生活在大墨尔本区公园的猫头鹰不再神秘，迪肯大学的一项研究将揭开它的面纱。
迪肯大学的博士生Bronwyn Isaac正在利用全球定位系统跟踪技术监视着猫头鹰的活动。这是澳大利亚首次利用全球定位系统传递器监视猫头鹰。本次研究的范围包括城市公园、城市边缘的公园以及森林地区。
Isaac先生此次研究的目的在于确定大墨尔本区从森林到城市生物巢穴的大小。跟踪记录收集的数据将揭示猫头鹰的生活习性，这对于这些高级食肉动物的生存很重要。同时也显示出猫头鹰和被捕食动物的关系。
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The secret lives of the powerful owls living in parks around Greater Melbourne will be uncovered by a Deakin University study.
Deakin University Phd student Bronwyn Isaac is monitoring the owls’ activities using Global Positioning System tracking technology. It is the first time in Australia that GPS transmitters have been used to monitor the movements of any owl species. Sites for the study include highly urbanised parks, urban fringe parks and forested areas.
Ms Isaac’s study aims to determine the size of the species’ home range along a forest to urban gradient across Greater Melbourne. Data collected during the tracking will reveal the habitats that are important for the survival of these top order predators. It will also expose the predator/prey relationships between the owl and its predominant prey species.
