Living in a landscape mosaic: Movement patterns and resource selection of swamp wallabies

Broad-scale habitat fragmentation is a visible result of human land-use throughout the world, often resulting in deleterious ecological outcomes. Animals inhabiting fragmented landscapes need to access different habitats to acquire resources such as food and shelter which can pose risks if human disturbances are present. To mitigate these risks, animals may change their patterns of resource selection on a temporal scale.  Phillip Island, located in south-east Australia, is a highly human-modified and fragmented landscape that contains patches of native vegetation amongst a matrix of agricultural farmland and urban developments. The island supports an abundant population of swamp wallabies (…