Fig. 1: Methods calculating the disturbance intensity, recovery speed and duration with specific examples.
From: Mammals show faster recovery from capture and tagging in human-disturbed landscapes
A Illustrates the difference of daily activity (ODBA) and displacements (days 1–10) from the long-term means (days 11–20). First, we calculated daily (days 1–10) activity (ODBA) and displacements. Subsequently, we related derived values to the long-term mean (days 11–20). The analysis was conducted identically for activity and displacements. B To calculate the disturbance intensity, we related daily averaged values (displacement, activity) to the respective mean during days 11–20. The upper example illustrates the disturbance intensity of Propithecus verreauxi, with increased displacements on the first days, before converging towards the long-term mean; the lower illustrates the disturbance intensity in activity of Canis aureus, with decreased activity during the initial days of tracking. C Recovery speed was calculated as the ∣slope∣ on day one post-release, and recovery duration was determined as the time when animals reverted to their long-term mean for the first time post-release. The upper example illustrates the recovery speed and duration in activity of Cervus elaphus, the lower one of Canis lupus.
