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dc.contributor.authorBoult, Victoria Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorSibly, Richard Men_UK
dc.contributor.authorQuaife, Tristanen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFishlock, Vickien_UK
dc.contributor.authorMoss, Cynthiaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorLee, Phyllis Cen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-18T00:00:25Z-
dc.date.available2018-10-18T00:00:25Z-
dc.date.issued2019-03en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/27981-
dc.description.abstractThe ability of animals to adapt to their changing environment will depend in part on shifts in their ranging patterns, but when and why individuals choose to move requires detailed understanding of their decision-making processes. We develop a simple decision-making model accounting for resource availability in habitually used ranges. We suggest that disparities between model predictions and animal tracking data indicate additional factors influencing movement decisions, which may be identified given detailed system-specific knowledge. The model was evaluated using movement data from satellite-tracked elephants (Loxodonta africana) inhabiting the Amboseli Ecosystem in Kenya, moving from savannah areas with low quality but constant resource availability, to areas with temporally-constrained higher nutrient availability. Overall, the model fit the data well: there was a good correlation between predicted and observed locations for the combined data from all elephants, but variation between individuals in how well the model fits. For those elephants where model predictions were less successful, additional factors likely to affect movement decisions, reproduction, anthropogenic threats, memory and perception, are suggested. This protocol for building and testing decision-making models should contribute to success in attempts to preserve sufficient space for large herbivores in their increasingly human-dominated ecosystems.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.relationBoult VL, Sibly RM, Quaife T, Fishlock V, Moss C & Lee PC (2019) Modelling large herbivore movement decisions: Beyond food availability as a predictor of ranging patterns. African Journal of Ecology, 57 (1), pp. 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12553en_UK
dc.rightsThis item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Boult, VL, Sibly, RM, Quaife, T, Fishlock, V, Moss, C, Lee, PC. Modelling large herbivore movement decisions: Beyond food availability as a predictor of ranging patterns. Afr J Ecol. 2019; 57: 10–19, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12553. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.en_UK
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_UK
dc.subjectLarge herbivoresen_UK
dc.subjectMovement ecologyen_UK
dc.subjectNDVIen_UK
dc.subjectOptimal foragingen_UK
dc.subjectRemote sensingen_UK
dc.titleModelling large herbivore movement decisions: Beyond food availability as a predictor of ranging patternsen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2019-09-18en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[Accepted Version.pdf] Publisher requires embargo of 12 months after formal publication.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/aje.12553en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleAfrican Journal of Ecologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1365-2028en_UK
dc.citation.issn0141-6707en_UK
dc.citation.volume57en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.spage10en_UK
dc.citation.epage19en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusAM - Accepted Manuscripten_UK
dc.contributor.funderNatural Environment Research Councilen_UK
dc.author.emailphyllis.lee@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date17/09/2018en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Readingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Readingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Readingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationAmboseli Trust for Elephantsen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000458934300003en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85053438432en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid991372en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-4296-3513en_UK
dc.date.accepted2018-08-17en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-08-17en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2018-09-14en_UK
dc.subject.tagAnimal Ecologyen_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionAMen_UK
local.rioxx.authorBoult, Victoria L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSibly, Richard M|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorQuaife, Tristan|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFishlock, Vicki|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMoss, Cynthia|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorLee, Phyllis C|0000-0002-4296-3513en_UK
local.rioxx.projectProject ID unknown|Natural Environment Research Council|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000270en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2019-09-18en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved||2019-09-17en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved|2019-09-18|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameAccepted Version.pdfen_UK
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