Buffer zone distances to protect foraging and loafing waterbirds from human disturbance in Florida

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-145

  Rodgers Jr , James A ^a,c,d,e   Smith, Henry T ^b,f  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^c Florida Came Fresh Water Fish Commn   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

all terrain vehicle; automobile; buffer zone; Charadriiformes; Ciconiiformes; Florida; guidelines; motor boat; pedestrian traffic; Pelecaniformes; set back distance; shorebirds; waterbirds

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN DISTURBANCE; WATERBIRD;

USA, FLORIDA;

CHARADRIIFORMES; CICONIIFORMES; PELECANIFORMES;

EID: 0030616602     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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