respectively.Main conclusionsWe show how GPS-tracking data can be used to evaluate IUCN habitat suitability data. Our findings indicate that for the majority of species included in this study, it is appropriate to use IUCN habitat suitability data in macroecological studies. Furthermore, we show that GPS-tracking data can be used to identify and prioritize species and habitat types for re-evaluation of IUCN habitat suitability data.

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Title: Evaluating expert‐based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS‐ tracking data
Creators - without role: Maarten J E Broekman - Radboud University Nijmegen
Jelle P Hilbers - Radboud University Nijmegen
Mark a J Huijbregts - Radboud University Nijmegen
Thomas Mueller - Senckenberg Society for Nature Research
Abdullahi H Ali - Hirola Conservation Programme
Henrik Andrén - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jeanne Altmann - Princeton University
Malin Aronsson - Stockholm University
Nina Attias - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Hattie L A Bartlam‐brooks - Royal Veterinary College
Floris M van Beest - Aarhus University
Jerrold L Belant - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Dean E Beyer - Michigan State University
Laura Bidner - University of California, Davis
Niels Blaum - University of Potsdam
Randall B Boone - Colorado State University
Mark S Boyce - University of Alberta
Michael B Brown - Cheetah Conservation Fund
Francesca Cagnacci - Fondazione Edmund Mach
Rok Černe - Slovenian Forestry Institute
Simon Chamaillé-Jammes - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Nandintsetseg Dejid - Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Jasja Dekker - Nederlands Instituut Voor Zuivel Oonderzoek
Arnaud L. J. Desbiez - Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres
Samuel L Díaz‐muñoz - University of California, Davis
Julian Fennessy - Cheetah Conservation Fund
Claudia Fichtel - German Primate Center
Christina Fischer - Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Jason T Fisher - University of Victoria
Ilya Fischhoff - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Adam T Ford - University of British Columbia
John M Fryxell - University of Guelph
Benedikt Gehr - University of Zurich
Jacob R Goheen - University of Wyoming
Morgan Hauptfleisch - Namibia University of Science and Technology
A J Mark Hewison - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Robert Hering - University of Potsdam
Marco Heurich - Bavarian Forest National Park
Lynne A Isbell - University of California, Davis
René Janssen - Nederlands Instituut Voor Zuivel Oonderzoek
Florian Jeltsch - University of Potsdam
Petra Kaczensky - Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Peter M Kappeler - German Primate Center
Miha Krofel - University of Ljubljana
Scott Lapoint - Black Rock Forest Consortium
A. David M. Latham - Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
John D C Linnell - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
A. Catherine Markham - Stony Brook University
Jenny Mattisson - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Emilia Patricia Medici - Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Guilherme de Miranda Mourão - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Bram van Moorter - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Ronaldo G Morato - Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Nicolas Morellet - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Atle Mysterud - University of Oslo
Stephen Mwiu - Kenya Wildlife Service
John Odden - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Kirk A Olson - Wildlife Conservation Society
Aivars Ornicāns - Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"
Nives Pagon - Slovenian Forestry Institute
Manuela Panzacchi - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Jens Persson - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tyler Petroelje - SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Christer Moe Rolandsen - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
David Roshier - Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Daniel I Rubenstein - Princeton University
Sonia Saïd - Office Français de la Biodiversité
Albert R Salemgareyev - Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan
Hall Sawyer - Western EcoSystems Technology
Niels Martin Schmidt - Aarhus University
Nuria Selva - Institute of Nature Conservation
Agnieszka Sergiel - Institute of Nature Conservation
Jared Stabach - National Zoological Park
Jenna Stacy‐dawes - San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research
Frances E C Stewart - University of Victoria
Jonas Stiegler - University of Potsdam
Olav Strand - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Siva Sundaresan - Yellowstone Ecological Research Center
Nathan J Svoboda - Mississippi State University
Wiebke Ullmann - University of Potsdam
Ulrich Voigt - University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Jake Wall - Save the Elephants
Martin Wikelski - University of Konstanz
Christopher C Wilmers - University of California, Santa Cruz
Filip Zięba - Roztocze National Park
Tomasz Zwijacz‐kozica - Roztocze National Park
Aafke M Schipper - Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Marlee A Tucker - Radboud University Nijmegen
Publication Details: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol.31(8), pp.1526-1541
Identifiers: 9963248409311
Academic Unit: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-03817849