Identifying resting locations of a small elusive forest carnivore using a two-stage model accounting for GPS measurement error and hidden behavioral states

Movement Ecology
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Studies of animal movement using location data are often faced with two challenges. First, time series of animal locations are likely to arise from multiple behavioral states (e.g., directed movement, resting) that cannot be observed directly. Second, location data can be affected by measurement error, including failed location fixes. Simultaneously addressing both problems in a single statistical model is analytically and computationally challenging. To both separate behavioral states and account for measurement error, we used a two-stage modeling approach to identify resting locations of fishers (Pekania pennanti) based on GPS and accelerometer data.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Identifying resting locations of a small elusive forest carnivore using a two-stage model accounting for GPS measurement error and hidden behavioral states
Series title Movement Ecology
DOI 10.1186/s40462-021-00256-8
Volume 9
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher Springer Nature
Contributing office(s) Western Fisheries Research Center
Description 17, 22 p.
Country United States
State California, Oregon
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