{"_id":"oMxKrfkmMKNsT82np","bibbaseid":"thesing-usinganagentbasedmodelingapproachtodescribejuvenilegopherfrogranacapitomovemeentpatternsaninformfuturereintroductionstrategies-2023","author_short":["Thesing, B. J."],"bibdata":{"bibtype":"mastersthesis","type":"mastersthesis","address":"Athens, Georgia","title":"Using an Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Describe Juvenile Gopher Frog (Rana capito) movemeent patterns an inform future reintroduction strategies","abstract":"The gopher frog (Rana capito) is listed as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in all states in which it occurs and is currently petitioned to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Efforts to conserve and manage this species have focused on wetland restoration, population monitoring, and captive-rearing for reintroduction. We conducted radiotelemetry on captivereared juveniles to parameterize an agent-based model that simulates juvenile gopher frog movement. We fit the model to observed data by adjusting a gopher tortoise burrow detection parameter and comparing the distributions of net-displacement distances from modelled individuals and those from tracked individuals. Net-displacement distributions corresponding to a burrow detection radius of 1 meter were not different from observed data (p \\textgreater .05). We used this movement model to predict landscape connectivity of gopher frogs based on burrow location and suitable habitat on Alapaha River Wildlife Management Area to inform future reintroduction strategies.","language":"en","school":"University of Georgia","author":[{"propositions":[],"lastnames":["Thesing"],"firstnames":["Benjamin","Joseph"],"suffixes":[]}],"year":"2023","bibtex":"@mastersthesis{thesing_using_2023,\n\taddress = {Athens, Georgia},\n\ttitle = {Using an {Agent}-{Based} {Modeling} {Approach} to {Describe} {Juvenile} {Gopher} {Frog} ({Rana} capito) movemeent patterns an inform future reintroduction strategies},\n\tabstract = {The gopher frog (Rana capito) is listed as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in all states in which it occurs and is currently petitioned to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Efforts to conserve and manage this species have focused on wetland restoration, population monitoring, and captive-rearing for reintroduction. We conducted radiotelemetry on captivereared juveniles to parameterize an agent-based model that simulates juvenile gopher frog movement. We fit the model to observed data by adjusting a gopher tortoise burrow detection parameter and comparing the distributions of net-displacement distances from modelled individuals and those from tracked individuals. Net-displacement distributions corresponding to a burrow detection radius of 1 meter were not different from observed data (p {\\textgreater} .05). We used this movement model to predict landscape connectivity of gopher frogs based on burrow location and suitable habitat on Alapaha River Wildlife Management Area to inform future reintroduction strategies.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tschool = {University of Georgia},\n\tauthor = {Thesing, Benjamin Joseph},\n\tyear = {2023},\n}\n\n\n\n","author_short":["Thesing, B. J."],"key":"thesing_using_2023","id":"thesing_using_2023","bibbaseid":"thesing-usinganagentbasedmodelingapproachtodescribejuvenilegopherfrogranacapitomovemeentpatternsaninformfuturereintroductionstrategies-2023","role":"author","urls":{},"metadata":{"authorlinks":{}},"html":""},"bibtype":"mastersthesis","biburl":"https://bibbase.org/zotero-group/jcmaerz/6026148","dataSources":["mCHFziEwJLRwofY4u","cEHounRE4nrKSn63i"],"keywords":[],"search_terms":["using","agent","based","modeling","approach","describe","juvenile","gopher","frog","rana","capito","movemeent","patterns","inform","future","reintroduction","strategies","thesing"],"title":"Using an Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Describe Juvenile Gopher Frog (Rana capito) movemeent patterns an inform future reintroduction strategies","year":2023}