Home range characteristics and diel patterns in space use of mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Table 2 Area and habitat composition of home ranges of tracked Lutjanus analis, created using 95% and 50% minimum convex polygons (MCPs) and Brownian bridge movement models (BBMMs)

Transmitter	Level (%)	MCP (km²)	BBMM (km²)	Seagrass % (HSI)	Coral reef % (HSI)	Pavement % (HSI)	Other % (HSI)
24797	95	0.019	0.147	75.1 (1.4)	0 (0)	24.9 (2.8)	0 (0)
	50	0.004	0.019	95.7	0	4.3	0
45334	95	0.126	0.149	91.0 (1.7)	9.0 (1.6)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	50	0.063	0.029	89.6	10.4	0	0
45337	95	0.168	0.270	62.4 (1.2)	19.9 (3.5)	17.7 (2.0)	0 (0)
	50	0.064	0.050	58.2	15.3	26.6	0
45338	95	0.190	0.232	94 (1.7)	6 (1.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	50	0.021	0.027	100	0	0	0
45339	95	0.075	0.096	93.8 (1.7)	6.2 (1.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)
	50	0.018	0.019	93.5	6.5	0	0
59271	95	0.040	0.110	89.4 (1.7)	0 (0)	10.6 (1.2)	0 (0)
	50	0.012	0.022	91.4	0	8.6	0

Percent habitat composition was derived from the intersection of MCPs with the benthic habitat map, and categorized as seagrass, coral reef, pavement and other (bare sand, artificial); habitat selection index (HSI) is indicated in parentheses for each habitat type in 95% MCPs

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