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

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  • Maarten J.E. Broekman, Radboud University Nijmegen
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  • Jelle P. Hilbers, Radboud University Nijmegen
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  • Mark A.J. Huijbregts, Radboud University Nijmegen
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  • Thomas Mueller, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Goethe University Frankfurt
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  • Abdullahi H. Ali, Hirola Conservation Programme
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  • Henrik Andrén, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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  • Jeanne Altmann, Princeton University
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  • Malin Aronsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Stockholm University
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  • Nina Attias, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres (ICAS)
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  • Hattie L.A. Bartlam-Brooks, Royal Veterinary College University of London
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  • Floris M. van Beest
  • Jerrold L. Belant, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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  • Dean E. Beyer, Michigan State University
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  • Laura Bidner, University of California at Davis
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  • Niels Blaum, University of Potsdam
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  • Randall B. Boone, Colorado State University
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  • Mark S. Boyce, University of Alberta
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  • Michael B. Brown, Giraffe Conservation Foundation, Smithsonian Institution
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  • Francesca Cagnacci, Istituto Agrario San Michele all'Adige
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  • Rok Černe, Slovenia Forest Service
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  • Simon Chamaillé-Jammes, Universite de Montpellier
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  • Nandintsetseg Dejid, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum
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  • Jasja Dekker, Bionet Natuuronderzoek
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  • Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Instituto de Conservação de Animais Silvestres (ICAS), IPÊ (Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas; Institute for Ecological Research), Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
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  • Samuel L. Díaz-Muñoz, University of California at Davis
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  • Julian Fennessy, Giraffe Conservation Foundation
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  • Claudia Fichtel, German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
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  • Christina Fischer, Faunistics and Wildlife Conservation, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
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  • Jason T. Fisher, Victoria University
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  • Ilya Fischhoff, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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  • Adam T. Ford, University of British Columbia
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  • John M. Fryxell, University of Guelph
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  • Benedikt Gehr, University of Zurich
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  • Jacob R. Goheen, University of Wyoming
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  • Morgan Hauptfleisch, Namibia University of Science and Technology
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  • A. J.Mark Hewison, Université de Toulouse, LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne
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  • Robert Hering, University of Potsdam
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  • Marco Heurich, Bavarian Forest National Park, University of Freiburg, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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  • Lynne A. Isbell, University of California at Davis
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  • René Janssen, Bionet Natuuronderzoek
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  • Florian Jeltsch, University of Potsdam
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  • Petra Kaczensky, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
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  • Peter M. Kappeler, German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
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  • Miha Krofel, University of Ljubljana
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  • Scott LaPoint, Black Rock Forest Consortium, Columbia University
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  • A. David M. Latham, University of Alberta, Landcare Research
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  • John D.C. Linnell, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • A. Catherine Markham, Stony Brook University
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  • Jenny Mattisson, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • Emilia Patricia Medici, IPÊ (Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas; Institute for Ecological Research), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Tapir Specialist Group (TSG)
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  • Guilherme de Miranda Mourão, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
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  • Bram Van Moorter, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • Ronaldo G. Morato, Chico Mendes Institute for the Conservation of Biodiversity
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  • Nicolas Morellet, Université de Toulouse, LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne
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  • Atle Mysterud, University of Oslo
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  • Stephen Mwiu, Wildlife Research and Training Institute
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  • John Odden, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • Kirk A. Olson, Wildlife Conservation Society
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  • Aivars Ornicāns, Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava
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  • Nives Pagon, Slovenia Forest Service
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  • Manuela Panzacchi, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • Jens Persson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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  • Tyler Petroelje, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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  • Christer Moe Rolandsen, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • David Roshier, Australian Wildlife Conservancy
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  • Daniel I. Rubenstein, Princeton University
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  • Sonia Saïd, Direction de la Recherche et de l’Appui Scientifique-Unité Flore et Végétation
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  • Albert R. Salemgareyev, Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK)
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  • Hall Sawyer, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
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  • Niels Martin Schmidt
  • Nuria Selva, Polish Academy of Sciences
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  • Agnieszka Sergiel, Polish Academy of Sciences
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  • Jared Stabach, Smithsonian Institution
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  • Jenna Stacy-Dawes, Zoological Society of San Diego
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  • Frances E.C. Stewart, Victoria University, Wilfrid Laurier University
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  • Jonas Stiegler, University of Potsdam
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  • Olav Strand, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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  • Siva Sundaresan, Greater Yellowstone Coalition
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  • Nathan J. Svoboda, Mississippi State University, Alaska Dept Fish & Game, Alaska Department of Fish & Game
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  • Wiebke Ullmann, University of Potsdam
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  • Ulrich Voigt, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
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  • Jake Wall, Mara Elephant project
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  • Martin Wikelski, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Universität Konstanz
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  • Christopher C. Wilmers, University of California at Santa Cruz
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  • Filip Zięba, Tatra National Park
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  • Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Tatra National Park
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  • Aafke M. Schipper, Radboud University Nijmegen, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
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  • Marlee A. Tucker, Radboud University Nijmegen

Aim: Macroecological 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. Location: Worldwide. Time period: 1998–2021. Major taxa studied: Forty-nine terrestrial mammal species. Methods: Using 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. Results: IUCN 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 conclusions: We 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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftGlobal Ecology and Biogeography
Vol/bind31
Nummer8
Sider (fra-til)1526-1541
Antal sider16
ISSN1466-822X
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StatusUdgivet - aug. 2022

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