Analysis of local habitat selection and large-scale attraction/avoidance based on animal tracking data: is there a single best method?
Moritz MerckerPhilipp SchwemmerVerena PeschkoLeonie EnnersStefan GarthePublished in: Movement ecology (2021)
Based on our results, we recommend the use of iSSMs to infer habitat selection or large-scale attraction/avoidance from animal tracking data. Further advantages over other approaches include short computation times, predictive capacity, and the possibility of deriving mechanistic movement models.