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Diving into the analysis of time–depth recorder and behavioural data records: A workshop summary

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posted on 2023-05-22, 02:18 authored by Womble, JN, Horning, M, Mary-Anne LeaMary-Anne Lea, Rehberg, J
Directlyobservingtheforagingbehaviorofanimalsinthemarineenvironmentcanbeextremely challenging,ifnotimpossible,assuchbehavioroftentakesplacebeneaththesurfaceoftheoceanand in extremelyremoteareas.Inlieuofdirectlyobservingforagingbehavior,datafromtime–depth recordersandothertypesofbehavioraldatarecordingdevicesarecommonlyusedtodescribeand quantifythebehavioroffish,squid,seabirds,seaturtles,pinnipeds,andcetaceans.Oftenthedefinitions of actualbehavioralunitsandanalyticalapproachesmayvarysubstantiallywhichmayinfluence results andlimitourabilitytocomparebehaviorsofinterestacrosstaxonomicgroupsandgeographic regions.AworkshopwasconvenedinassociationwiththeFourthInternationalSymposiumon Bio-logginginHobart,Tasmaniaon8March2011,withthegoalofprovidingaforumforthe presentation,review,anddiscussionofvariousmethodsandapproachesthatareusedtodescribe and analyzetime–depthrecorderandassociatedbehavioraldatarecords.Theinternationalmeeting broughttogether36participantsfrom14countriesfromadiversityofbackgroundsincludingscientists from academiaandgovernment,graduatestudents,post-doctoralfellows,anddevelopersofelectronic taggingtechnologyandanalysissoftware.Thespecificobjectivesoftheworkshopweretohostaseries of invitedpresentationsfollowedbydiscussionsessionsfocusedon(1)identifyingbehavioralunitsand metricsthataresuitableforempiricalstudies,(2)reviewinganalyticalapproachesandtechniquesthat can beusedtoobjectivelyclassifybehavior,and(3)identifyingcaseswhentemporalautocorrelation structureisusefulforidentifyingbehaviorsofinterest.Outcomesoftheworkshopincludedhigh- lightingtheneedtobetterdefinebehavioralunitsandtodevisemorestandardizedprocessingand analyticaltechniquesinordertoensurethatresultsarecomparableacrossstudiesandtaxonomic groups.

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Publication title

Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volume

88-89

Pagination

61-64

ISSN

0967-0645

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd

Place of publication

The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Ox5 1Gb

Rights statement

Copyright 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

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Socio-economic Objectives

Marine biodiversity

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