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Scaling of Activity Space in Marine Organisms across Latitudinal Gradients
The American naturalist, Vol.201(4), pp.586-602
04/2023
PMID: 36958006
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Abstract
Unifying models have shown that the amount of space used by animals (e.g., activity space, home range) scales allometrically with body mass for terrestrial taxa; however, such relationships are far less clear for marine species. We compiled movement data from 1,596 individuals across 79 taxa collected using a continental passive acoustic telemetry network of acoustic receivers to assess allometric scaling of activity space. We found that ectothermic marine taxa do exhibit allometric scaling for activity space, with an overall scaling exponent of 0.64. However, body mass alone explained only 35% of the variation, with the remaining variation best explained by trophic position for teleosts and latitude for sharks, rays, and marine reptiles. Taxon-specific allometric relationships highlighted weaker scaling exponents among teleost fish species (0.07) than sharks (0.96), rays (0.55), and marine reptiles (0.57). The allometric scaling relationship and scaling exponents for the marine taxonomic groups examined were lower than those reported from studies that had collated both marine and terrestrial species data derived using various tracking methods. We propose that these disparities arise because previous work integrated summarized data across many studies that used differing methods for collecting and quantifying activity space, introducing considerable uncertainty into slope estimates. Our findings highlight the benefit of using large-scale, coordinated animal biotelemetry networks to address cross-taxa evolutionary and ecological questions.
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- Title
- Scaling of Activity Space in Marine Organisms across Latitudinal Gradients
- Creators
- Vinay Udyawer - Australian Institute of Marine ScienceCharlie Huveneers - Flinders UniversityFabrice Jaine - Sydney Inst Marine Sci, Integrated Marine Observing Syst (IMOS) Anim Trac, Mosman, NSW 2088, AustraliaRussell C. Babcock - CSIRO Oceans and AtmosphereStephanie Brodie - University of California, Santa CruzMarie-Jeanne Buscot - University of TasmaniaHamish A. Campbell - Charles Darwin UniversityRobert G. Harcourt - Sydney Institute of Marine ScienceXavier Hoenner - CSIRO Oceans and AtmosphereElodie J. I. Ledee - Carleton UniversityColin A. Simpfendorfer - James Cook UniversityMatthew D. Taylor - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Taylors Beach)Asia Armstrong - University of QueenslandAdam Barnett - James Cook UniversityCulum Brown - Macquarie UniversityBarry Bruce - CSIRO Oceans and AtmospherePaul A. Butcher - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Coffs Harbour)Gwenael Cadiou - New South Wales Department of Primary IndustriesLydie I. E. Couturier - IfremerLeanne Currey-Randall - Australian Institute of Marine ScienceMichael Drew - Flinders UniversityChristine L. Dudgeon - University of QueenslandRoss G. Dwyer - University of the Sunshine CoastMario Espinoza - Universidad de Costa RicaLuciana C. Ferreira - Australian Institute of Marine ScienceAnthony Fowler - South Australian Research and Development InstituteDavid Harasti - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Coffs Harbour)Alastair R. Harborne - Florida International UniversityNathan A. Knott - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Coffs Harbour)Kate Lee - Macquarie UniversityMatt Lloyd - Flinders UniversityMichael Lowry - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Coffs Harbour)Teagan Marzullo - Environmental Earth SciencesJordan Matley - University of WindsorJaime D. McAllister - University of TasmaniaRory McAuley - University of Western AustraliaFrazer McGregor - Murdoch UniversityMark Meekan - Australian Institute of Marine ScienceKade Mills - Parks VictoriaBradley M. Norman - Murdoch UniversityBeverly Oh - Univ Western Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Crawley, WA 6009, AustraliaNicholas L. Payne - Univ New South Wales, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaVic Peddemors - New South Wales Dept Primary Ind, Fisheries, Mosman, NSW 2088, AustraliaToby Piddocke - Southern Cross UniversityRichard D. Pillans - CSIRO Oceans and AtmosphereRichard D. Reina - Monash UniversityPaul Rogers - South Australian Research and Development InstituteJayson M. Semmens - University of TasmaniaAmy Smoothey - New South Wales Department of Primary IndustriesConrad W. Speed - Australian Institute of Marine ScienceDylan van der Meulen - Environmental Earth SciencesMichelle R. Heupel - Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Publication Details
- The American naturalist, Vol.201(4), pp.586-602
- Publisher
- Univ Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- Save Our Seas Foundation Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board DE120102459 / ARC DECRA; Australian Research Council Neiser Foundation Manta Lodge and Scuba Centre University of Queensland Research Scholarship; University of Queensland NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub Kaufmann Productions Earth-watch Australia SE QLD Catchments Western Australian Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions PCOFUND-GA-2013-609102 / PRESTIGE program LP110200572; LP0883720; LP10010036; LP120100652; LP150100669; LP110100712 / ARC Linkage; Australian Research Council Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment West Australian Marine Science Institution Caring for Coasts Winifred Violet Scott Estate LP0883720; LP110100712; LP110200572; LP120100652; LP150100669 / Australian Research Council Department of the Environment, Water and Natural Resources 2018-091 / Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC); Fisheries R&D Corp FT099172; FT100101004 / ARC Future Fellowship; Australian Research Council Redland City Council ANR-10-LABX-19 / LabexMER Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort Ningaloo Whale Shark Industry Australian Academy of Science 2010/062; 2012/020 / Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Sydney Aquarium Conservation Nature Foundation of South Australia Tracking Research for Animal Conservation Society (TRACS) Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefits Fund Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Thyne Reid Trust Doctoral Fellowship Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance Oceania Chondrichthyan Society/Passions of Paradise ECOCEAN New SouthWales Department of Primary Industries BHP-CSIRO Ningaloo Outlook Marine Research Partnership
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- 991013121010202368
- Copyright
- © 2023 The University of Chicago. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article