3D tracking of marine megafauna to advance movement ecology.

IF 17.9 1区生物学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Trends in ecology & evolution Pub Date : 2026-09-11 DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2026.08.003

Ben D'Antonio, Graeme C Hays, Hannah Calich, Daniel P Costa, Arina Favilla, Luca Giuggioli, Robert Harcourt, Karen Evans, Mark Meekan, Sarah Marley, Nuno Queiroz, David W Sims, Anthony J Richardson, Jorge Rodríguez, Michelle VanCompernolle, Ana M M Sequeira

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Abstract

Modern animal tracking devices reliably record movement in horizontal and vertical dimensions, positioning movement ecology to transition towards true three-dimensional (3D) analyses. True 3D tracking, in which horizontal and vertical positions are paired through time, is particularly valuable for marine megafauna, which traverse coastal, pelagic, and aerial environments, making them ideal for illustrating how 3D data can advance movement ecology. By synthesising early approaches to 3D tracking in these taxa, we show that these studies provide ecological perspectives unobtainable from two-dimensional data, identify key barriers limiting wider adoption, and highlight emerging solutions. Broader adoption of true 3D tracking is critical for addressing remaining knowledge gaps in marine megafauna ecology and for improving conservation frameworks to protect the 3D environments these species occupy.

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三维跟踪海洋巨型动物，以推进运动生态学。

现代动物跟踪设备可靠地记录水平和垂直维度的运动，定位运动生态学向真正的三维（3D）分析过渡。真正的3D跟踪，其中水平和垂直位置配对的时间，是特别有价值的海洋巨型动物，穿越沿海，远洋和空中环境，使他们成为理想的说明如何3D数据可以推进运动生态学。通过综合这些分类群的早期3D跟踪方法，我们表明这些研究提供了从二维数据中无法获得的生态视角，确定了限制更广泛采用的关键障碍，并强调了新兴的解决方案。更广泛地采用真正的3D跟踪对于解决海洋巨型动物生态学的剩余知识差距和改善保护框架以保护这些物种所占据的3D环境至关重要。

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Trends in ecology & evolution 生物-进化生物学

CiteScore

26.50

自引率

3.00%

发文量

178

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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