Table 4.
Availability and sensitivity of minimum convex polygon (MCP) and 95% kernel density (KD) home range (km2) estimates from acoustically tracked reef fish in Dry Tortugas, Florida (from [10]) to filtering criteria.
| Species | Days | Detections | Asymptote | Peripheral effect | N | MCP | 95% KD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | ||||||
| Red grouper | All | All | All | All | 44 | 2.77 | 0.44 | 3.26 | 0.75 |
| Red grouper | All | All | All | Low to moderate | 22 | 3.56 | 0.71 | 3.82 | 1.29 |
| Red grouper | All | All | All | Low | 14 | 2.38 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.31 |
| Red grouper | >30 | All | All | All | 38 | 2.04 | 0.33 | 1.71 | 0.43 |
| Red grouper | >60 | All | All | All | 33 | 1.88 | 0.37 | 1.33 | 0.31 |
| Red grouper | All | All | Yes or maybe | All | 32 | 2.22 | 0.38 | 2.39 | 0.73 |
| Red grouper | All | All | Yes | All | 27 | 2.07 | 0.41 | 1.39 | 0.33 |
| Red grouper | All | >1000 | All | All | 35 | 2.60 | 0.50 | 2.17 | 0.65 |
| Red grouper | >60 | >1000 | Yes | Low | 12 | 2.46 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.36 |
| Red grouper | >30 | All | Yes or maybe | Low to high | 28 | 2.08 | 0.39 | 1.74 | 0.51 |
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| Black grouper | All | All | All | All | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Black grouper | All | All | All | Low to moderate | 1 | 2.48 | 0.12 | ||
| Black grouper | All | All | All | Low | 1 | 2.48 | 0.12 | ||
| Black grouper | >30 | All | All | All | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Black grouper | >60 | All | All | All | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Black grouper | All | All | Yes or maybe | All | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Black grouper | All | All | Yes | All | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Black grouper | All | >1000 | All | All | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Black grouper | >60 | >1000 | Yes | Low | 1 | 2.48 | 0.12 | ||
| Black grouper | >30 | All | Yes or maybe | Low to high | 2 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
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| Mutton snapper | All | All | All | All | 2 | 3.92 | 3.73 | 0.41 | 0.18 |
| Mutton snapper | All | All | All | Low to moderate | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
| Mutton snapper | All | All | All | Low | 0 | ||||
| Mutton snapper | >30 | All | All | All | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
| Mutton snapper | >60 | All | All | All | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
| Mutton snapper | All | All | Yes or maybe | All | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
| Mutton snapper | All | All | Yes | All | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
| Mutton snapper | All | >1000 | All | All | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
| Mutton snapper | >60 | >1000 | Yes | Low | 0 | ||||
| Mutton snapper | >30 | All | Yes or maybe | Low to high | 1 | 7.64 | 0.58 | ||
Note: estimates in italics were published in Farmer and Ault (2011). Estimates in bold represent the most conservative filtering criteria explored.