Assessing Herbivore Foraging Behavior with GPS Collars in a Semiarid Grassland

Assessing Herbivore Foraging Behavior with GPS Collars in a Semiarid Grassland

Advances in global positioning system (GPS) technology have dramatically enhanced the ability to track and study distributions of free-ranging livestock. Understanding factors controlling the distribution of free-ranging livestock requires the ability to assess when and where they are foraging. For...

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Main Authors: Justin D. Derner, David J. Augustine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
activity sensors
classification tree
GPS collars
grazing behavior
herbivore distribution
livestock
rangeland
shortgrass steppe
ungulate
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/3/3711

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