Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic

Abstract Animal movement and resource use are tightly linked. Investigating these links to understand how animals use space and select habitats is especially relevant in areas affected by habitat fragmentation and agricultural conversion. We set out to explore the space use and habitat selection of...

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Autores principales:	Samantha Nicole Smith, Max Dolton Jones, Benjamin Michael Marshall, Surachit Waengsothorn, George A. Gale, Colin Thomas Strine
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:81460f8df1524e2ea46d00d05584e00f2021-12-02T18:18:06ZNative Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic10.1038/s41598-021-86640-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/81460f8df1524e2ea46d00d05584e00f2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86640-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Animal movement and resource use are tightly linked. Investigating these links to understand how animals use space and select habitats is especially relevant in areas affected by habitat fragmentation and agricultural conversion. We set out to explore the space use and habitat selection of Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in a heterogenous, agricultural landscape within the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, northeast Thailand. We used VHF telemetry to record the daily locations of seven Burmese pythons and created dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models to produce occurrence distributions and model movement extent and temporal patterns. To explore relationships between movement and habitat selection we used integrated step selection functions at both the individual and population level. Burmese pythons had a mean 99% occurrence distribution contour of 98.97 ha (range 9.05–285.56 ha). Furthermore, our results indicated that Burmese pythons had low mean individual motion variance, indicating infrequent moves and long periods at a single location. In general, Burmese pythons restricted movement and selected aquatic habitats but did not avoid potentially dangerous land use types like human settlements. Although our sample is small, we suggest that Burmese pythons are capitalizing on human disturbed landscapes.Samantha Nicole SmithMax Dolton JonesBenjamin Michael MarshallSurachit WaengsothornGeorge A. GaleColin Thomas StrineNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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description	Abstract Animal movement and resource use are tightly linked. Investigating these links to understand how animals use space and select habitats is especially relevant in areas affected by habitat fragmentation and agricultural conversion. We set out to explore the space use and habitat selection of Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in a heterogenous, agricultural landscape within the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, northeast Thailand. We used VHF telemetry to record the daily locations of seven Burmese pythons and created dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models to produce occurrence distributions and model movement extent and temporal patterns. To explore relationships between movement and habitat selection we used integrated step selection functions at both the individual and population level. Burmese pythons had a mean 99% occurrence distribution contour of 98.97 ha (range 9.05–285.56 ha). Furthermore, our results indicated that Burmese pythons had low mean individual motion variance, indicating infrequent moves and long periods at a single location. In general, Burmese pythons restricted movement and selected aquatic habitats but did not avoid potentially dangerous land use types like human settlements. Although our sample is small, we suggest that Burmese pythons are capitalizing on human disturbed landscapes.
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author	Samantha Nicole Smith Max Dolton Jones Benjamin Michael Marshall Surachit Waengsothorn George A. Gale Colin Thomas Strine
author_facet	Samantha Nicole Smith Max Dolton Jones Benjamin Michael Marshall Surachit Waengsothorn George A. Gale Colin Thomas Strine
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title	Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic
title_short	Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic
title_full	Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic
title_fullStr	Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic
title_full_unstemmed	Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic
title_sort	native burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/81460f8df1524e2ea46d00d05584e00f
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Native Burmese pythons exhibit site fidelity and preference for aquatic habitats in an agricultural mosaic

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