African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior

Abstract The critically endangered African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) plays a vital role in maintaining the structure and composition of Afrotropical forests, but basic information is lacking regarding the drivers of elephant movement and behavior at landscape scales. We use GPS location d...

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Autores principales:	Christopher Beirne, Thomas M. Houslay, Peter Morkel, Connie J. Clark, Mike Fay, Joseph Okouyi, Lee J. T. White, John R. Poulsen
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0adb1a41b1534909ad138ebbed40adc12021-12-02T17:41:05ZAfrican forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior10.1038/s41598-021-91627-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/0adb1a41b1534909ad138ebbed40adc12021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91627-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The critically endangered African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) plays a vital role in maintaining the structure and composition of Afrotropical forests, but basic information is lacking regarding the drivers of elephant movement and behavior at landscape scales. We use GPS location data from 96 individuals throughout Gabon to determine how five movement behaviors vary at different scales, how they are influenced by anthropogenic and environmental covariates, and to assess evidence for behavioral syndromes—elephants which share suites of similar movement traits. Elephants show some evidence of behavioral syndromes along an ‘idler’ to ‘explorer’ axis—individuals that move more have larger home ranges and engage in more ‘exploratory’ movements. However, within these groups, forest elephants express remarkable inter-individual variation in movement behaviours. This variation highlights that no two elephants are the same and creates challenges for practitioners aiming to design conservation initiatives.Christopher BeirneThomas M. HouslayPeter MorkelConnie J. ClarkMike FayJoseph OkouyiLee J. T. WhiteJohn R. PoulsenNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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description	Abstract The critically endangered African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) plays a vital role in maintaining the structure and composition of Afrotropical forests, but basic information is lacking regarding the drivers of elephant movement and behavior at landscape scales. We use GPS location data from 96 individuals throughout Gabon to determine how five movement behaviors vary at different scales, how they are influenced by anthropogenic and environmental covariates, and to assess evidence for behavioral syndromes—elephants which share suites of similar movement traits. Elephants show some evidence of behavioral syndromes along an ‘idler’ to ‘explorer’ axis—individuals that move more have larger home ranges and engage in more ‘exploratory’ movements. However, within these groups, forest elephants express remarkable inter-individual variation in movement behaviours. This variation highlights that no two elephants are the same and creates challenges for practitioners aiming to design conservation initiatives.
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author	Christopher Beirne Thomas M. Houslay Peter Morkel Connie J. Clark Mike Fay Joseph Okouyi Lee J. T. White John R. Poulsen
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title	African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior
title_short	African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior
title_full	African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior
title_fullStr	African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior
title_full_unstemmed	African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior
title_sort	african forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior
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African forest elephant movements depend on time scale and individual behavior

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