OUR NEW #FenceEcology ARTICLE PUBLISHED @JAppliedEcology: Barrier Behaviour Analysis (BaBA) reveals extensive effects of fencing on wide‐ranging ungulates and can be used to identify the most problematic barriers in a large landscape (R package available) https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13806#.X_ysB8-w_As.twitter
Barrier Behaviour Analysis (BaBA) reveals extensive effects of fencing on wide‐ranging ungulates

Our work provides empirical evidence on how fences affect wildlife movement. Importantly, Barrier Behaviour Analysis (BaBA) can be applied to evaluate other linear features (such as roads, railways...

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13806#.X_ysB8-w_As.twitter
Movement barriers like fences do not only STOP #AnimalCrossing. They also CHANGE movement behaviors in multiple ways that could affect overall habitat use efficiency, reduce movement benefits, and cause other ecological consequences. More on fence ecology: http://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa103
Movement barriers like fences do not only STOP #AnimalCrossing. They also CHANGE movement behaviors in multiple ways that could affect overall habitat use efficiency, reduce movement benefits, and cause other ecological consequences. More on fence ecology: http://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa103
Movement barriers like fences do not only STOP #AnimalCrossing. They also CHANGE movement behaviors in multiple ways that could affect overall habitat use efficiency, reduce movement benefits, and cause other ecological consequences. More on fence ecology: http://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa103
#animalmovement #MovementEcology In our study area in southwest WY, pronghorn need to navigate over 6000km of fencing each year - nearly twice the length of the US-Mexico border (!) - and encounter fences 250 times on average, twice the encounter rate of mule deer.
#animalmovement #MovementEcology In our study area in southwest WY, pronghorn need to navigate over 6000km of fencing each year - nearly twice the length of the US-Mexico border (!) - and encounter fences 250 times on average, twice the encounter rate of mule deer.
#animalmovement #MovementEcology In our study area in southwest WY, pronghorn need to navigate over 6000km of fencing each year - nearly twice the length of the US-Mexico border (!) - and encounter fences 250 times on average, twice the encounter rate of mule deer.
#conservation We developed a method (BaBA) to identify and classify animal movement change upon encountering barriers in order to prioritize resources for fence modification and removal. Package available at http://github.com/wx-ecology/BaBA 
THANK YOU coauthors N. Dejid, V. Herrmann, Dr. H. Sawyer, Dr. A. Middleton, and @ESPM_Berkeley @WestEcoSystems, and supports from @NatGeo @NationalZoo @centerofthewest @Hewlett_Found @GYCnews @BMBF_Bund Knobloch Family Foundation
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