Space Use

Question 2

What is the difference between residency and site fidelity?

Answer 2

Residency is when an animal spends most of its time in a given area. It may depart sometimes but the departures are part of its normal behaviours.

Site fidelity on the other hand is when an animal does not spend most of its time in a given area but does return to it regularly.

(Kraft et al, 2023)

Question 3

How is residency measured?

Answer 3

Using the residency index.

The residency index (IR) has two forms.

The total number of days the animal was detected (Dd) can be divided by either
(1) detection interval, the number of days between first and last detection (Di) or
(2) monitoring or study interval, the total number of monitoring days in the study (time between tagging date and last monitoring day) (Dt).

The index provides values ranging from 0, or no residency, to 1 which is full residency.

(Kraft et al, 2023)

Question 4

Home Range

Answer 4

That area traversed by the individual in its normal activities of food gathering, mating, and caring for young. Occasional sallies outside the area, perhaps exploratory in nature, should not be considered as in part of the home range. The size of the home range may vary with sex, possibly age, and season.

(Kraft et al, 2023)

Question 5

What are the different ways to evaluate space use?

Answer 5

Abacus Plots
Residency
Home range

(Kraft et al, 2023)

Question 6

Spatiotemporal

Answer 6

Refers to patterns in both space and time.

(Wikipedia)