Tiger_Sharks_Of_Shark_Bay,_Australia

Tiger Sharks Of Shark Bay, Australia An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Foraging Behaviour And Habitat Preference In Tiger Sharks Of Shark Bay, Australia Abstract This report is based on an experiment that investigated the relationship between prey availability and habitat selection in tiger sharks of Shark Bay, Australia. Methods of observation such as acoustic tracking and ‘Crittercam’ were used to collect habitat preference and foraging data over a period of two years. The data collected was compared to that which was predicted by the correlated random walk and randomization method models and ultimately came to the conclusion that tiger sharks of Shark Bay, Australia have an affinity for shallow habitats where prey is readily available. The study also expanded into observing the foraging behaviour of tiger sharks, and did finally conclude that they were more likely to attack prey stealthily than head on. Introduction The ability to study habitat usage and foraging behaviour of top predators gives us some insight into their community structure, as well as the community structure of those species that hold tiger, sharks, shark, prey, habitat, foraging, availability, shallow, heithaus, study, water, 2002, method, bay, movement, temperature, species, sea, preference, habitats, while, tracking, selection, random, influenced, found, food, factors, deep, chosen, catch, behaviour