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Mitchell, L., Kohler, T., White, P.C.L., Arnold, K.E. (2020). Home range size and habitat availability data for 39 individual European nightjars on the Humberhead Peatlands NNR from 2015-2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/d5cc1b92-6862-4475-8aa1-5936786d12ab
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Home range size and habitat availability data for 39 individual European nightjars on the Humberhead Peatlands NNR from 2015-2018
This dataset contains home range size, habitat availability and selection ratio data, calculated from GPS data fixes collected from individual European nightjars, in four concurrent years (2015-2018). Home ranges are 95% areas of use, presented in hectares. Habitat availability data are presented as the percentage (%) of each habitat category (n = 6, pooled from 14 original habitat types) available to each individual within their 95% home range. Selection ratios are Manly Selection Ratios for 14 habitat types and express the extent to which each habitat type is used by each individual bird, compared to how much of it is available. Selection Ratios >1 express positive selection – i.e. used more than expected, given availability. Selection Ratios <1 express avoidance – i.e. used less than expected, given availability.
Publication date: 2020-03-26
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Provenance & quality
The metadata accompanying the data contains GPS data points (WGS84 format) from 39 European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus). The data contains additional information on identity of the bird, date and time of fix acquisition. These data were collected on the Humberhead peatlands NNR, South Yorkshire, from 2015 until 2018. Birds were caught in mist nets and tail-mounted miniaturised GPS tags (Pathtrack, Otley, UK; <3% bird bodyweight) were fitted by BTO-licensed researchers.
Data were collected as part of a NERC ACCE-funded PhD.
Data were collected as part of a NERC ACCE-funded PhD.
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-013X
Kohler, T.
Natural England
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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University of York
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk