Micha V. Jackson: Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour

Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2024 Micha V. Jackson discusses her team’s research looking into the distribution of shorebirds and their feeding behaviour within a wetland to better understand habitat selection and quality. About the Research Overview Shorebirds undertake some of the most spectacular migrations on earth, but are also one of the world’s most threatened bird groups – especially in the Australasian region. … Continue reading Micha V. Jackson: Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour

AER | ESEMarch 28, 2025March 24, 2025Leave a comment

Coastal and marine, Monitoring and methods, Research summaries

Habitat selection modelling reveals sea turtles use protected areas in greater proportion to their availability

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated regions to help conserve wildlife but how are they used by the species they protect? In their latest research, Kelsey Roberts and colleagues evaluate the use of these protected areas by sea turtles to help inform better design and management of MPAs. Scientists agree that area-based conservation efforts are key to preserving biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as ocean-based … Continue reading Habitat selection modelling reveals sea turtles use protected areas in greater proportion to their availability

AER | ESEMarch 23, 2021April 7, 2021Leave a comment

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The costs and benefits of habitat selection

In this post, Jonathan Rhodes discusses a paper he recently handled by Chrystel Losier and colleagues “Adjustments in habitat selection to changing availability induce fitness costs for a threatened ungulate” Habitat selection is an important determinant of the distribution of individuals, but can also have important implications for the fitness of individuals (DeCesare et al. 2014). Although, methods for the empirical analysis of habitat selection … Continue reading The costs and benefits of habitat selection