Home Range Calculator

Estimate animal home range area using a simplified Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP) method from maximum observed distance.

Max Distance from Center

Observation Points

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MCP Home Range

19.64 km²

Home Range1,963.5 ha

Core Area (50%)9.82 km²

Core Area981.7 ha

Home Range Perimeter15.71 km

Observation Density2.55 pts/km²

Sample AdequacyGood

Sample-Corrected Area19.64 km²

Effective Radius2.5

How to Use This Calculator

Enter Max Distance from Center (km) from GPS or telemetry data.
Input the number of Observation Points (locations) collected.
Review MCP Home Range and the 95% Kernel Home Range area in km2.
Check Core Area (50% utilization) to identify the most intensively used portion of the range.
Use Observation Density and Sample Adequacy to assess whether more data points are needed.

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