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Scale-dependent habitat selection is shaped by landscape context in dispersing white-tailed deer

Ryan B. Stephens, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Joshua J. Millspaugh
Jon T. McRoberts
David R. Heit, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Kevyn H. Wiskirchen
Jason A. Sumners
Jason L. Isabelle
Remington J. Moll, University of New Hampshire, Durham

This is an Open Access article published by Springer Link in Landscape Ecology, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01879-z

Abstract

Identifying how animals select habitat while navigating landscapes is important for understanding behavioral ecology and guiding management and conservation decisions. However, habitat selection may be spatially and temporally plastic, making it challenging to quantify how species use resources across space and time.