Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements
Author(s): Tucker, Marlee A.; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin; Fagan, William F.; Fryxell, John M.; Van Moorter, Bram; et al
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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1pd8g| Abstract: | Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across species. Using a unique GPS-tracking database of 803 individuals across 57 species, we found that mammalian movements in areas with a comparatively high human footprint were on average two-to-three times smaller than those in areas with a low human footprint. We attribute this reduction to both behavioral changes of individual animals and the exclusion of species with long-range movements from areas with higher human impact. Global loss of vagility alters a key ecological trait of animals that not only affects population persistence, but also ecosystem processes, such as predator-prey interactions, nutrient cycling, and disease transmission. |
| Publication Date: | 26-Jan-2018 |
| Electronic Publication Date: | 25-Jan-2018 |
| Citation: | Tucker, Marlee A, Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Fagan, William F, Fryxell, John M, Van Moorter, Bram, Alberts, Susan C, Ali, Abdullahi H, Allen, Andrew M, Attias, Nina, Avgar, Tal, Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie, Bayarbaatar, Buuveibaatar, Belant, Jerrold L, Bertassoni, Alessandra, Beyer, Dean, Bidner, Laura, van Beest, Floris M, Blake, Stephen, Blaum, Niels, Bracis, Chloe, Brown, Danielle, de Bruyn, PJ Nico, Cagnacci, Francesca, Calabrese, Justin M, Camilo-Alves, Constança, Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon, Chiaradia, Andre, Davidson, Sarah C, Dennis, Todd, DeStefano, Stephen, Diefenbach, Duane, Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Fennessy, Julian, Fichtel, Claudia, Fiedler, Wolfgang, Fischer, Christina, Fischhoff, Ilya, Fleming, Christen H, Ford, Adam T, Fritz, Susanne A, Gehr, Benedikt, Goheen, Jacob R, Gurarie, Eliezer, Hebblewhite, Mark, Heurich, Marco, Hewison, AJ Mark, Hof, Christian, Hurme, Edward, Isbell, Lynne A, Janssen, René, Jeltsch, Florian, Kaczensky, Petra, Kane, Adam, Kappeler, Peter M, Kauffman, Matthew, Kays, Roland, Kimuyu, Duncan, Koch, Flavia, Kranstauber, Bart, LaPoint, Scott, Leimgruber, Peter, Linnell, John DC, López-López, Pascual, Markham, A Catherine, Mattisson, Jenny, Medici, Emilia Patricia, Mellone, Ugo, Merrill, Evelyn, de Miranda Mourão, Guilherme, Morato, Ronaldo G, Morellet, Nicolas, Morrison, Thomas A, Díaz-Muñoz, Samuel L, Mysterud, Atle, Nandintsetseg, Dejid, Nathan, Ran, Niamir, Aidin, Odden, John, O’Hara, Robert B, Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo R, Olson, Kirk A, Patterson, Bruce D, Cunha de Paula, Rogerio, Pedrotti, Luca, Reineking, Björn, Rimmler, Martin, Rogers, Tracey L, Rolandsen, Christer Moe, Rosenberry, Christopher S, Rubenstein, Daniel I, Safi, Kamran, Saïd, Sonia, Sapir, Nir, Sawyer, Hall, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Selva, Nuria, Sergiel, Agnieszka, Shiilegdamba, Enkhtuvshin, Silva, João Paulo, Singh, Navinder, Solberg, Erling J, Spiegel, Orr, Strand, Olav, Sundaresan, Siva, Ullmann, Wiebke, Voigt, Ulrich, Wall, Jake, Wattles, David, Wikelski, Martin, Wilmers, Christopher C, Wilson, John W, Wittemyer, George, Zięba, Filip, Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz, Mueller, Thomas. (2018). Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science, 359 (6374), 466 - 469. doi:10.1126/science.aam9712 |
| DOI: | doi:10.1126/science.aam9712 |
| ISSN: | 0036-8075 |
| EISSN: | 1095-9203 |
| Pages: | 466 - 469 |
| Type of Material: | Journal Article |
| Journal/Proceeding Title: | Science |
| Version: | Author's manuscript |
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