A practical method to account for variation in detection range in acoustic telemetry arrays to accurately quantify the spatial ecology of aquatic animals

• Published in: Methods in ecology and evolution Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 82 - 94
• Main Authors: Brownscombe, Jacob W., Griffin, Lucas P., Chapman, Jacqueline M., Morley, Danielle, Acosta, Alejandro, Crossin, Glenn T., Iverson, Sara J., Adams, Aaron J., Cooke, Steven J., Danylchuk, Andy J., Codling, Edward
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Acoustic telemetry; acoustic telemetry arrays; Acoustics; animal tracking; Animals; Aquatic animals; Arrays; bioacoustics; biotelemetry; data analysis; detection range; Ecology; Environmental conditions; Habitat utilization; machine learning; Receivers; Sampling instruments; spatial ecology; Telemetry; Variation
• ISSN: 2041-210X; 2041-210X
• DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13322

Acoustic telemetry is a popular tool for long‐term tracking of aquatic animals to describe and quantify patterns of movement, space use, and diverse ecological interactions. Acoustic receivers are imperfect sampling instruments, and their detection range (DR; the area surrounding the receiver in whi...