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TI Validation of Dive Foraging Indices Using Archived and Transmitted Acceleration Data: The Case of the Weddell Seal
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AF Heerah, Karine
   Cox, Samantha
   Blevin, Pierre
   Guinet, Christophe
   Charrassin, Jean-Benoît
AS 1:1,2;2:1,3,4;3:1;4:1;5:2;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;
C1 Centre d'Etude Biologique de Chizé, UMR 7372 CNRS, Villers-en-Bois, France
   UMR 7159 CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
   Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Toulouse, France
   MARBEC (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), Sète, France
C2 CNRS, FRANCE
   MNHN, FRANCE
   CNES, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
IF 2.416
TC 13
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00595/70687/68895.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00595/70687/68896.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;satellite relayed data logger;accelerometers;diving behavior;movement ecology;foraging;sea-ice;biologging
AB Dive data collected from archival and satellite tags can provide valuable information on foraging activity via the characterization of movement patterns (e.g., wiggles, hunting time). However, a lack of validation limits interpretation of what these metrics truly represent in terms of behavior and how predators interact with prey. Head-mounted accelerometers have proven to be effective for detecting prey catch attempt (PrCA) behaviors, and thus can provide a more direct measure of foraging activity. However, device retrieval is typically required to access the high-resolution data they record, restricting use to animals returning to predictable locations. In this study, we present and validate data obtained from newly developed satellite-relay data tags, capable of remotely transmitting summaries of tri-axial accelerometer measurements. We then use these summaries to assess foraging metrics generated from dive data only. Tags were deployed on four female Weddell seals in November 2014 at Dumont d'Urville, and successfully acquired data over ~2 months. Retrieved archival data for one individual, and transmitted data for four individuals were used to (1) compare and validate abstracted accelerometer transmissions against outputs from established processing procedures, and (2) assess the validity of previously developed dive foraging indices, calculated solely from time-depth measurements. We found transmitted estimates of PrCA behaviors were generally comparable to those obtained from archival processing, although a small but consistent over-estimation was noted. Following this, dive foraging segments were identified either from (1) sinuosity in the trajectories of high-resolution depth archives, or (2) vertical speeds between low resolution transmissions of key depth inflection points along a dive profile. In both cases, more than 93% of the estimated PrCA behaviors (from either abstracted transmissions or archival processing) fell into inferred dive foraging segments (i.e., “hunting” segments), suggesting the two methods provide a reliable indicator of foraging effort. The validation of transmitted acceleration data and foraging indices derived from time-depth recordings for Weddell seals offers new avenues for the study of foraging activity and dive energetics. This is especially pertinent for species from which tag retrieval is challenging, but also for the post-processing of the numerous low-resolution dive datasets already available. 
PY 2019
PD FEB
SO Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution
SN 2296-701X
PU Frontiers Media SA
VL 7
IS 30
UT 000467396700001
DI 10.3389/fevo.2019.00030
ID 70687
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