We hypothesized that for each time interval the spatiotemporal scales of moose Alces alces movements correspond to the spatiotemporal scales of variation in the gains derived from resource exploitation when taking into account the costs of movements (represented by their proxies, forage availability NDVI and snow depth respectively).

We developed a novel approach to simultaneously study movements at different spatiotemporal scales based on the following proposed theory: the length and frequency of animal movements are determined by the interaction between temporal autocorrelation in resource availability and spatial autocorrelation in changes in resource availability.

We suggest striving towards the development of a coherent framework based on the ultimate function of all movement types, which is to increase individual fitness through an optimal exploitation of resources varying in space and time. foraging movements, dispersal, migration), and have been studied using different methodologies. Depending on their spatiotemporal scale, movements have been categorized into distinct functional groups (e.g.

Animal movements are the primary behavioural adaptation to spatiotemporal heterogeneity in resource availability.

Arma 3 snow map