Habitat selection of gray seals (Halichoerus grypus ) in a marine protected area in France

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 1091-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathilde Huon ◽  
Esther L. Jones ◽  
Jason Matthiopoulos ◽  
Bernie McConnell ◽  
Florence Caurant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Halichoerus Grypus ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Gray Seals

scholarly journals Prioritizing areas for conservation outside the existing protected area network in Bhutan: the use of multi-species, multi-scale habitat suitability models

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1281-1309
Author(s):  
Ugyen Penjor ◽  
Żaneta Kaszta ◽  
David W. Macdonald ◽  
Samuel A. Cushman
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Indicator Species ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Umbrella Species ◽  
Protected Area Network ◽  
Multiple Species ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Context Understanding the environmental and anthropogenic factors influencing habitat selection of multiple species is a foundation for quantifying human impacts on biodiversity and developing effective conservation measures. Objectives To determine the effect of multiple scales of environmental/topographic and anthropogenic variables and landscape patterns on habitat suitability of terrestrial mammals in Bhutan, assess the effectiveness of the current protected area network, identify areas of high species richness outside of the existing protected area, and evaluate the potential effectiveness of indicator and umbrella species for conservation planning. Methods We modelled multi-scale habitat selection of sixteen species of terrestrial mammals across Bhutan using data from a nation-wide camera trap survey. We used the predicted species distribution maps to assess the multi-species conservation effectiveness of the existing protected area network. We performed simulations to identify high priority areas for multiple species based on their habitat suitability, proximity to existing protected areas and overall connectivity within the predicted distribution of species. We used correlation analysis among predicted occurrence maps and multivariate cluster analysis to identify potential indicator species. We evaluated the potential utility of each species as umbrella species by assessing how well optimal protected areas for that species would protect suitable habitat for all 16 species simultaneously. Results Protected areas and forest cover were strongly associated with habitat use of most modelled species. Additionally, topographical features, like terrain roughness and slope position, contributed to habitat selection of multiple species, but often in different ways. Environmental and topographical variables were mostly selected at medium to broad scales. Anthropogenic variables (agriculture and built-up areas) were negatively associated with habitat suitability of most species at both fine and broad scales. Conservation effectiveness assessment of existing protected areas found protected areas in south-central Bhutan have high effectiveness in terms of both mean and total richness protected. Similarly, biological corridors in the south-central region offered high mean richness protection. Our simulation of optimal areas for additional protection found areas abutting protected areas in southern Bhutan offered high relative species richness protection. Our umbrella species analysis found muntjac, wild pig, serow, sambar and Asian golden cat are the most effective umbrella species for broader biodiversity protection. Our indicator species analysis found tiger, gaur, dhole, clouded leopard, Asian black bear and common leopard as effective indicator species. Conclusions This study highlights the need to protect optimally located species-rich areas outside the current protected areas. This kind of multi-species habitat assessment provides important information to optimize future conservation and development plans at national and regional scales.

scholarly journals Space use and relative habitat selection for immature green turtles within a Caribbean marine protected area

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas P. Griffin ◽  
Brian J. Smith ◽  
Michael S. Cherkiss ◽  
Andrew G. Crowder ◽  
Clayton G. Pollock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Space Use ◽  
Green Turtles ◽  
Selection For

scholarly journals Foraging behaviour and prey consumption by grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)—spatial and trophic overlaps with fisheries in a marine protected area

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 2653-2665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecile Vincent ◽  
Vincent Ridoux ◽  
Mike A. Fedak ◽  
Bernie J. McConnell ◽  
Carole E. Sparling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Prey Consumption ◽  
Halichoerus Grypus

Seagrass amphipod assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area: a multiscale approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 506 ◽  
pp. 175-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Sturaro ◽  
G Lepoint ◽  
A Pérez-Perera ◽  
S Vermeulen ◽  
P Panzalis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Multiscale Approach

Habitat use of toothed whales in a marine protected area based on point process models

2019 ◽  
Vol 609 ◽  
pp. 239-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
TL Silva ◽  
G Fay ◽  
TA Mooney ◽  
J Robbins ◽  
MT Weinrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Point Process ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Point Process Models

Seasonal habitat selection of an expanding sika deer Cervus nippon population in eastern Hokkaido, Japan

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayumi Sakuragi ◽  
Hiromasa Igota ◽  
Hiroyuki Uno ◽  
Koichi Kaji ◽  
Masami Kaneko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Selection Of

Factors of Habitat Selection of Acheulean Sites at Ramat Yiron, Israel

Paléorient ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amiel Brosh ◽  
M. Ohel
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Selection Of

What Values Do Tourists Place on a Marine Protected Area? White Shark Cage-Dive Tourists and the Neptune Islands

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirin Apps ◽  
Kay Dimmock ◽  
David J. Lloyd ◽  
Charlie Huveneers
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
White Shark
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