Mallard movements in the Netherlands (data from Kleyheeg et al. 2017) ...

Kleyheeg E, van Dijk JGB, Tsopoglou-Gkina D, Woud TY, Boonstra DK, Nolet BA, Soons MB (2017) Movement patterns of a keystone waterbird species are highly predictable from landscape configuration. Movement Ecology 5(2). doi:10.1186/s40462-016-0092-7 ... : Background: Movement behaviour is fundamental to the ecology of animals and their interactions with other organisms, and as such contributes to ecosystem dynamics. Waterfowl are key players in ecological processes in wetlands and surrounding habitats through predator-prey interactions and their transportation of nutrients and other organisms.... Mehr ...