Data from: Moving in the Anthropocene: global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements
Tucker, Marlee A., Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Fagan, William F., University of Maryland, College Park
Fryxell, John M., University of Guelph
Van Moorter, Bram, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Alberts, Susan C., Duke University
Ali, Abdullahi H., Hirola Conservation Programme, Garissa, Kenya.
Allen, Andrew M., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Attias, Nina, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
Avgar, Tal, University of Alberta
Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie, University College London
Bayarbaatar, Buuveibaatar, Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Belant, Jerrold L., Mississippi State University
Bertassoni, Alessandra, Sao Paulo State University
Beyer, Dean, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Bidner, Laura, University of California, Davis
van Beest, Floris M., Aarhus University
Blake, Stephen, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Blaum, Niels, University of Potsdam
Bracis, Chloe, Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Brown, Danielle, Tennessee State University
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico, University of Pretoria
Cagnacci, Francesca, Fondazione Edmund Mach
Calabrese, Justin M., University of Maryland, College Park
Camilo-Alves, Constança, University of Évora
Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
Chiaradia, Andre, Phillip Island Nature Parks, Victoria, Australia.
Davidson, Sarah C., The Ohio State University
Dennis, Todd, Fiji National University
DeStefano, Stephen, United States Geological Survey
Diefenbach, Duane, Park University
Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Save the Elephants
Fennessy, Julian, Giraffe Conservation Foundation, P.O. Box 86099, Eros, Namibia.
Fichtel, Claudia, German Primate Center
Fiedler, Wolfgang, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Fischer, Christina, Technical University Munich
Fischhoff, Ilya, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Fleming, Christen H., University of Maryland, College Park
Ford, Adam T., University of British Columbia
Fritz, Susanne A., Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Gehr, Benedikt, University of Zurich
Goheen, Jacob R., University of Wyoming
Gurarie, Eliezer, University of Maryland, College Park
Hebblewhite, Mark, University of Montana
Heurich, Marco, Bavarian Forest National Park
Hewison, A. J. Mark, University of Toulouse
Hof, Christian, Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Hurme, Edward, University of Maryland, College Park
Isbell, Lynne A., University of California, Davis
Janssen, René, Bionet Natuuronderzoek, 6171EL Stein, Netherlands.
Jeltsch, Florian, University of Potsdam
Kaczensky, Petra, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Kane, Adam, University College Cork
Kappeler, Peter M., German Primate Center
Kauffman, Matthew, United States Geological Survey
Kays, Roland, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Kimuyu, Duncan, Karatina University
Koch, Flavia, German Primate Center
Kranstauber, Bart, University of Zurich
LaPoint, Scott, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Leimgruber, Peter, National Zoological Park
Linnell, John D. C., Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
López-López, Pascual, University of Valencia
Markham, A. Catherine, Stony Brook University
Mattisson, Jenny, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Medici, Emilia Patricia, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) Tapir Specialist Group (TSG), Rua Licuala, 622, Damha 1, Campo Grande, CEP: 79046-150, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Mellone, Ugo, University of Alicante
Merrill, Evelyn, University of Alberta
de Miranda Mourão, Guilherme, Embrapa Pantanal, Corumbá, MS 79320-900, Brazil.
Morato, Ronaldo G., Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Morellet, Nicolas, University of Toulouse
Morrison, Thomas A., University of Glasgow
Díaz-Muñoz, Samuel L., New York University
Mysterud, Atle, University of Oslo
Nandintsetseg, Dejid, Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Nathan, Ran, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Niamir, Aidin, Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Odden, John, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
O’Hara, Robert B., Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo R., Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Olson, Kirk A., Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Patterson, Bruce D., Field Museum of Natural History
Cunha de Paula, Rogerio, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
Pedrotti, Luca, Consorzio Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio, Bormio (Sondrio), Italy.
Reineking, Björn, Grenoble Alpes University
Rimmler, Martin, Nationalpark Schwarzwald, 77889 Seebach, Germany.
Rogers, Tracey L., Environmental Earth Sciences
Rolandsen, Christer Moe, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Rosenberry, Christopher S., Pennsylvania Game Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17110, USA.
Rubenstein, Daniel I., Princeton University
Safi, Kamran, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Saïd, Sonia, Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage
Sapir, Nir, University of Haifa
Sawyer, Hall, Western EcoSystems Technology (United States)
Schmidt, Niels Martin, Aarhus University
Selva, Nuria, Polish Academy of Sciences
Sergiel, Agnieszka, Polish Academy of Sciences
Shiilegdamba, Enkhtuvshin, Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Silva, João Paulo, University of Porto
Singh, Navinder, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Solberg, Erling J., Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Spiegel, Orr, University of California, Davis
Strand, Olav, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Sundaresan, Siva, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Ullmann, Wiebke, University of Potsdam
Voigt, Ulrich, University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover
Wall, Jake, Save the Elephants
Wattles, David, United States Geological Survey
Wikelski, Martin, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Wilmers, Christopher C., University of California, Santa Cruz
Wilson, John W., University of Pretoria
Wittemyer, George, Save the Elephants
Zięba, Filip, Tatra National Park, 34-500 Zakopane, Poland.
Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz, Tatra National Park, 34-500 Zakopane, Poland.
Mueller, Thomas, Senckenberg Nature Research Society
Published Jan 12, 2019 on Dryad.
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.st350
Cite this dataset
Tucker, Marlee A. et al. (2019). Data from: Moving in the Anthropocene: global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.st350
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 movements of mammals in areas with a comparatively high human footprint were on average one-half to one-third the extent of their movements in areas with a low human footprint. We attribute this reduction to behavioral changes of individual animals and to 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 affects not only population persistence but also ecosystem processes such as predator-prey interactions, nutrient cycling, and disease transmission.
Usage notes
Terrestrial Mammal Displacement Data
This data file includes median (0.5 quantile) and long-distance (0.95 quantile) displacement distances for 803 individuals spanning 57 terrestrial mammal species. Also included are mean body mass, trophic guild, mean Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and mean human footprint index values for each individual. Displacement values are in kilometres and body mass values are in grams. The displacement and body mass values are log10 transformed and the NDVI values are scaled. Please note that each row within a time interval represents a different individual. Please see the associated manuscript and supplementary materials for details on the data sources and calculation methods.
MammalDisplacementData.csv