Motivation Home range is a common measure of use of space by animals because it
provides ecological information that is useful for conservation applications. In …

Quantifying animal movements is necessary for answering a wide array of research
questions in ecology and conservation biology. Consequently, ecologists have made …

Changes in topography, such as terrain elevation and slope, are an important source of
landscape complexity influencing the ecology of animals, particularly in mountainous …

Home range analysis is a standard and fundamental concept in ecology used to describe
animal space use over their lifetimes. Connecting home range sizes with animal …

Context Home range studies allow investigation of faunal habitat use within a well-defined
area, and for some species, the concept of 'core'and 'non-core'home ranges provides the …

Although many ecological studies recognize the importance of the three-dimensional
complexity of the landscape, only a small number of investigations incorporate it into their …

Quantifying animal movement is a central component of ecological inquiry. Movement
patterns provide insights into how animals make habitat decisions in pursuit of their life …

Estimates of species range sizes are essential for reporting species extinction risk status or
other conservation traits. However, they are usually quantified in planimetric terms which …

Changes in topography, such as terrain elevation and slope, are an important source of
landscape complexity influencing the ecology of animals, particularly in mountainous …

Macroecological research has grown rapidly over the last few decades, investing most of its
efforts on describing patterns of biodiversity and human-induced threats using correlative …