Supporting information for article: "Thinning the thickets - Foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs", Pauler et al. 2021

Space_use_grid.txt: Topographic and experimental data of the study area partitioned into grid cells of 5 x 5 m

X: Longitude of grid cell centre (projection: CH1903+ / LV95 - EPSG: 2056)

Y: Latitude of grid cell centre (projection: CH1903+ / LV95 - EPSG: 2056)

LivestockSpecies:  paddocks were grazed by either Engadine sheep, Pfauen goats or Dexter cattle (NA: not inside grazed paddocks)

StockingRate: high or low (NA: not inside grazed paddocks)

PaddockID: identity of the 15 paddocks grazed by Engadine sheep (ES), Pfauen goats (PG) or Dexter cattle (DC) at high (hs) or low (ls) stocking rate

SpaceUseForaging: relative number of GPS positions classified as foraging, i.e, average of the relative numbers of GPS positions of all animals per paddock, weighted by the number of recorded positions per animal

SpaceUseResting: relative number of GPS positions classified as resting; i.e., average of the relative numbers of GPS positions of all animals per paddock, weighted by the number of recorded positions per animal

Vegetation: Main vegetation type is Alnus viridis shrubland (Alnus) or others. (NA: not inside grazed paddocks)

SlopePercentage: Percentage slope based on the swissALTI3D elevation model (swisstopo, Wabern, Switzerland) at 2 m resolution aggregated to 5 x 5 m grid cells

DistanceToPasture: Eucledian distance from grid cell centre to the edge of the stand

VegetationHeight: Height of vegetation as the difference between the swissALTI3D and a Normalized Digital Surface Model obtained using a fixed-wing drone. Vegetation height was limited to a maximum of 5 m for analysis and aggregated to 5 x 5 grid cells.

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Debarking_points.txt: Debarking activity recorded in 3993 circles (5 m diameter) in Alnus viridis stands

X: Longitude of circle centre (projection: CH1903+ / LV95 - EPSG: 2056)

Y: Latitude of circle centre (projection: CH1903+ / LV95 - EPSG: 2056)

LivestockSpecies: debarking caused by Engadine sheep, Pfauen goats or Dexter cattle

StockingRate: high or low stocking rate of the paddock

PaddockID: identity of the 15 paddocks grazed by Engadine sheep (ES), Pfauen goats (PG) or Dexter cattle (DC) at high (hs) or low (ls) stocking rate

RotationNumber: Each paddock was grazed twice (rotation 1; rotation 2)

NoDebarkedBranches: Absolute number of debarked branches within the circle

DebarkingProportion: Number of debarked branches divided by the estimated number of all branches within the circle

ShrubSpecies: Identity of the debarked shrub species: (1) Alnus viridis; (2) Sorbus aucuparia; (3) NA: no debarking

SlopePercentage: Percentage slope at circle centre based on the swissALTI3D elevation model (swisstopo, Wabern, Switzerland) at 2 m resolution

DistanceToPasture: Eucledian distance from circle centre to the nearest edge of the stand

VegetationHeight: Height of vegetation at circle centre as the difference between the swissALTI3D and a Normalized Digital Surface Model obtained using a fixed-wing drone. Vegetation height was limited to a maximum of 5 m for analysis.