Effects of recreational disturbance on the foraging behaviour of waders on a rocky beach

Bird Study

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-171

  Fitzpatrick, Susan ^a   Bouchez, Bénédicte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Haematopus; Larus; Numenius; Tringa

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HUMAN IMPACT; WADER;

HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; NUMENIUS ARQUATA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 0031818985     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659809461088     Document Type: Article

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