Results
Table 1 is a ranking of each home range estimator for each GPS-point
pattern and for each metric (i.e., area, shape, and location). This
table can be read as an assessment of what estimators should be used for
different questions, based on the research presented in this chapter.
For example, a researcher studying a terrestrial animal in an open
environment with few boundaries that is interested in home range area
should consider using BRB and T-LoCoHo. Given the inherent uncertainty
of home range estimation, it is recommended to always use at least two
home range estimators. In the remainder of this section, specific
results for area, shape, and location accuracy are presented.
Table
1: Ranking of area, shape, and location accuracy of home range
estimators for different GPS- point patterns.