Resource tracking, where animals increase energy gain by moving to track phenological variation in resources across space, is emerging as a fundamental attribute of animal movement ecology. However, a theoretical framework to understand when and where resource tracking should occur, and how resource tracking should lead to emergent ecological patterns, is lacking. We present a framework that unites concepts from optimal foraging theory and landscape ecology, which can be used to generate and test predictions on how resource dynamics shape animal movement across taxa, systems, and scales. Consideration of the interplay between animal movement and resource dynamics not only advances ecological understanding but can also guide biodiversity conservation in an era of global change.

资源跟踪是一种动物运动生态学的基本属性，在资源跟踪中，动物通过移动来跟踪跨空间资源的物候变化来增加能量获取。然而，缺乏一个理论框架来理解何时何地应该进行资源追踪，以及资源追踪应该如何导致新兴的生态格局。我们提出了一个框架，该框架结合了最佳觅食理论和景观生态学的概念，可用于生成和测试关于资源动态如何影响动物在整个分类单元，系统和尺度上的运动的预测。考虑动物运动与资源动态之间的相互作用不仅可以增进生态学认识，而且可以指导全球变化时代的生物多样性保护。