Ponds as experimental arenas for studying animal movement : current research and future prospects
(2023) In Movement Ecology 11.- Abstract
Animal movement is a multifaceted process that occurs for multiple reasons with powerful consequences for food web and ecosystem dynamics. New paradigms and technical innovations have recently pervaded the field, providing increasingly powerful means to deliver fine-scale movement data, attracting renewed interest. Specifically in the aquatic environment, tracking with acoustic telemetry now provides integral spatiotemporal information to follow individual movements in the wild. Yet, this technology also holds great promise for experimental studies, enhancing our ability to truly establish cause-and-effect relationships. Here, we argue that ponds with well-defined borders (i.e. “islands in a sea of land”) are particularly well suited... (More)
Animal movement is a multifaceted process that occurs for multiple reasons with powerful consequences for food web and ecosystem dynamics. New paradigms and technical innovations have recently pervaded the field, providing increasingly powerful means to deliver fine-scale movement data, attracting renewed interest. Specifically in the aquatic environment, tracking with acoustic telemetry now provides integral spatiotemporal information to follow individual movements in the wild. Yet, this technology also holds great promise for experimental studies, enhancing our ability to truly establish cause-and-effect relationships. Here, we argue that ponds with well-defined borders (i.e. “islands in a sea of land”) are particularly well suited for this purpose. To support our argument, we also discuss recent experiences from studies conducted in an innovative experimental infrastructure, composed of replicated ponds equipped with modern aquatic telemetry systems that allow for unparalleled insights into the movement patterns of individual animals.
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- author
- Brönmark, Christer LU ; Hellström, Gustav ; Baktoft, Henrik ; Hansson, Lars Anders LU ; McCallum, Erin S. ; Nilsson, P. Anders LU ; Skov, Christian LU ; Brodin, Tomas and Hulthén, Kaj LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023-12
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Acoustic telemetry, Animal movement, Cause-and-effect relationships, Experimental approaches, Hypothesis testing, Individual movement, Lakes, Movement ecology, Ponds, Whole-pond telemetry studies
- in
- Movement Ecology
- volume
- 11
- article number
- 68
- pages
- 15 pages
- publisher
- BioMed Central (BMC)
- external identifiers
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- pmid:37880741
- scopus:85174686820
- ISSN
- 2051-3933
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40462-023-00419-9
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 2e4e639a-d5b6-468e-9570-1c4f36c8f59f
- date added to LUP
- 2023-12-11 13:08:16
- date last changed
- 2024-08-28 18:46:26
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