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Finding our way: On the sharing and reuse of animal telemetry data in Australasia

Overview of attention for article published in Science of the Total Environment, February 2015
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Title
Finding our way: On the sharing and reuse of animal telemetry data in Australasia
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Science of the Total Environment, February 2015
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.089
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Hamish A. Campbell, Hawthorne L. Beyer, Todd E. Dennis, Ross G. Dwyer, James D. Forester, Yusuke Fukuda, Catherine Lynch, Mark A. Hindell, Norbert Menke, Juan M. Morales, Craig Richardson, Essie Rodgers, Graeme Taylor, Matt E. Watts, David A. Westcott

Abstract

The presence and movements of organisms both reflect and influence the distribution of ecological resources in space and time. The monitoring of animal movement by telemetry devices is being increasingly used to inform management of marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we brought together academics, and environmental managers to determine the extent of animal movement research in the Australasian region, and assess the opportunities and challenges in the sharing and reuse of these data. This working group was formed under the Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS), whose overall aim was to facilitate trans-organisational and transdisciplinary synthesis. We discovered that between 2000 and 2012 at least 501 peer-reviewed scientific papers were published that report animal location data collected by telemetry devices from within the Australasian region. Collectively, this involved the capture and electronic tagging of 12 656 animals. The majority of studies were undertaken to address specific management questions; rarely were these data used beyond their original intent. We estimate that approximately half (~500) of all animal telemetry projects undertaken remained unpublished, a similar proportion were not discoverable via online resources, and less than 8.8% of all animals tagged and tracked had their data stored in a discoverable and accessible manner. Animal telemetry data contain a wealth of information about how animals and species interact with each other and the landscapes they inhabit. These data are expensive and difficult to collect and can reduce survivorship of the tagged individuals, which implies an ethical obligation to make the data available to the scientific community. This is the first study to quantify the gap between telemetry devices placed on animals and findings/data published, and presents methods for improvement. Instigation of these strategies will enhance the cost-effectiveness of the research and maximise its impact on the management of natural resources.

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Country Count As %
Brazil 2 2%
Colombia 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Belize 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
New Zealand 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 98 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 20%
Researcher 17 16%
Student > Master 11 10%
Other 9 8%
Student > Bachelor 7 7%
Other 22 21%
Unknown 19 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 31 29%
Environmental Science 25 24%
Computer Science 4 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 3%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 3 3%
Other 17 16%
Unknown 23 22%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 July 2015.
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#3,597,108
of 25,394,764 outputs
Outputs from Science of the Total Environment
#4,740
of 29,655 outputs
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#49,458
of 361,374 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Science of the Total Environment
#24
of 154 outputs
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