Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements.
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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.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Tucker, MA; Böhning-Gaese, K; Fagan, WF; Fryxell, JM; Van Moorter, B; Alberts, SC; Ali, AH; Allen, AM; Attias, N; Avgar, T; Bartlam-Brooks, H; Bayarbaatar, B; Belant, JL; Bertassoni, A; Beyer, D; Bidner, L; van Beest, FM; Blake, S; Blaum, N; Bracis, C; Brown, D; de Bruyn, PJN; Cagnacci, F; Calabrese, JM; Camilo-Alves, C; Chamaillé-Jammes, S; Chiaradia, A; Davidson, SC; Dennis, T; DeStefano, S; Diefenbach, D; Douglas-Hamilton, I; Fennessy, J; Fichtel, C; Fiedler, W; Fischer, C; Fischhoff, I; Fleming, CH; Ford, AT; Fritz, SA; Gehr, B; Goheen, JR; Gurarie, E; Hebblewhite, M; Heurich, M; Hewison, AJM; Hof, C; Hurme, E; Isbell, LA; Janssen, R; Jeltsch, F; Kaczensky, P; Kane, A; Kappeler, PM; Kauffman, M; Kays, R; Kimuyu, D; Koch, F; Kranstauber, B; LaPoint, S; Leimgruber, P; Linnell, JDC; López-López, P; Markham, AC; Mattisson, J; Medici, EP; Mellone, U; Merrill, E; de Miranda Mourão, G; Morato, RG; Morellet, N; Morrison, TA; Díaz-Muñoz, SL; Mysterud, A; Nandintsetseg, D; Nathan, R; Niamir, A; Odden, J; O'Hara, RB; Oliveira-Santos, LGR; Olson, KA; Patterson, BD; Cunha de Paula, R; Pedrotti, L; Reineking, B; Rimmler, M; Rogers, TL; Rolandsen, CM; Rosenberry, CS; Rubenstein, DI; Safi, K; Saïd, S; Sapir, N; Sawyer, H; Schmidt, NM; Selva, N; Sergiel, A; Shiilegdamba, E; Silva, JP; Singh, N; Solberg, EJ; Spiegel, O; Strand, O; Sundaresan, S; Ullmann, W; Voigt, U; Wall, J; Wattles, D; Wikelski, M; Wilmers, CC; Wilson, JW; Wittemyer, G; ZiÄ™ba, F; Zwijacz-Kozica, T; Mueller, T
Published Date
- January 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 359 / 6374
Start / End Page
- 466 - 469
PubMed ID
- 29371471
Pubmed Central ID
- 29371471
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1095-9203
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0036-8075
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1126/science.aam9712
Language
- eng