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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements
Science, Volume 359, No. 6374, Year 2018
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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. © 2017 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tucker, Marlee A.
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Böhning-Gaese, Katrin
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Fagan, William Fredric
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
United States, College Park
National Socio-environmental Synthesis Center Sesync
Fryxell, John M.
Canada, Guelph
University of Guelph
Van Moorter, Bram
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
Alberts, Susan C.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Ali, Abdullahi H.
Kenya, Garissa
Hirola Conservation Programme
Allen, Andrew M.
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Netherlands, Nijmegen
Radboud Universiteit
Attias, Nina
Brazil, Campo Grande
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Avgar, Tal
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie L.A.
United Kingdom, London
Royal Veterinary College University of London
Bayarbaatar, Buuveibaatar
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Belant, Jerrold L.
United States, Mississippi State
Mississippi State University
Bertassoni, Alessandra
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Beyer, Dean E.
United States, Lansing
State of Michigan
Bidner, Laura R.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Van Beest, Floris M.
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Blake, Stephen
Germany, Pocking
Max-planck-institut Für Ornithologie
United States, New York
Wildlife Conservation Society
Blaum, Niels
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Bracis, Chloe
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Brown, Danielle D.E.
United States, Murfreesboro
Middle Tennessee State University
de Bruyn, P. J.Nico
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Cagnacci, Francesca
Italy, San Michele All'adige
Fondazione Edmund Mach
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Calabrese, Justin M.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Zoological Park
Camilo-Alves, Constança De Sampaio E.Paiva
Portugal, Evora
University of Évora
Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon
France, Montpellier
Universite Paul-valery Montpellier Iii
Chiaradia, André
Australia, Cowes
Phillip Island Nature Park
Australia, Clayton
Monash University
Davidson, Sarah C.
Germany, Pocking
Max-planck-institut Für Ornithologie
United States, Columbus
The Ohio State University
Dennis, Todd E.
Fiji, Nasinu
Fiji National University
DeStefano, Stephen
United States, Reston
United States Geological Survey
Diefenbach, Duane Richard
United States, Reston
United States Geological Survey
Douglas-Hamilton, Iain
Kenya, Nairobi
Save the Elephants
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Fennessy, Julian
Namibia, Windhoek
Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Fichtel, Claudia
Germany, Gottingen
Deutsches Primatenzentrum
Fiedler, Wolfgang
Germany, Pocking
Max-planck-institut Für Ornithologie
Fischer, Christina
Germany, Munich
Technische Universität München
Fischhoff, Ilya R.
United States, Millbrook
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Fleming, Christen H.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Zoological Park
Ford, Adam T.
Canada, Kelowna
University of British Columbia Okanagan
Fritz, Susanne A.
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Gehr, Benedikt
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
Goheen, Jacob R.
United States, Laramie
University of Wyoming
Gurarie, Eliezer D.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Hebblewhite, Mark
United States, Missoula
University of Montana
Heurich, Marco
Germany, Grafenau
Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Hewison, Aidan Jonathan Mark
France, Castanet-tolosan
Inrae Occitanie-toulouse Centre
Hof, Christian
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Hurme, Edward R.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Isbell, Lynne A.
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Janssen, René E.A.
Netherlands, Stein
Bionet Natuuronderzoek
Jeltsch, Florian
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Kaczensky, Petra
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
Austria, Vienna
Veterinarmedizinische Universitat Wien
Kane, Adam
Ireland, Cork
University College Cork
Kappeler, Peter M.
Germany, Gottingen
Deutsches Primatenzentrum
Kauffman, Matthew J.
United States, Reston
United States Geological Survey
Kays, Roland
United States, Raleigh
North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
United States, Raleigh
Nc State University
Kimuyu, Duncan M.
Kenya, Karatina
Karatina University
Koch, Flávia
Germany, Gottingen
Deutsches Primatenzentrum
Canada, Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge
Kranstauber, Bart
Switzerland, Zurich
Universität Zürich
LaPoint, Scott D.
Germany, Pocking
Max-planck-institut Für Ornithologie
United States, New York
Columbia University
Leimgruber, Peter
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Zoological Park
Linnell, John D.C.
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
López-López, Pascual
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Markham, A. Catherine
United States, Stony Brook
Stony Brook University
Mattisson, Jenny
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
Medici, Emília Patrícia
Brazil, Campo Grande
International Union for Conservation of Nature Iucn Species Survival Commission Ssc Tapir Specialist Group Tsg
Brazil, Nazare Paulista
Ipê - Institute for Ecological Research
Mellone, Ugo
Spain, Alicante
Universitat D'alacant
Merrill, Evelyn H.
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Mourão, Guilherme De Miranda
Brazil, Brasilia
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa
Morato, Ronaldo Gonçalves
Brazil, Sao Paulo
National Research Center for Carnivores Conservation
Morellet, Nicolas
France, Castanet-tolosan
Inrae Occitanie-toulouse Centre
Morrison, Thomas A.
United Kingdom, Glasgow
University of Glasgow
Díaz-Muñoz, Samuel L.
United States, New York
New York University
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Mysterud, Atle
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Dejid, Nandintsetseg
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Nathan, Ran
Israel, Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Niamir, Aidin
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Odden, John
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
O'Hara, Robert Bob
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Norway, Trondheim
Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet
Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues
Brazil, Campo Grande
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Olson, Kirk A.
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Patterson, Bruce D.
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
De Paula, Rogério Cunha
Brazil, Sao Paulo
National Research Center for Carnivores Conservation
Pedrotti, Luca
Unknown Affiliation
Reineking, Björn
France, Paris
Inrae
Germany, Bayreuth
Universität Bayreuth
Rimmler, Martin
Unknown Affiliation
Rogers, Tracey L.
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Rolandsen, Christer Moe
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
Rosenberry, Christopher Scott
United States, Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Rubenstein, Daniel I.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Safi, Kamran
Germany, Pocking
Max-planck-institut Für Ornithologie
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Saïd, Sonia
France, Paris
Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage
Sapir, Nir
Israel, Haifa
University of Haifa
Sawyer, Hall
United States, Cheyenne
Western Ecosystems Technology Incorporated
Schmidt, Niels Martin
Denmark, Aarhus
Aarhus Universitet
Selva, Nuria
Poland, Krakow
Institute of Nature Conservation of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Sergiel, Agnieszka
Poland, Krakow
Institute of Nature Conservation of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Shiilegdamba, Enkhtuvshin
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Wildlife Conservation Society
Silva, João Paulo
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Singh, Navinder J.
Sweden, Uppsala
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Spiegel, Orr
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Strand, Olav
Norway, Trondheim
Trondheim Hovedkontor
Sundaresan, Siva R.
United States, Jackson
Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance
Ullmann, Wiebke
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Voigt, Ulrich
Germany, Hannover
Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
Wall, Jake
Kenya, Nairobi
Save the Elephants
Wikelski, Martin C.
Germany, Pocking
Max-planck-institut Für Ornithologie
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Wilmers, Christopher C.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Wilson, John W.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Wittemyer, George
Kenya, Nairobi
Save the Elephants
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Ziȩba, Filip
Poland, Zakopane
Tatra National Park
Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz
Poland, Zakopane
Tatra National Park
Mueller, Thomas
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Biodiversität Und Klima Forschungszentrum
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Zoological Park
Statistics
Citations: 778
Authors: 113
Affiliations: 86
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1126/science.aam9712
ISSN:
00368075
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study