Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research.
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Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research.

  • Hofman MPG Wildlife Sciences, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
  • Hayward MW School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.
  • Heim M Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Marchand P Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Direction de la Recherche et de l'Expertise, Unité Ongulés Sauvages, Juvignac, France.
  • Rolandsen CM Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Mattisson J Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Urbano F Freelance consultant, Milan, Italy.
  • Heurich M Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
  • Mysterud A Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
  • Melzheimer J Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
  • Morellet N CEFS, Université de Toulouse, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan, France.
  • Voigt U Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
  • Allen BL University of Southern Queensland, Institute for Agriculture and the Environment, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
  • Gehr B Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Rouco C Department of Wildlife Ecology and Management, Landcare Research, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  • Ullmann W University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
  • Holand Ø Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
  • Jørgensen NH Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
  • Steinheim G Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
  • Cagnacci F Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Italy.
  • Kroeschel M Wildlife Ecology and Management, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
  • Kaczensky P Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Buuveibaatar B Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
  • Payne JC Wildlife Conservation Society, Mongolia Program, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
  • Palmegiani I Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
  • Jerina K University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department for Forestry, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • Kjellander P Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Riddarhyttan, Sweden.
  • Johansson Ö Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Department of Ecology, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Riddarhyttan, Sweden.
  • LaPoint S Department of Migration and Immuno-ecology, Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany.
  • Bayrakcismith R Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Linnell JDC Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Zaccaroni M Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Jorge MLS Vanderbilt University, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
  • Oshima JEF Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Laboratório de Ecologia Espacial e Conservação, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brasil.
  • Songhurst A Ecoexist, Maun, Botswana.
  • Fischer C Haute ecole du paysage, d'ingenierie et d'architecture de Geneve, Genève, Switzerland.
  • Mc Bride RT Faro Maro Ecoresearch, Departamento de Boquerón, Paraguay.
  • Thompson JJ Guyra Paraguay-CONACYT, Asunción, Paraguay.
  • Streif S Forest Research Institute of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg, Germany.
  • Sandfort R Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
  • Bonenfant C Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Lyon, France.
  • Drouilly M Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Klapproth M Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, German Primate Center (DPZ), Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany.
  • Zinner D Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, German Primate Center (DPZ), Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany.
  • Yarnell R School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell, United Kingdom.
  • Stronza A Ecoexist, Maun, Botswana.
  • Wilmott L Office of Environment and Heritage, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
  • Meisingset E Division of Forestry and Forest Resources, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway.
  • Thaker M Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
  • Vanak AT Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, New Dehli, India.
  • Nicoloso S D.R.E.Am. Italia, Pratovecchio Stia, Italy.
  • Graeber R Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.
  • Said S Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Unités Ongulés Sauvages, Birieux, France.
  • Boudreau MR Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
  • Devlin A SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, United States of America.
  • Hoogesteijn R Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • May-Junior JA University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • Nifong JC Wetlands and Coastal Ecology Branch, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, United States of America.
  • Odden J Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Quigley HB Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Tortato F Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Parker DM Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • Caso A Ministery of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Perrine J Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, United States of America.
  • Tellaeche C Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy-CONICET, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina.
  • Zieba F Tatra National Park, Zakopane, Poland.
  • Zwijacz-Kozica T Tatra National Park, Zakopane, Poland.
  • Appel CL Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States of America.
  • Axsom I Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States of America.
  • Bean WT Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, United States of America.
  • Cristescu B Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Périquet S Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, UMR CNRS 5558, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne cedex, France.
  • Teichman KJ The Cape Leopard Trust, South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
  • Karpanty S Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America.
  • Licoppe A Département d'étude du milieu naturel et agricole, Service public de Wallonie, Gembloux, Belgium.
  • Menges V Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
  • Black K Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States of America.
  • Scheppers TL Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Schai-Braun SC Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
  • Azevedo FC Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás/Regional Catalão (UFG), Catalão, Goiás, Brazil.
  • Lemos FG Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Instituto de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás/Regional Catalão (UFG), Catalão, Goiás, Brazil.
  • Payne A Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Unités Ongulés Sauvages, Birieux, France.
  • Swanepoel LH Department of Zoology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.
  • Weckworth BV Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Berger A Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
  • Bertassoni A Instituto de Pesquisa e Conservação de Tamanduás no Brasil, Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil.
  • McCulloch G Ecoexist, Maun, Botswana.
  • Šustr P Global Change Research Institute CAS, Department of Biodiversity Research, Brno, Czech Republic.
  • Athreya V Wildlife Conservation Society-India, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
  • Bockmuhl D Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
  • Casaer J Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Ekori A University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.
  • Melovski D Wildlife Sciences, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
  • Richard-Hansen C Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Kourou, France.
  • van de Vyver D Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • Reyna-Hurtado R Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Campeche, Mexico.
  • Robardet E Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail | ANSES · Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, Nancy, France.
  • Selva N Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Sergiel A Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Farhadinia MS Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Sunde P Department of Bioscience-Wildlife Ecology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
  • Portas R Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany.
  • Ambarli H Department of Wildlife Ecology and Management, Faculty of Forestry, Duzce University, Düzce, Turkey.
  • Berzins R Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Kourou, France.
  • Kappeler PM Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center (DPZ), Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany.
  • Mann GK Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Pyritz L Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center (DPZ), Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Goettingen, Germany.
  • Bissett C Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • Grant T Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • Steinmetz R WWF Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Swedell L Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Welch RJ Wildlife and Reserve Management Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
  • Armenteras D Grupo de Investigación en Ecología del Paisaje y Modelación de Ecosistemas-ECOLMOD, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Bidder OR Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America.
  • González TM Grupo de Investigación en Ecología del Paisaje y Modelación de Ecosistemas-ECOLMOD, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Rosenblatt A University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America.
  • Kachel S Panthera, New York, NY, United States of America.
  • Balkenhol N Wildlife Sciences, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
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  • 2019-05-10
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  • PloS one. - 2019
English Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, we need an in-depth understanding of the main technological, species-specific and environmental factors that determine the success and failure of satellite tracking devices across species and habitats. Here, we assess the relative influence of such factors on the ability of satellite telemetry units to provide the expected amount and quality of data by analyzing data from over 3,000 devices deployed on 62 terrestrial species in 167 projects worldwide. We evaluate the success rate in obtaining GPS fixes as well as in transferring these fixes to the user and we evaluate failure rates. Average fix success and data transfer rates were high and were generally better predicted by species and unit characteristics, while environmental characteristics influenced the variability of performance. However, 48% of the unit deployments ended prematurely, half of them due to technical failure. Nonetheless, this study shows that the performance of satellite telemetry applications has shown improvements over time, and based on our findings, we provide further recommendations for both users and manufacturers.
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