Using step and path selection functions for estimating resistance to movement: Pumas as a case study

Katherine Zeller; Kevin McGarigal; Samuel A. Cushman; Paul Beier; T. Winston Vickers; Walter M. Boyce

doi:10.1007/s10980-015-0301-6

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Using step and path selection functions for estimating resistance to movement: Pumas as a case study

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Authors:

Katherine Zeller, Kevin McGarigal, Samuel A. Cushman, Paul Beier, T. Winston Vickers, Walter M. Boyce

Year:

2015

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-015-0301-6

Source:

Landscape Ecology. 31: 1319-1335.

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Abstract

GPS telemetry collars and their ability to acquire accurate and consistently frequent locations have increased the use of step selection functions (SSFs) and path selection functions (PathSFs) for studying animal movement and estimating resistance. However, previously published SSFs and PathSFs often do not accommodate multiple scales or multiscale modeling.

Keywords

puma concolor, resistance surface, connectivity, corridors, wildlife, multi-scale habitat modeling

Citation

Zeller, Katherine A.; McGarigal, Kevin; Cushman, Samuel A.; Beier, Paul; Vickers, T. Winston; Boyce, Walter M. 2015. Using step and path selection functions for estimating resistance to movement: Pumas as a case study. Landscape Ecology. 31: 1319-1335.