Identifying movement states from location data using cluster analysis

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 588-594

  Van Moorter, Bram ^a   Visscher, Darcy R ^b   Jerde, Christopher L ^b,c   Frair, Jacqueline L ^b,d   Merrill, Evelyn H ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta; Cervus elaphus; Gap statistic; Global positioning system (GPS); K means; Movement state

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DEER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; HABITAT USE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE USE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 77950284424     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-155     Document Type: Article

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