Landscape configuration is a major determinant of home range size variation

摘要: Most animals restrain their movement activities to familiar areas which leads home ranges. Although understanding both establishment and shifts of ranges is highly relevant for basic science conservation, pinpointing the factors that shape dynamics remains a challenge. Evidently are influenced by underlying landscape. Landscape composition, i.e., fraction different land cover types, has recently been shown affect range size. Yet, explicit spatial configuration landscape, factor known be central importance in ecology, not taken into account most studies. We quantify effect landscape on summer sizes across multiple spatio-temporal scales using GPS data from two behaviorally distinct ungulate species, red (Cervus elaphus) roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany. show dominant ...