DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13037
论文题名: Quantifying spatial habitat loss from hydrocarbon development through assessing habitat selection patterns of mule deer
作者: Northrup J.M. ; Anderson C.R. ; Wittemyer G.
刊名: Global Change Biology
ISSN: 13541013
出版年: 2015
卷: 21, 期: 11 起始页码: 3961
结束页码: 3970
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Animal movement
; Bayesian hierarchical model
; Energy development
; Habitat selection
; Movement ecology
; Mule deer
; Natural gas
; Resource selection function
Scopus关键词: behavioral response
; ecological impact
; environmental impact assessment
; guideline
; habitat availability
; habitat loss
; habitat selection
; hydrocarbon resource
; policy making
; quantitative analysis
; refugium
; resource development
; Colorado
; North America
; United States
; Animalia
; Cervidae
; Odocoileus hemionus
; animal
; animal behavior
; circadian rhythm
; Colorado
; deer
; ecosystem
; environmental protection
; oil industry
; physiology
; season
; Animals
; Circadian Rhythm
; Colorado
; Conservation of Natural Resources
; Deer
; Ecosystem
; Homing Behavior
; Oil and Gas Industry
; Seasons
英文摘要: Extraction of oil and natural gas (hydrocarbons) from shale is increasing rapidly in North America, with documented impacts to native species and ecosystems. With shale oil and gas resources on nearly every continent, this development is set to become a major driver of global land-use change. It is increasingly critical to quantify spatial habitat loss driven by this development to implement effective mitigation strategies and develop habitat offsets. Habitat selection is a fundamental ecological process, influencing both individual fitness and population-level distribution on the landscape. Examinations of habitat selection provide a natural means for understanding spatial impacts. We examined the impact of natural gas development on habitat selection patterns of mule deer on their winter range in Colorado. We fit resource selection functions in a Bayesian hierarchical framework, with habitat availability defined using a movement-based modeling approach. Energy development drove considerable alterations to deer habitat selection patterns, with the most substantial impacts manifested as avoidance of well pads with active drilling to a distance of at least 800 m. Deer displayed more nuanced responses to other infrastructure, avoiding pads with active production and roads to a greater degree during the day than night. In aggregate, these responses equate to alteration of behavior by human development in over 50% of the critical winter range in our study area during the day and over 25% at night. Compared to other regions, the topographic and vegetative diversity in the study area appear to provide refugia that allow deer to behaviorally mediate some of the impacts of development. This study, and the methods we employed, provides a template for quantifying spatial take by industrial activities in natural areas and the results offer guidance for policy makers, mangers, and industry when attempting to mitigate habitat loss due to energy development. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/61904
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作者单位: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States; Mammals Research Section, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO, United States; Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
Recommended Citation:
Northrup J.M.,Anderson C.R.,Wittemyer G.. Quantifying spatial habitat loss from hydrocarbon development through assessing habitat selection patterns of mule deer[J]. Global Change Biology,2015-01-01,21(11)