Estimating population range distributions from animal tracking data
Gayatri Anand, Christen H. Fleming, Ananke G. Krishnan, Clayton T. Lamb, Emília Patrícia Medici, Laura R. Prugh, Justin M. Calabrese, William F. Fagan
This paper introduces a new population kernel density estimator (PKDE) to improve space use estimation for animal populations by accounting for temporal autocorrelation and inter-individual variation, showing it outperforms traditional methods.
bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2025 · PreprintEcology